Dead Man On The Alter
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
G C
Living For The Moment My Life Had Gone To Waste
G D
From The Whiskey And The Women And All My Worldly Ways
G C
At An Old Fashioned Alter Where I Bowed My Head And Prayed
G D G
You Know That Day My Old Man Passed Away And I’m A Brand New Man Today
[Chorus]
G C
So Theres A Dead Man On The Alter Got That Bottle By His Side
G D
And There’s A New Man Right Beside Him Got Both Hands Raised To The Sky
G C
You See I Gave My Life To Jesus He Made Me A Brand New Man
G D G
So There’s A Dead Man On The Alter Right Where I Was Born Again
[Verse 2]
G C
Well I Was Taking Life For Granted That There Would Be Another Day
G D
So I Lived The Way I Wanted Cuz There Was Plenty Time For Change
G C
So When The Road That I Had Travelled Nearly Led Me To My Grave
G D G
That’s When I Laid Upon This Alter This Old Man I Freely Gave
[Bridge]
G C
And I Let Jesus Take Away The Old Man I Let Him Wash Away All His Evil Deeds
D G
I Let Jesus Put A Brand New Man In Me And He’s The Man God Created Me To Be
[Chorus]
G C
So There’s A Dead Man On The Alter Got That Bottle By His Side
G D
And There’s A New Man Right Beside Him Got Both Hands Raised To The Sky
G C
You See I Gave My Life To Jesus He Made Me A Brand New Man
G D G
So There’s A Dead Man On The Alter Right Where I Was Born Again
[Outro]
G C
You See I Gave My Life To Jesus He Made Me A Brand New Man
G D G
So There’s A Dead Man On The Alter Right Where I Was Born Again
C G
I Left That Dead Man On The Alter Cuz I Don’t Want To Be Like Him
I Left That Dead Man On The Alter
How to play Dead Man On The Alter
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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.