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