Am              F
I dream a day that god will surface
     Am                    F 
To retrieve his nails and open your heart.
       Am               F
You'll say you're mine for the ages
    Am    F
Just open your heart 

[Chorus]
     F
and say
     D           Am
"I swear on the cross"
            G
Can you promise this 
        F
to the grave 
       D        Am 
you'll take my name 
         G
can you promise me?

[Instrumental]
F

[Verse 2]
Am            F           
Overseas and over mountains
   Am              F
A thousand years I've waited for her
   Am              F
To say the lines "from this day forward"
     Am    F
Just open your heart 

[Chorus]
     F
and say
     D           Am
"I swear on the cross"
            G
Can you promise this 
        F
to the grave 
       D        Am 
you'll take my name 
         G
can you promise me?

[Bridge]
F D Am G

[Verse]
F                 D                Am          G
All this time I've prayed for this day to come true,
       F                 D                Am    G
'Cause no one knows how deep the waves we waded through.
F              D                  Am      G
I wish I could take your hand and make it true.
       F                D            Am              G
'Cause no one knows how far apart we stayed to get through.
F              D                  Am      G
I wish I could take your hand and make it true.
       F                D            Am             G
'Cause no one knows how far apart we stay to get through.

[Chorus]
        F
Can you say
     D           Am
"I swear on the cross"
            G
Can you promise this 
        F
to the grave 
       D        Am 
you'll take my name 
         G
can you promise me?