East To West
By Mark Hall of Casting Crowns
From the album
The Altar and The Door
Capo 2
Intro
[Em] [G] [D]
[Em] [G] [D]
Verse 1
[C/E] [D/F#] [Em]
Here I am, Lord and I'm drowning
[G] [C/E]
In Your sea of forgetfulness
[D/F#] [Em]
The chains of yesterday surround me
[G] [C/E]
I yearn for peace and rest
[D] [Em]
I don't want to end up where You found me
[G/B] [C] [D/F#] [C]
And it echoes in my mind, keeps me awake tonight
Verse 2
[C/E] [D/F#] [Em]
I know You've cast my sin as far as
[G] [C/E]
The east is from the west
[D/F#] [Em]
And I stand before You now as
[G] [C/E]
As though I've never sinned
[D] [Em] [G/B]
But today I feel like I'm just one mistake away
[C] [D/F#]
From You leaving me this way
[C]
Jesus can You show me just how
Chorus
[Em] [G] [D]
Far the east is from the west
[Am]
'Cause I can't bear to see the man I've been
[C]
Come rising up in me again
[Em] [G] [D]
In the arms of Your mercy I find rest
[Am] [C]
'Cause You know just how far the east is from the west
From one scarred hand to the other
Instrumental
[Em] [D] [Em] [D]
Verse 3
[C/E] [D/F#] [Em]
I start the day, the war begins
[G] [C/E]
Endless reminding of my sin
[D/F#] [Em]
Time and time again Your truth is drowned out
[G] [C/E]
By the storm I'm in
[D] [Em] [G/B]
Today I feel like I'm just one mistake away
[C] [D/F#]
From You leaving me this way
[C]
Jesus can You show me just how
Chorus
[Em] [G] [D]
Far the east is from the west
[Am]
'Cause I can't bear to see the man I've been
[C]
Come rising up in me again
[Em] [G] [D]
In the arms of Your mercy I find rest
[Am] [C]
'Cause You know just how far the east is from the west
[D]
From one scarred hand to the other
Bridge
[G] [D/F#]
I know You've washed me white
[Em]
Turn my darkness into light
[C/E]
I need Your peace to get me through
[C] [G]
To get me through this night
[Bm]
I can't live by what I feel
[Em]
But by the truth Your word 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] (watch out, chords are different!)
[G] [D/F#]
Jesus, You know just how far the east is from the west
[Em]
I don't have to see the man I've been
[C/E] [C]
Come rising up in me again
[G] [D/F#]
In the arms of Your mercy I find rest (mercy I find rest)
[Am] [C]
You know just how far the east is from the west
[Em]
From one scarred hand to the other
Ending
([Em]) [D] [Em] [D]
(Just how far, the east is from the west, just how far)
[Em]
From one scarred hand to the other
[D] [Em] [C]
(You know just how far, the east is from the west, just how far)
From one scarred hand to the other
