The Old Rugged Cross Made The Difference by William & Gloria Gaither 
Key: DD | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed  |  simplified

Verse 1:
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 'Twas a life filled with aimless desperation
                   D                                             Em     A
 Without hope walked the shell of a man
                  D                                                            G       Em
 Then a hand with a nail-print stretched downward
                     D                    A            D            G   D
 Just one touch then a new life began
 Chorus:
                  D                  G                              D
 And the old rugged cross made the difference
          D                                                   Em      A
 In a life bound for heartache and defeat
              D                                     G      Em
 I will praise Him forever and ever
                  D                             A                 D         G  D
 For the cross made the difference for me
 Verse 2:
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 Barren walls echoed harshness and anger
             D                               Em       A
 Little feet ran in terror to hide
                        D                                                         G     Em
 Now those walls ring with love, warmth and laughter
                      D                  A            D      G  D
 Since the Giver of life moved inside
 Chorus
 Verse 3:
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 There's a room filled with sad, ashen faces
                   D                                                          Em        A
 Without hope death has wrapped them in gloom
                      D                                        G       Em
 But at the side of a saint there's rejoicing
                 D              A                 D       G  D
 For life can't be sealed in a tomb
 Chorus (x's 2)