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The Altar And The Door

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The Altar And The Door
(Casting Crowns)
Half-Step Down Tuning
Verse 1:
DCarelessA, I am Ereckless
I'm a Dwrong-way-travelin-Aslowly-unraveling Eshell of a man
DBurnt outA, I'm so Enumb now
That the Dfire's just an ember way Adown in the corner Eof my cold, cold heart
Pre-Chorus:
   F#mLord this Etime I'll make it Dright, here at the Bmaltar I lay my F#mlife
                                 A                   E   E(hold out)
Your kingdom come but my will was done, my heart is broken as I...
Chorus:
DCry_A__like so F#mmany times Ebefore
but my Deyes_A__are dry F#mbefore I leave the Efloor, oh Lord
I Dtry_A__but F#mthis time, Jesus, Ehow can I be Dsure
I will not Alose my follow Dthrough
Between the Ealtar and the dDoorA  E  
Verse 2:
Here at the DaltarA, oh my Eworld so black and white
How could I ever DfalterA  
What you've Eshown me to be right   (pre-chorus) then (chorus)
Organ Plays:
D  A  F#m  E
Bridge:
I'm Dtrying so hard Ato stop F#mtrying so Ehard
Just let you Dbe who you areA  
Lord, F#mwho you are in Eme
I'm Dtrying so hard Ato stop F#mtrying so Ehard
Just let you Dbe who you areA  
Lord, F#mwho you are in Eme...
Oh Lord, I...   (chorus x2 then fade)

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The Altar And The Door

by Casting Crowns

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F#m

The Altar And The Door

(Casting Crowns)

Half-Step Down Tuning

Verse 1:

D A E

Careless, I am reckless

D A E

I'm a wrong-way-travelin-slowly-unraveling shell of a man

D A E

Burnt out, I'm so numb now

D A E

That the fire's just an ember way down in the corner of my cold, cold heart

Pre-Chorus:

F#m E D Bm F#m

Lord this time I'll make it right, here at the altar I lay my life

A E E

(hold out)

Your kingdom come but my will was done, my heart is broken as I...

Chorus:

D A F#m E

Cry___like so many times before

D A F#m E

but my eyes___are dry before I leave the floor, oh Lord

D A F#m E D

I try___but this time, Jesus, how can I be sure

A D

I will not lose my follow through

E D A E

Between the altar and the door

Verse 2:

D A E

Here at the altar, oh my world so black and white

D A

How could I ever falter

What you've shown me to be right (pre-chorus) then (chorus)

Organ Plays:

D A F#m E

Bridge:

D A F#m E

I'm trying so hard to stop trying so hard

D A

Just let you be who you are

F#m E

Lord, who you are in me

D A F#m E

I'm trying so hard to stop trying so hard

D A

Just let you be who you are

F#m E

Lord, who you are in me...

Oh Lord, I... (chorus x2 then fade)

About The Altar And The Door Chords by Casting Crowns

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