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Altar In Your Box
  AmHere aGlong the Froadside
I brought Amnails and Gwood and Fpaint
I've Amhad a Glittle Ftrouble
DeAmciding Gon a Fsaint
  AmA cross Gfrom EnsanFada
In the Amdark it's suGpposed to Fglow
Some Ambeads I Gbought in FGarberville
AAmnother Glife Fago
GOut here on the Fhighway
I build your Galtar in your Fbox
Some Gshelter when its Fraining
Some Amshade for when its Gnot
It's AmnotG  F  
Though Amred would Gprobably Fsuit you
I think AmI'll just Gpaint it Fwhite
It's the Amcolor Gof the Fvirgin
She's my Ambeacon Gin the Fnight
  AmA statue Gof St. FFrancis
He Amholds a Glittle Flamb
And Amanswers Gto a Fquestion
So much Ambigger Gthan I Fam
GOut here on the Fhighway
It's your Galtar in your Fbox
Some Gshelter when its Fraining
Some Amshade for when its Gnot
At your Faltar Cin your Gbox
At your Faltar Cin your Gbox
The Fwomen Cthrow Hail GMary's
At your Caltar Amin your Gbox
At Amlast I will Ghang a Frosary
That my Amfather Ggave to Fme
From Amolive Gtrees in FLebanon
Some Ampersonal GhistorFy
  AmAnd I won't Ginclude your Fphotograph
Or Amcarve your Gname in Fstone
So the Amwomen Gwho bring Fflowers
Can Ammake your Gbox their Fown
GOut here on the Fhighway
It's your Galtar in your Fbox
Some Gshelter when its Fraining
Some Amshade for when its Gnot
And GI will light a Fcandle
And Gsay a prayer for Fyou
So that GI will not feel Fguilty
On the Amnights that I drive Gthrough
At your Faltar Cin your Gbox
At your Faltar Cin your Gbox
The Fbig wheels Ckeep on Grolling
By your Caltar Amin your Gbox
At your Faltar Cin your Gbox
At your Faltar Cin your Gbox
The Ftruckers Call saGlute you
In your Caltar Amin your Gbox
At your Faltar Cin your Gbox
At your Faltar Cin your Gbox
You Fjust might Cfind me Gkneeling
By your Caltar Amin your Gbox
As I Amsit    G    Fbeside the water
And Amwatch the Gmen rake Frocks
I Amtrust that Gyou'll be Fhappy
In your Amaltar Gin your Fbox

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Altar In Your Box

by Jerry Joseph

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Altar In Your Box

Am G F

Here along the roadside

Am G F

I brought nails and wood and paint

Am G F

I've had a little trouble

Am G F

Deciding on a saint

Am G F

A cross from Ensanada

Am G F

In the dark it's supposed to glow

Am G F

Some beads I bought in Garberville

Am G F

Another life ago

G F

Out here on the highway

G F

I build your altar in your box

G F

Some shelter when its raining

Am G

Some shade for when its not

Am G F

It's not

Am G F

Though red would probably suit you

Am G F

I think I'll just paint it white

Am G F

It's the color of the virgin

Am G F

She's my beacon in the night

Am G F

A statue of St. Francis

Am G F

He holds a little lamb

Am G F

And answers to a question

Am G F

So much bigger than I am

G F

Out here on the highway

G F

It's your altar in your box

G F

Some shelter when its raining

Am G

Some shade for when its not

F C G

At your altar in your box

F C G

At your altar in your box

F C G

The women throw Hail Mary's

C Am G

At your altar in your box

Am G F

At last I will hang a rosary

Am G F

That my father gave to me

Am G F

From olive trees in Lebanon

Am G F

Some personal history

Am G F

And I won't include your photograph

Am G F

Or carve your name in stone

Am G F

So the women who bring flowers

Am G F

Can make your box their own

G F

Out here on the highway

G F

It's your altar in your box

G F

Some shelter when its raining

Am G

Some shade for when its not

G F

And I will light a candle

G F

And say a prayer for you

G F

So that I will not feel guilty

Am G

On the nights that I drive through

F C G

At your altar in your box

F C G

At your altar in your box

F C G

The big wheels keep on rolling

C Am G

By your altar in your box

F C G

At your altar in your box

F C G

At your altar in your box

F C G

The truckers all salute you

C Am G

In your altar in your box

F C G

At your altar in your box

F C G

At your altar in your box

F C G

You just might find me kneeling

C Am G

By your altar in your box

Am G F

As I sit beside the water

Am G F

And watch the men rake rocks

Am G F

I trust that you'll be happy

Am G F

In your altar in your box

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