Chords with lyrics
Intro
E MajorE / BB / F#F# / C# minorC#m / E MajorE / BB / F#F#
Verse 1
BB F#/A# G# minorG#m F#F# E MajorE
If it were up to me there'd be an easier road than Calvary
BB F#/A# G# minorG#m F#F# E MajorE
If it were up to me You would have escaped the suffering
G# minorG#m F#F# E MajorE
But You saved me through what I would have seen as a tragedy
Chorus 1
E MajorE BB F#F#
I USED TO THINK THAT LOVE SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO BLEED
C# minorC#m E MajorE BB F#F#
I USED TO THINK THAT LIFE WAS ALL ABOUT THE DREAM
E MajorE
BUT LOVE IS A augmentedA MESS
BB
AND LIFE IS A augmentedA DEATH
F#F# G# minorG#m
AND YOU CAN'T ESCAPE THE COST
E MajorE
YEA LOVE IS A augmentedA MESS
BB F#F# E MajorE BB / F#F# / C# minorC#m / E MajorE / BB / F#F#
THE STORY OF THE CROSS (Oh's)
Verse 2
BB F#/A# G# minorG#m F#F# E MajorE
If it were up to me life would look more like the movies
BB F#/A# G# minorG#m F#F# E MajorE
If it were up to me I would choose a storybook ending
G# minorG#m F#F# E MajorE
But I would never see the beauty of reality
Chorus 2
E MajorE BB F#F#
I USED TO THINK THAT LOVE SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO BLEED
C# minorC#m E MajorE BB F#F#
I USED TO THINK THAT LIFE WAS ALL ABOUT THE DREAM
(Chorus 2 cont'D)
E MajorE
BUT LOVE IS A augmentedA MESS
BB
AND LIFE IS A augmentedA DEATH
F#F# G# minorG#m
AND YOU CAN'T ESCAPE THE COST
E MajorE
YEA LOVE IS A augmentedA MESS
BB F#F# E MajorE BB / F#F# / C# minorC#m / E MajorE / BB / F#F#
THE STORY OF THE CROSS (Oh's)
Bridge
F#F# G# minorG#m
God became a man heaven kissed the earth
E MajorE
The proof is in His hands that love is worth the hurt
E MajorE BB F#F# C# minorC#m
You came down to meet my need
E MajorE BB F#F#
And saw beauty in the mess of me
Chorus 3
E MajorE BB F#F#
I USED TO THINK THAT LOVE SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO BLEED
C# minorC#m E MajorE BB F#F#
I USED TO THINK THAT LIFE WAS ALL ABOUT THE DREAM
E MajorE
BUT LOVE IS A augmentedA MESS
BB
AND LIFE IS A augmentedA DEATH
F#F# G# minorG#m
AND YOU CAN'T ESCAPE THE COST
E MajorE
YEA LOVE IS A augmentedA MESS
BB F#F# E MajorE BB / F#F# / C# minorC#m / E MajorE / BB / F#F#
THE STORY OF THE CROSS (Oh's)
Outro
E MajorE BB F#F# C# minorC#m
Can you believe the pain you see is more than just a tragedy
E MajorE BB F#F# C# minorC#m
Life is a death and love is a mess just embrace the cross
E MajorE / BB / F#F# C# minorC#m E MajorE / BB / F#F#
the beauty of the cross