The Altar And The Door
(Casting Crowns)

Standard Tuning

Verse1:
Careless, I am reckless
I’m a wrong-way-travelin-slowly-unraveling shell of a man
Burnt out, I’m so numb now
That the fire’s just an ember way down in the corner of my cold, cold heart

Pre-Chorus:
Lord this time I’ll make it right, here at the altar I lay my life
Ab Eb Eb (hold out)
Your kingdom come but my will was done, my heart is broken as I…

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 door

Verse2:
Here at the altar, oh my world so black and white
How could I ever falter
What you’ve shown me to be right (pre-chorus) then (chorus)

Organ Plays: Db Ab F Eb

Bridge:
I’m trying so hard to stop trying so hard
Just let you be who you are
Lord, who you are in me
I’m trying so hard to stop trying so hard
Just let you be who you are
Lord, who you are in me…

Oh Lord, I… (chorus 2x then fade)

Capo on 4th

The intro is some B7sus4 chord picked like

e|—————-|
B|——-5——–|
G|—–2—-2—2-| 8 times
D|—4——–4—|
A|-2————–|
E|—————-|

theres also a weird A/A# thats x12320 or just xx232x

Lord I lift my friend to You.
I’ve d[D/F#]one all that I know to do.
I lift my friend, to You.
Complicated circ[D/F#]umstances
have clouded his view.[D/F#]
Lord I lift my friend up to You.

I fear that I w[D/F#]on’t have the words
that he needs to hear.
I pray for Your wisdom , oh God.
And a h[A/A#]eart that’s sincere.
And Lord I lift my friend up
to You.

Lord I lift my friend to You.
My b[D/F#]est friend in the
world, I know he means much
more to You.
I want so much to help him, but[D/F#]
this is something he has to do.[D/F#]
Lord I lift my friend up to You.

There’s a way that seems so right to him.
But You know where that leads.
He’s becoming a pu[D/F#]ppet of the world.
Too b[A/A#]lind to see the strings.
And Lord I lift my friend up to You.

Instrumental:

[D/F#] [A/A#]
Lord I lift my friend to You.

I’ve d[D/F#]one all that I know to do.
I lift my friend, to You.

Somewhere In the Middle
(Casting Crowns)

Half-Step Down (eb Bb Gb Db Ab eb)

Verse1:
Somewhere between the hot and the cold
Somewhere between the new and the old
Somewhere between who I am and who I used to be
Somewhere in the middle, You’ll find me

Verse2:
Somewhere between the wrong and the right
Somewhere between the darkness and the light
Somewhere between who I was and who you’re making me
Somewhere in the middle, You’ll find me

Pre-Chorus:
Just how close can I get, Lord, to my surrender without losing all control

Chorus:
Fearless warriors in a picket fence
Reckless abandon wrapped in common sence
Deep water faith in the shallow end and we are caught in the middle
With eyes wide open to the differences, the God we want and the God who is
But will we trade our dreams for His or are we caught in the middle
Are we caught in the middle

Verse3:
Somewhere between my heart and my hands
Somewhere between my faith and my plans
Somewhere between the safety of the boat and the crashing waves

Somewhere between a whisper and a roar
Somewhere between the altar and the door
Somewhere between contented peace and always wanting more
Somewhere in the middle, You’ll find me (pre-chorus) then (chorus 2x)

Bridge:
Lord, I feel you in this place and I know you’re by my side
Loving me even on these nights
When I’m caught in the middle
G F C Am G F (repeat a few times then fade)
I’m caught In the middle

God is good! D
This song is played with a capo 3.
If you do not have a capo, up it 3 half steps.
This is pretty accurate (about 90%), but any corrections are welcome.
The chords in the passage part repeat all over the song, between the other parts.
Sorry about the organization of the chords in the lyrics. The text editor didn’t help. D

The chords are (positions relative to the capo):

Bm D C Em7 G D

(e) —– 2 ——– 2 ——– 0 ——– 0 ——– 2 ——– 2 —-
(B) —– 3 ——– 3 ——– 2 ——– 3 ——– 2 ——– 3 —-
(G) —– 4 ——– 2 ——– 2 ——– 0 ——– 0 ——– 2 —-
(D) —– 4 ——– 4 ——– 2 ——– 2 ——– 0 ——– 0 —-
(A) —– 2 ——– 5——— 0 ——– 2 ——– 3 ——– X —-
(E) —– X ——– X ——– X ——– 0 ——– 2 ——– X —-

The introduction and the verses go like this:

(e) ———–2———–2———-0———————————|
(B) ——–3————3———2—2—————–3——-3——|
(G) —- 4– ———2———-2——-2————-0——-0——–|
(D) ————————————————-2——-2———-|
(A) –2 ———-5———–0—————————————–|
(E) ———————————————-0———————|

Verse 1:

Bm D
Did you hear of the city on the hill?
Said one old man to the other
Bm D
It once shined bright and it would be shining still
But they all started turning on each other

Verse 2:

Bm D
You see, the poets thought the dancers were shallow
And the soldiers thought the poets were weak
Bm D
And the elders saw the young ones as foolish
And the rich man never heard the poor man speak

Chorus:

And one by one
They ran away
With their made up minds
To leave it all behind
And the light began to fade
In the city on the hill
The city on the hill

Verse 3:

Bm D
Each one thought that they knew better
That they were different by design
Bm D
Instead of standing strong together
They let their differences divide

Chorus:

And one by one
They ran away
With their made up minds
To leave it all behind
And the light began to fade
In the city on the hill
The city on the hill
Passage:

Bm D C Em7
And the world is searching still
Bm D C

Bridge:

But it was the rhythm of the dancers
That gave the poets life
It was the spirit of the poets
That gave the soldiers strength to fight
It was the fire of the young ones
It was the wisdom of the old
It was the story of the poor man
That needed to be told

Ending:

Bm D C
Come home
And the Father’s calling still
Bm D C
Come home
To the city on the hill
Bm D C
Come home