Chords with lyrics
Intro:
(E minorEm G+G D MajorD) x2
Verse 1:
C/EC/E D/F#D/F# E minorEm
Here I am, Lord and I'm drowning
G+G C/EC/E
In Your sea of forgetfulness
D/F#D/F# E minorEm
The chains of yesterday surround me
G+G C/EC/E
I yearn for peace and rest
D MajorD E minorEm
I don't want to end up where You found me
G/BG/B C majorC D/F#D/F# C majorC
And it echoes in my mind, keeps me awake tonight
Verse 2:
C/EC/E D/F#D/F# E minorEm
I know You've cast my sin as far as
G+G C/EC/E
As the east is from the west
D/F#D/F# E minorEm
And I stand before You now as
G+G C/EC/E
As though I've never sinned
D MajorD E minorEm G/BG/B
But today I feel like I'm just one mistake away
C majorC D/F#D/F#
From You leaving me this way
C majorC
Jesus can You show me just how
Chorus:
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
Far the east is from the west
A minorAm
'Cause I can't bear to see the man I've been
C majorC
Rising up in me again
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
In the arms of Your mercy I find rest
A minorAm G/BG/B C majorC
You know just how far the east is from the west
(D MajorD) on chorus repeat
From one scarred hand to the other
Instrumental:
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD
Verse 3:
C/EC/E D/F#D/F# E minorEm
I start the day, the war begins
G+G C/EC/E
Endless reminding of my sin
D/F#D/F# E minorEm
Time and time again Your truth is drowned out
G+G C/EC/E
By the storm I'm in
D MajorD E minorEm G/BG/B
Today I feel like I'm just one mistake away
C majorC D/F#D/F#
From You leaving me this way
C majorC
Jesus can You show me just how
Repeat Chorus
Bridge:
G+G D/F#D/F#
I know You've washed me white
E minorEm
Turn my darkness into light
G/C
I need Your peace to get me through
C majorC G+G
To get me through this night
B minorBm
I can't live by what I feel
E minorEm
About the truth Your work reveals
C majorC
And I'm not holding on to You
E minorEm D MajorD
But You're holding on to me
E minorEm D MajorD
You're holding on to me
Chorus (watch out, chords are different!)
G+G D/F#D/F#
Jesus, You know just how far the east is from the west
E minorEm
I don't have to see the man I've been
G/C C majorC
Come rising up in me again
G+G D MajorD
In the arms of Your mercy I find rest (mercy I find rest)
A minorAm G/BG/B C majorC
You know just how far the east is from the west
From one scarred hand to the other
Ending:
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD
(Just how far, the east is from the west, just how far)
E minorEm
From one scarred hand to the other
D MajorD E minorEm C majorC
(You know just how far, the east is from the west, just how far)
From one scarred hand to the other