Love Is A Mess

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