Intro
(EmCG) (x2)
Verse 1CDEm
/ Here I am, Lord and I'm drowning
GC
In Your sea of forgetfulness
DEm
The chains of yesterday surround me
GC
I yearn for peace and rest
DEm
I don't want to end up where You found me
GCDC
And it echoes in my mind, keeps me awake tonight
Verse 2CDEm
/ I know You've cast my sin as far as
GC
As the east is from the west
DEm
And I stand before You now
GC
As though I've never sinned
DEmG/B
But today I feel like I'm just one mistake away
CD
From You leaving me this way
C {tacit}
Jesus can You show me just how
ChorusEmGD
Far the east is from the west
Am
'Cause I can't bear to see the man I've been
C
Rising up in me again
EmGD
In the arms of Your mercy I find rest
AmEm7C
You know just how far the east is from the west
D
From one scarred hand to the other
InstrumentalEm / / / D / / / Em / / / D / / /
Verse 3CDEm
/ I start the day, the war begins
GC
Endless reminding of my sin
DEm
Time and time again Your truth is drowned out
GC
By the storm I'm in
DEmG/B
Today I feel like I'm just one mistake away
CD
From You leaving me this way
C
Jesus can You show me just how
ChorusEmGD
Far the east is from the west
Am
'Cause I can't bear to see the man I've been
C
Rising up in me again
EmGD
In the arms of Your mercy I find rest
AmEm7C
You know just how far the east is from the west
G
From one scarred hand to the other
BridgeGD
I know You've washed me white
Em
Turn my darkness into light
C
I need Your peace to get me through
CG
To get me through this night
Bm
I can't live by what I feel
Em
About the truth Your work reveals
C
And I'm not holding on to You
Em / / / D
But You're holding on to me
Em / / / D
You're holding on to me
Chorus
{tacit} GD
Jesus, You know just how far the east is from the west
Am
I don't have to see the man I've been
C
Come rising up in me again
GD
In the arms of Your mercy I find rest
AmEm7C
You know just how far the east is from the west
From one scarred hand to the other
EndingEmDEmD
Just how far, the east is from the west, just how far
(From one scarred hand to the other)
You know just how far, the east is from the west, just how far)
From one scarred hand to the other ...
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