Verse 1DEF#m
/ Here I am, Lord and I'm drowning
AD
In Your sea of forgetfulness
EF#m
The chains of yesterday surround me
AD
I yearn for peace and rest
EF#m
I don't want to end up where You found me
ADED
And it echoes in my mind, keeps me awake tonight
Verse 2DEF#m
/ I know You've cast my sin as far as
AD
As the east is from the west
EF#m
And I stand before You now
AD
As though I've never sinned
EF#mA
But today I feel like I'm just one mistake away
DE
From You leaving me this way
D {tacit}
Jesus can You show me just how
ChorusF#mAE
Far the east is from the west
Bm
'Cause I can't bear to see the man I've been
D
Rising up in me again
F#mAE
In the arms of Your mercy I find rest
BmF#mD
You know just how far the east is from the west
E
From one scarred hand to the other
Verse 3DEF#m
/ I start the day, the war begins
AD
Endless reminding of my sin
EF#m
Time and time again Your truth is drowned out
AD
By the storm I'm in
EF#mA
Today I feel like I'm just one mistake away
DE
From You leaving me this way
D
Jesus can You show me just how
ChorusF#mAE
Far the east is from the west
Bm
'Cause I can't bear to see the man I've been
D
Rising up in me again
F#mAE
In the arms of Your mercy I find rest
BmF#mD
You know just how far the east is from the west
A
From one scarred hand to the other
BridgeAE
I know You've washed me white
F#m
Turn my darkness into light
D
I need Your peace to get me through
DA
To get me through this night
C#m
I can't live by what I feel
F#m
About the truth Your work reveals
D
And I'm not holding on to You
F#m / / / E
But You're holding on to me
F#m / / / E
You're holding on to me
Chorus
{tacit} AE
Jesus, You know just how far the east is from the west
Bm
I don't have to see the man I've been
D
Come rising up in me again
AE
In the arms of Your mercy I find rest
BmF#mD
You know just how far the east is from the west
From one scarred hand to the other
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