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