Tom: D
| * Bb | * C | G | G |
| * Bb | * C | G * | N.C. |
[Verse 1]
G D G G7
I shall not bear the cross through yon city
C C G G
when the burdens of life I lay down.
G D G G
When I knock on the portals of heaven
C D G G
I will trade the old cross for a crown.
[Chorus]
G D G G
And I will trade the old cross for a crown
D A D D7
when the burdens of life I lay down.
G B7 Em G7
When those pearly gates for me shall swing open,
C D * Bb * C G * N.C.
I will trade the old cross for a crown.
[Verse 2]
G D G G7
Though the cross often times has been heavy
C C G G
and all fortune on me starts to frown.
G D G G7
But how happy I'll be over yonder
C D G G
when I trade the old cross for a crown.
[Interlude]
| * C | * D | A $ | N.C. |
[Verse 3] (Key Change to A)
A E A A7
Every cross that I bear for my Savior
D D A A
will last when He calls me lay down.
A E A A7
And my sorrow will be forgotten
D E A A
and when I'll trade the old cross for a crown.
[End-Chorus]
A E A A
And I will trade the old cross for a crown
E B7 E E7
when the burdens of life I lay down.
A C#7 F#m A7
When those pearly gates for me shall swing open,
D E A A
I will trade the old cross for a crown.
A C#7 F#m A7
When those pearly gates for me shall swing open,
D A/C# D A
I will trade the old cross, I will trade the old cross
D E (* C)
I will trade the old cross for a crown.
[Outro]
| * C | * D | A | A |
| * C | * D | A | A |
