Chords
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
A Cfarmer and a teacher,C/B a Amhooker and a preacher Am7/G
FRiding on a midnight bus Cbound for Mexico G
One was Cheaded for vacation,C/B one for Amhigher education Am7/G
And Ftwo of them were searGching for lostC souls
[Pre-Chorus]
That Dmdriver never ever saw the stopG sign
And Dmeighteen wheelers can't stop on a dime G
[Chorus]
There areC three wooden crosGses on the rightAm side of the highAm7/Gway
F Why there's not four of them, CHeaven only knows G
I guess it'sC not what you takeG when you Amleave this world behindAm7/G you
It's Fwhat you leave behindG you when you go C
[Verse 2]
That Cfarmer left a harvest,C/B a Amhome, and eighty acres Am7/G
The Ffaith and love for growing things Cin his young son's Gheart
And that Cteacher left her wisdomC/B in the Amminds of lots of children Am7/G
And did her Fbest to give them allG a better start C
[Pre-Chorus]
And that Dmpreacher whis pered, "Can't you see the ProGmised Land?"
As he laid his Dmbloodstained Bible in that hooker's hand G
[Chorus]
There areC three wooden crosGses on the rightAm side of the highAm7/Gway
F Why there's not four of them, CHeaven only knows G
I guess it'sC not what you takeG when you Amleave this world behindAm7/G you
It's Fwhat you leave behindG you when you go C
[Bridge]
That's the Amstory that our preaGcher told last FSunday
As he heldC that bloodstained Bible up for Gall of us to see
He said, "Bless the farAmmer, and the teaGcher, and the Fpreacher
Who gave this DmBible to my mama, who Gread it to me"
[Chorus]
There areC three wooden crosGses on the rightAm side of the highAm7/Gway
F Why there's not four of them, Cnow I guess we know G
I guess it'sC not what you takeG when you Amleave this world behindAm7/G you
It's Fwhat you leave behindG you when you go C
[Outro]
There areC three wooden crosGses on the rightAm sideAm7/G of the Chighway
