[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 



[Refrão]

                                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 


 
[Refrão]

                                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) 


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 



[Refrão]

                                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