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