East to West
by Casting Crowns

Capo 2 (To match original recording)

Intro:

Em (022000@1)  C/E (x3111x@5)  G/D (4x3121@7)    DEm    G/D (4x3121@7)  Bm/D        C (x32010@1)           D (xx0232@1)           EmHere (022000@1)I am Lord and I'm drowning 
         G (320003@1)           CIn (x32010@1)your sea of forgetfulness 
	         D (xx0232@1)             EmThe (022000@1)chains of yesterday surround me 
     G (320003@1)               CI (x32010@1)yearn for peace and rest 
                 D (xx0232@1)               EmI (022000@1)don't want to end up where you found me
          G (320003@1)         CAnd (x32010@1)it echoes in my mind
      D (xx0232@1)         CKeeps (x32010@1)me awake tonight
               D (xx0232@1)            EmI (022000@1)know you've cast my sins as far
        G (320003@1)              C (x32010@1)
As the East is from the West
        D (xx0232@1)             EmAnd (022000@1)I stand before you now
     G (320003@1)                CAs (x32010@1)though I've never sinned but today 
    D (xx0232@1)              Em (022000@1)         G/BI (143121@7)feel like I'm just one mistake away
 	   C (x32010@1)            DFrom (xx0232@1)you leaving me this way 
C (x32010@1)                
Jesus can you show me 

         Em7               G (320003@1)    Dsus (xx0233@1)    D (xx0232@1)      
Just how far the East is from the West 
               AmCause (x02210@1)I can't bear to see the man I've been 
        C (x32010@1)            DCome (xx0232@1)rising up in me again 
        Em7           G (320003@1)         Dsus (xx0233@1)      DIn (xx0232@1)the arms of your mercy I find rest 
	        Am (x02210@1)                     G/B (143121@7)    CCause (x32010@1)you know just how far the East is from the West 

From one scarred hand to the other 

Instrumental

Em (022000@1)      Dsus (xx0233@1)  D (xx0232@1)   (x2)        C (x32010@1)             D (xx0232@1)          EmI (022000@1)start the day the war begins 
           G (320003@1)           CEndless (x32010@1)reminding of my sin 
          D (xx0232@1)      
Time and time again 		
      Em (022000@1)                G (320003@1)              CYour (x32010@1)Truth is drowned out by the storm I'm in
         D (xx0232@1)               Em (022000@1)         G/BToday (143121@7)I feel like I'm just one mistake away 
            C (x32010@1)           DFrom (xx0232@1)you leaving me this way
 
C (x32010@1)	
Jesus can you show me 
         Em7              G (320003@1)     Dsus (xx0233@1)      DJust (xx0232@1)how far the East is from the West 
               Am (x02210@1)Cause I can't bear to see the man I've been 
        C (x32010@1)            DCome (xx0232@1)rising up in me again
        Em7          G (320003@1)         Dsus (xx0233@1)      DIn (xx0232@1)the arms of your mercy I find rest 
                Am (x02210@1)                    G/B (143121@7)     CCause (x32010@1)you know just how far the East is from the West 

From one scarred hand to the other

Bridge 

G (320003@1)                      D/F#I (200232@1)know you've washed me white 
                         EmTurned (022000@1)my darkness into light
                     C/EI (x3111x@5)need your peace to get me through
   C (x32010@1)                   GTo (320003@1)get me through this night
                        Bm7 (x20202@1)I can't live by what I feel 
			      EmBut (022000@1)by the truth your word reveals 


		       CI'm (x32010@1)not holding on to you 
                       Em (022000@1)      Em/DBut (010000@1)your holding on to me 
                   Em7
Your holding on to me 

D (xx0232@1)                       GJesus, (320003@1)you know just how far 
                     D/F#The (200232@1)East is from the West 
         Em (022000@1)          
I don't have to see the man I've been
      C/E (x3111x@5)             C (x32010@1)                                          
Come rising up in me again 
        G (320003@1)                       D#7In (x32310@4)the arms of your mercy I find rest 
                Am (x02210@1)                    G/B (143121@7)     CCause (x32010@1)you know just how far the East is from the West 

From one scarred hand to the other 

Em (022000@1)      Dsus (xx0233@1)  D (xx0232@1)  Em (022000@1)     Dsus(Background (xx0233@1)Vocals)
 
D (xx0232@1)                                       EmOne (022000@1)scarred hand to the other
 
Dsus (xx0233@1)  D (xx0232@1)  Em (022000@1)(Background Vocals)

CFrom (x32010@1)one scarred hand to the other

I hope this helps you out!   Pat