The Altar of Love Chords & Lyrics by Downhere

The Altar of Love

guitar chords lyrics

Downhere

"The Altar of Love"
Downhere
Album: The Altar of Love

Starts on F#m- hold until the first verse

Verse 1:
Bm D
Lay down your weapons
F#m

Lay down your violence
Bm D
Lay down rebellion
F#m
Your heart of defiance

Chorus 1:
E Bm F#m
Love will ask of you more than truces
E Bm F#m
If you're willing to lose
E Bm F#m E
Blessing far outweighs the loss when you lay it all
Bm F#m
On the Altar of Love

Verse 2:
Bm D
Lay down your idols
F#m
Lay down your possessions
Bm D
Lay down your shrines and
F#m
Your worldly obsessions

Chorus 2:
E Bm F#m
Love will ask of you more than treasure
E Bm F#m
When you're willing to trust
E Bm F#m E Bm
Blessing far outweighs the loss when you lay it all
E Bm D
You lay it all on the Altar of Love

Bridge:
D F#m
In the holiest room
A
Where the curtain was torn
E
By the ultimate wound
Bm
Oh, the Altar of Love
F#m
Where the glory resides
A
Where the Father and Son
E
And the Spirit invites


E D
Oh, the Altar of Love
F#m
To its form we are blind
A
But you know when it's there
E
Like the sun through shut eyes
Bm
Oh, the Altar of Love
F#m
Yes, you come here to die
A
But you know that it's good
E
'Cause you come out alive
Bm D
You come out alive
Bm D
Oh, oh, oh la da da

Instrumental:
Strummed and played just like the Choruses
E Bm F#m x3 then E Bm

Outro:
E Bm F#m
Love will ask of you more than you can give
E Bm F#m
When you're willing to live
E Bm F#m E Bm
Blessing far outweighs the loss when you lay it all
E Bm
You lay it all
E Bm
You lay it all
F#m
On the Altar of Love

F#m is played for the rest of the song.