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