(Tabbed on piano, should be standard tuning.
No capo.
Not sure about the B/F# and F# mix up. Both sounds ok when played along.)
Intro: E E/C# Abm [ch]Abm/F#[/ch] x2
(Verse 1)
E E/C# C#
I dream a day that god will surface
Abm [ch]Abm/F#[/ch] B/F#
To retrieve his nails and open your heart.
E E/C# C#
You'll say you're mine for the ages
Abm [ch]Abm/F#[/ch] B/F#
Just open your heart
(Chorus)
E
and say
C#m Abm
"I swear on the cross"
B/F#
Can you promise this
E
to the grave
C#m Abm
you'll take my name
B/F#
can you promise me?
E
(Verse 2)
E E/C# C#
Overseas and over mountains
Abm [ch]Abm/F#[/ch] B/F#
A thousand years I've waited for her
E E/C# C#
To say the lines "from this day forward"
Abm F#
Just open your heart
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/crosses/option_crd.html ]
(Chorus)
E
and say
C#m Abm
"I swear on the cross"
F#
Can you promise this
E
to the grave
C#m Abm
you'll take my name
F#
can you promise me?
E
(Bridge)
E C#m Abm B/F#
E C#m Abm F#
All this time I've prayed for this day to come true,
E C#m Abm F#
No one knows how deep the waves we waded through.
E C#m Abm F#
I wish I could take your hand and make it true.
E C#m Abm F#
No one knows how far apart we stayed to get through.
E C#m Abm F#
I wish I could take your hand and make it true.
E C#m Abm F#
No one knows how far apart we stay to get through.
(Chorus)
E
Can you say
C#m Abm
"I swear on the cross"
F#
Can you promise this
E
to the grave
C#m Abm
you'll take my name
F#
can you promise me?
E
