The Altar and the Door Tabs & Lyrics by Casting Crowns
The Altar and the Door
guitar tabs lyrics
The Altar And The Door
(Casting Crowns)
Standard Tuning
Verse1:
Db Ab Eb
Careless, I am reckless
Db Ab Eb
I'm a wrong-way-travelin-slowly-unraveling shell of a man
Db Ab Eb
Burnt out, I'm so numb now
Db Ab Eb
That the fire's just an ember way down in the corner of my cold, cold heart
Pre-Chorus:
F Eb Db A# F
Lord this time I'll make it right, here at the altar I lay my life
Ab Eb Eb (hold out)
Your kingdom come but my will was done, my heart is broken as I...
Chorus:
Db Ab F Eb
Cry___like so many times before
Db Ab F Eb
but my eyes___are dry before I leave the floor, oh Lord
Db Ab F Eb Db
I try___but this time, Jesus, how can I be sure
Ab Db
I will not lose my follow through
Eb Db Ab Eb
Between the altar and the door
Verse2:
Db Ab Eb
Here at the altar, oh my world so black and white
Db Ab
How could I ever falter
Eb
What you've shown me to be right (pre-chorus) then (chorus)
Organ Plays: Db Ab F Eb
Bridge:
Db Ab F Eb
I'm trying so hard to stop trying so hard
Db Ab
Just let you be who you are
F Eb
Lord, who you are in me
Db Ab F Eb
I'm trying so hard to stop trying so hard
Db Ab
Just let you be who you are
Fb Eb
Lord, who you are in me...
Oh Lord, I... (chorus 2x then fade)