{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1479129,"song":"Altar In Your Box","artist":"Jerry Joseph","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11268127-altar-in-your-box-chords-by-jerry-joseph/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1479129?type=chord","rating":4.40495,"votes":4,"content":"Altar In Your Box\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\n  Here along the roadside[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI brought nails and wood and paint[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI've had a little trouble[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nDeciding on a saint[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\n  A cross from Ensanada[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIn the dark it's supposed to glow[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSome beads I bought in Garberville[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnother life ago[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOut here on the highway[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI build your altar in your box[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSome shelter when its raining[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome shade for when its not[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt's not[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThough red would probably suit you[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI think I'll just paint it white[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt's the color of the virgin[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nShe's my beacon in the night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\n  A statue of St. Francis[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe holds a little lamb[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd answers to a question[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSo much bigger than I am[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]      \r\nOut here on the highway[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt's your altar in your box[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSome shelter when its raining[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome shade for when its not[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAt your altar in your box[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAt your altar in your box[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe women throw Hail Mary's[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAt your altar in your box[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAt last I will hang a rosary[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThat my father gave to me[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nFrom olive trees in Lebanon[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSome personal history[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\n  And I won't include your photograph[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOr carve your name in stone[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSo the women who bring flowers[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nCan make your box their own[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]      \r\nOut here on the highway[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt's your altar in your box[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSome shelter when its raining[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome shade for when its not[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd I will light a candle[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd say a prayer for you[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSo that I will not feel guilty[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn the nights that I drive through[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAt your altar in your box[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAt your altar in your box[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe big wheels keep on rolling[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBy your altar in your box[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAt your altar in your box[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAt your altar in your box[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe truckers all salute you[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn your altar in your box[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAt your altar in your box[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAt your altar in your box[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou just might find me kneeling[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBy your altar in your box[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAs I sit      beside the water[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd watch the men rake rocks[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI trust that you'll be happy[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIn your altar in your box[/tab]","plain_text":"Altar In Your Box","chords":["Am","G","F","A","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}