Intro:
   D Gbm Bm G
   D Gbm Bm G
   D

Verse 1:
             Gbm             Bm
"Sir they've all gone off to him"
       G            D
I said to that baptizer
   Gbm                 Bm
We watched as all his friends
  G                D
Left him in the dust
        Gbm   Bm
"It's a cold world
       G                  D
And we all just need the Son"
    Gbm         Bm    G
He said with a smile

Chorus:
          D            Gbm
I choose altars over stages
       Bm           G
Cause heaven is my wages
D                 Gbm
I don't need the spotlight
    Bm               G
So make me a silhouette
          D
I won't fret
         Gbm
I don't care
         Bm         G
You can take me anywhere
 D            Gbm
Heaven is my wages
          Bm           G
I choose altars over stages

Interlude: D Gbm Bm G D

Verse 2:
      Gbm           Bm
Even angels in the sky
     G                  D
Can fall down to the depths
            Gbm               Bm
Clip their wings with their pride
     G                    D
And rot whats in their chest
            Gbm         Bm
The funny thing about pride
             G                D
Is that you have it all your life
         Gbm                  Bm
But the moment you think you dont
     G              D
Its gotten in your eyes
 Gbm Bm
Oooh..
        G           D
Has it gotten in my eyes?
 Gbm Bm G
Oooh

Chorus:
          D            Gbm
I choose altars over stages
       Bm           G
Cause heaven is my wages
D                 Gbm
I don't need the spotlight
    Bm               G
So make me a silhouette
          D
I won't fret
         Gbm
I don't care
         Bm         G
You can take me anywhere
 D            Gbm
Heaven is my wages
          Bm           G
I choose altars over stages

Interlude:
   D Gbm Bm G
   D Gbm Bm G

Chorus:
          D            Gbm
I choose altars over stages
       Bm           G
Cause heaven is my wages
D                 Gbm
I don't need the spotlight
    Bm               G
So make me a silhouette
          D
I won't fret
         Gbm
I don't care
         Bm         G
You can take me anywhere
 D            Gbm
Heaven is my wages
          Bm           G
I choose altars over stages