Casting Crowns - The Altar And The Door: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Altar And The Door" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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C#       G#     D#
Careless, I am reckless
       C#                  G#
I'm a wrong-way-travelin-slowly-unraveling
  D#
shell of a man
C#       G#        D#
Burnt out, I'm so numb now
         C#                        G#
That the fire's just an ember way down
              D#
in the corner of my cold, cold heart

Fm         D#                C#
Lord this time I'll make it right,
            A#m             Fm
here at the altar I lay my life
              G#                    D#
Your kingdom come but my will was done,
my heart is broken as I.

Chorus:
C# G#        Fm         D#
Cry like so many times before
       C#  G#         Fm                D#
but my eyes are dry before I leave the floor,
oh Lord
   C# G#   Fm                D#           C#
I try but this time, Jesus, how can I be sure
            G#               C#
I will not lose my follow through
            D#            C#  G# D#
Between the altar and the door

Here at the altar
Oh my world so black and white
How could I ever falter?
What You've shown me to be right

Lord, this time
I'll make it right
Here at the altar I lay my life
Your kingdom come
But my will was done
My heart is broken as I

Chorus

    C#           G#         Fm          D#
I'm trying so hard to stop trying so hard
             C#            G#
Just let you be who you are
       Fm            D#
Lord, who you are in me
     C#           G#        Fm          D#
I'm trying so hard to stop trying so hard
             C#            G#
Just let you be who you are
       Fm            D#
Lord, who you are in me...

Chorus:
Cry, like so many times before
But my eyes are dry before I leave the floor
Oh Lord I try but this time,
Jesus, how can I be sure?
I will not lose my follow through
Between the altar and the
Cry, like so many times before
But my eyes are dry before I leave the floor
Oh Lord I try but this time,
Jesus, how can I be sure?
I will not lose my follow through
Between the altar and the door
Cry, like so many times before
But my eyes are dry before I leave the floor
Oh Lord I try



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Altar And The Door" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Altar And The Door" by Casting Crowns.

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