Intro
(F#mDA) (x2)
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/C#
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#m7D
You know just how far the east is from the west
E
From one scarred hand to the other
InstrumentalF#m / / / E / / / F#m / / / E / / /
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/C#
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#m7D
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#m7D
You know just how far the east is from the west
From one scarred hand to the other
EndingF#mEF#mE
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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