Artist: Matisyahu
Song: Fire of Heaven/Altar of Earth
Album: Youth

Capo 2

Intro: Am G F G

Riff:
    Am (x02210@1)            G (320003@1)              F (133211@1)        Ge|-------------------------------------------------------------| (320003@1)B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| X 4
D|---2-3-2---------2-----------0-------------------------------|
A|---------3--0------3--0------------------3---------5-5-------|
E|------------------------3------3----1--1---1---3-3-----3-----|

Chorus:
Am (x02210@1)                  G (320003@1)                    F (133211@1)   GFire (320003@1)descends from on high in the shape of a lion
Am (x02210@1)                  G (320003@1)                     F (133211@1)   GBurn (320003@1)the sacrifice of pride and ride on Mount Zion
Am (x02210@1)                  G (320003@1)                    F (133211@1)   GFire (320003@1)descends from on high in the shape of a lion
Am (x02210@1)                  G (320003@1)                     F (133211@1)   GBurn (320003@1)the sacrifice of pride and ride on Mount Zion

    Am (x02210@1)                GRub (320003@1)me the wrong way, taking the highway
        F (133211@1)                      GRubbing (320003@1)sticks together but your fire's man-made
      Am (x02210@1)                   GCapitalize (320003@1)on hot air, soar like an airplane
         FYearn (133211@1)to rise in the sky quick high like cocaine
      GFalse (320003@1)pride is suicide but you've got nothing to gain
    AmBabylon's (x02210@1)buildings raise like flames
GDrowning (320003@1)in their champagne
  F (133211@1)                           GExplosion (320003@1)pulled the pin in the hand grenade
     Am (x02210@1)                      GSoul (320003@1)stain blowing up, in your own domain
     F (133211@1)                            GFire (320003@1)crackers ohh and aah, but they never maintain

Bridge:
F (133211@1)            GFires (320003@1)burning, flames are dancing
    Am (x02210@1)                     GDon't (320003@1)burn the house down Lord
F (133211@1)           G (320003@1)                Am (x02210@1)                G (320003@1)    
Heavenly fire only resides on an altar made from the ground

Bridge

Am (x02210@1)        GOne (320003@1)pair of eyes
    F (133211@1)               GBut (320003@1)see two different things
Am (x02210@1)       G (320003@1)           F (133211@1)       GOne (320003@1)person cries but the other one sings
Am (x02210@1)                           GYou (320003@1)walk around like everybody owes ya something
              G (320003@1)                FTake (133211@1)what you got, thank God for all that life brings
    Am (x02210@1)                           GThe (320003@1)poor man has it all but not content with anything
          F (133211@1)                                 GWhile (320003@1)the rich man's hands are empty but he's sitting like a king

Bridge

Dm (xx0231@1)                             GBackpack's (320003@1)getting heavy, moving at a steady pace
         Am (x02210@1)                           EmCarrying (022000@1)bricks on your shoulders and lead around your waist
       Dm (xx0231@1)                        AmMaking (x02210@1)way, run in haste, there is no time to taste
         EmWhat (022000@1)you ate, we should be grateful got a plateful
Fire burns like ice morsels falling fire like rain

Chorus
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