Dead Man On The Altar
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
G Em D# G
C G D# Am
G
[Verse 1]
G
Living for the moment
C
My life had gone to waste
D
From the whiskey and the women
G
And all my worldly ways
G
At an old-fashioned altar
C
Where I bowed my head and prayed
D
You know that day my old man passed away
G
And I'm a brand new man today
[Chorus]
G
So there's a dead man on the altar
C
Got that bottle by his side
D
And there's a new man right beside him
G
He got both hands raised to the sky
G
You see I gave my life to Jesus
C
He made me a brand new man
D
So there's a dead man on the altar
G
Right where I got born again
[Verse 2]
G
Well, I was taking life for granted
C
There would be another day
D
So I lived the way I wanted
G
Cause there was plenty of time to change
G
But when the road that I had travelled
C
Nearly led me to the grave
D
That's when I laid upon this altar
G
This old man I freely gave
[Bridge]
C G
And I let Jesus take away the old man
C G
I let him wash away all his evil deeds
C G
And I let Jesus put a brand new man in me
C D
And he's the man that God created me to be
[Chorus]
N.C. G
So there's a dead man on the altar
C
Got that bottle by his side
D
And there's a new man right beside him
G
Got both hands raised to the sky
G
You see I gave my life to Jesus
C
He made me a brand new man
D
So there's a dead man on the altar
G
Right where I got born again
G
You see I gave my life to Jesus
C
And he made me a brand new man
D
And there's a dead man on the altar
G
Right where I got born again
[Outro]
C
I left that dead man on the altar
D N.C. C
Cause I don't want to be like him
G
Mm hmm
D# Am
Mm hmm
N.C. G
I left that dead man on the altar
How to play Dead Man On The Altar
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.