Intro. G C G
C G C G
Two thousand years~ ago, you sent your son, you wanted us to understand
C G Am G D
That whoever so would believe in him, would be safe in his hands
Chorus
C G
With three rusty nails and an old, Dogwood tree
C G
The sacrifice was made, for you and me
C Em D C
We were afraid to say, that, he was the one~
Am D G
What have we done, to your son
Oh how it hurts when someone laughs at you
There words can cut you like a knife
Just think of all the shame we put him through
Guess he gave more than his life
Chorus
Em C
Well we know not what we do, we know not what we say
Am G C D
We'll never know the price he paid to take our sins away
Chorus
With 3 rusty nails and an old Dogwood tree
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Another arrangement
>From: "Gary Stevens" singinfeller@hotmail.com
Subject: Three Rusty Nails, performed by Ronnie Bowman, transcribed by
Gary Lee Stevens
Three Rusty Nails
Performer: Ronnie Bowman
Transcribed by Gary Lee Stevens
This is a beautiful spiritual song performed in a pure country
traditional way...it don't get no better than this... This is how I play it, any corrections are
welcome, I think I have it pretty close...
lead-in: A chord, he hits the a-b-d-e strings 4or5x in progression, but
you can pick it however suits you...
D A
Two thousand years ago you sent your son...
D /A
you wanted us to understand...
D A
that who so ever would believe in him...
D E
would be safe in his hands...
D A
chorus: With three rusty nails and an old dogwood tree...
D A
the sacrifice was made for you and me...
D A D
we were afraid to say that, he was the one...
D E A
what have we done to your son...
D A
2nd Oh how it hurts when someone laughs at you...
D A
there words can cut you like a knife...
D A
just think of all the shame we put him through...
D E
guess he gave more than his life...
chorus repeat:
D
bridge: Well we know not what we do...
A
we know not what we say...
D A
D E
we'll never know the price he paid, to take our sins away...
chorus repeat:
D A
With three rusty nails and an old dogwood tree...
In the chorus on the phrase, "he was the one" lift your finger on that b
string in the A chord on the word "was"...there's a lot of that on this
song in all the chords, it's country sweet...Enjoy