Chords with lyrics
Intro:
E minorEm G+G G/C E minorEm F#F#
B minorBm Gsus4Gsus4 E minorEm A augmentedA
B minorBm Gsus4Gsus4 E minorEm F#F#
B minorBm G+G E minorEm F#F#
E minorEm C majorC A augmentedA B minorBm
E minorEm C majorC A augmentedA B minorBm
Bb majorBb C minorCm
Verse 1:
Eb MajorEb C minorCm AbAb
At the center of my heart there sits a throne
Eb MajorEb
That the rightful occupant's not always
Bb majorBb
free to call His own
Eb MajorEb C minorCm
For how can I give the King
AbAb
His place of worth above all else
Eb MajorEb
When I spend my time striving
Bb majorBb
To place the crown upon myself?
Pre-Chorus:
D MajorD
(battle cry, to engage
D MajorD
for the war, set the stage)
D MajorD
And armies march and kings arise
A minorAm
(for the choice, the time has come
A minorAm
mine or thy will be done?)
A minorAm
And the pain reflects in holy eyes
G# minorG#m
(for the will to obey
G# minorG#m
for the night to the day)
G# minorG#m
And the seasons change and rulers die
BB
(not of flesh, not of men
BB
wage the war deep within)
BB
On and on it rages undenied
Chorus:
E minorEm C majorC
I take my crown and cast it down
A minorAm
Castles burning
BB
Castles burning
E minorEm
Learn to grow
C majorC
Grow to be
A minorAm D MajorD
A augmentedA flesh and blood Theocracy
E minorEm C majorC
To take the loss and bear the bross
A minorAm
Raise the kingdom
BB
Raise the kingdom
A augmentedA A minorAm
Burn away all I've been
C majorC A minorAm
To resurrect Theocracy within
Solo:
E minorEm C majorC A augmentedA B minorBm x2
D#D#
Verse 2:
Eb MajorEb C minorCm
And the would-be rulers of my heart
AbAb
That I place upon the throne
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
Each lead the kingdom of my life to ruin
C minorCm
To bring every thought into submission
AbAb
To tear the idols down
Eb MajorEb
Is to break the chains, to rearrange,
Bb majorBb
To give the king his crown
Pre-Chorus:
D MajorD
(battle cry, to engage
D MajorD
for the war, set the stage)
D MajorD
And armies march and kings arise
A minorAm
(for the choice, the time has come
A minorAm
mine or thy will be done?)
A minorAm
And the pain reflects in holy eyes
G# minorG#m
(for the will to obey
G# minorG#m
for the night to the day)
G# minorG#m
And the seasons change and rulers die
BB
(not of flesh, not of men
BB
wage the war deep within)
BB
On and on it rages undenied
Chorus:
E minorEm C majorC
I take my crown and cast it down
A minorAm
Castles burning
BB
Castles burning
E minorEm
Learn to grow
C majorC
Grow to be
A minorAm D MajorD
A augmentedA flesh and blood Theocracy
E minorEm C majorC
To take the loss and bear the bross
A minorAm
Raise the kingdom
BB
Raise the kingdom
A augmentedA A minorAm
Burn away all I've been
C majorC A minorAm
To resurrect Theocracy within
Interlude:
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD
A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm
C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
E minorEm A augmentedA E minorEm Em C majorC A augmentedA E minorEm Em C majorC A augmentedA E minorEm
Bridge:
C majorC A minorAm E minorEm
Father, use me to be your hands down here
C majorC A minorAm E minorEm
A augmentedA mirror to reflect your glory into hurting eyes
C majorC A minorAm E minorEm
And let me see the world with vision clear
C majorC C majorC E minorEm
And not through selfishness and lies
C majorC A minorAm E minorEm
For if I am consumed with my own cares
C majorC A minorAm
What right have I to speak the words
E minorEm C majorC
Thy Kingdom Come?
A minorAm E minorEm
And if I am consumed with my own will,
C majorC G minorGm
What right to pray Thy Will Be Done?
Eb MajorEb G minorGm
As all round me I see bleeding souls
Eb MajorEb C minorCm G minorGm
Please give me strength to never pass them idly by
Eb MajorEb G minorGm
And as the angry storm clouds start to roll
D#D# C minorCm G minorGm B minorBm
May they see comfort in my eyes
G minorGm D MajorD
For just as you are full of mercy and love
G minorGm D MajorD
The same to others you have called me to be
G minorGm B minorBm G+G
And by the covenant of grace above and below
E minorEm B minorBm
Within our souls: Theocracy
Chorus:
E minorEm C majorC
I take my crown and cast it down
A minorAm
Castles burning
BB
Castles burning
E minorEm
Learn to grow
C majorC
Grow to be
A minorAm D MajorD
A augmentedA flesh and blood Theocracy
E minorEm C majorC
To take the loss and bear the bross
A minorAm
Raise the kingdom
BB
Raise the kingdom
A augmentedA A minorAm
Burn away all I've been
C majorC A minorAm