Intro
E C# G#m F# x2
[Verse 1]
G#m E
I dream a day that god will surface
G#m E
To retrieve his nails and open your heart.
G#m E
You'll say you're mine for the ages
G#m E
Just open your heart
[Chorus]
E
and say
C# G#m
"I swear on the cross"
F#
Can you promise this
E
to the grave
C# G#m
you'll take my name
F#
can you promise me?
[Instrumental]
E
[Verse 2]
G#m E
Overseas and over mountains
G#m E
G# thousand years I've waited for her
G#m E
To say the lines "from this day forward"
G#m E
Just open your heart
[Chorus]
E
and say
C# G#m
"I swear on the cross"
F#
Can you promise this
E
to the grave
C# G#m
you'll take my name
F#
can you promise me?
[Bridge]
E C# G#m F#
[Verse]
E C# G#m F#
All this time I've prayed for this day to come true,
E C# G#m F#
'Cause no one knows how deep the waves we waded through.
E C# G#m F#
I wish I could take your hand and make it true.
E C# G#m F#
'Cause no one knows how far apart we stayed to get through.
E C# G#m F#
I wish I could take your hand and make it true.
E C# G#m F#
'Cause no one knows how far apart we stay to get through.
[Chorus]
E
Can you say
C# G#m
"I swear on the cross"
F#
Can you promise this
E
to the grave
C# G#m
you'll take my name
F#
can you promise me?
[Outro]
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