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