Tone: [D]
Intro:
[D] [Gbm] [Bm] [G] [D] [Gbm] [Bm] [G]
[D]
Verse 1:
"Sir they've [Gbm]all gone off to [Bm]him"
I said [G]to that bapti[D]baptizer
We [Gbm]watched as all his f[Bm]friends
Le[G]Left him in the dus[D]dust
"It's a [Gbm]cold w[Bm]world
And we [G]all just need the S[D]Son"
He s[Gbm]said with a s[Bm]smile [G]
Chorus:
I choose a[D]altars over st[Gbm]stages
Cause h[Bm]heaven is my w[G]wages
[D]I don't need the s[Gbm]spotlight
So m[Bm]make me a silhouet[G]silhouette
I won't fr[D]fret
I don't c[Gbm]care
You can t[Bm]take me anyw[G]anywhere
H[D]Heaven is my w[Gbm]wages
I choose a[Bm]altars over st[G]stages
Interlude:
[D] [Gbm] [Bm] [G] [D]
Verse 2:
Even a[Gbm]angels in the s[Bm]sky
Can f[G]fall down to the dep[D]depths
Clip their w[Gbm]wings with their pr[Bm]pride
And r[G]rot whats in their che[D]chest
The funny th[Gbm]thing about pr[Bm]pride
Is that you h[G]have it all your l[D]life
But the m[Gbm]moment you think you d[Bm]dont
Its g[G]gotten in your e[D]eyes
O[Gbm]Oooh.[Bm]ooh..
Has it g[G]gotten in my [D]eyes?
O[Gbm]Oooh [Bm] [G]
Chorus:
I choose a[D]altars over st[Gbm]stages
Cause h[Bm]heaven is my w[G]wages
[D]I don't need the s[Gbm]spotlight
So m[Bm]make me a silhouet[G]silhouette
I won't fr[D]fret
I don't c[Gbm]care
You can t[Bm]take me anyw[G]anywhere
H[D]Heaven is my w[Gbm]wages
I choose a[Bm]altars over st[G]stages
Interlude:
[D] [Gbm] [Bm] [G] [D] [Gbm] [Bm] [G]
Chorus:
I choose a[D]altars over st[Gbm]stages
Cause h[Bm]heaven is my w[G]wages
[D]I don't need the s[Gbm]spotlight
So m[Bm]make me a silhouet[G]silhouette
I won't fr[D]fret
I don't c[Gbm]care
You can t[Bm]take me anyw[G]anywhere
H[D]Heaven is my w[Gbm]wages
I choose a[Bm]altars over st[G]stages