Intro: Am G Am Gsus4 G Verse I F G(add4) Am Cmaj7 Here I am, Lord, and I'm drowning in Your sea of forgetfulness. F G(add4) Am Cmaj7 The chains of yesterday sur- round me; I yearn for peace and rest. F G(add4) Am Cmaj7 I don't want to end up where You found me, and it echoes in my mind, F G(add4) F keeps me awake to- night. I know You've cast my sin as far as the East is from the West, and I stand before You now as though I've never sinned. But today I feel like I'm just one mistake away from You leaving me this way. Chorus F Jesus, can You show me just how Am C Gsus4 G Far the East is from the West? Dm7 F G 'Cause I can't bear to see the man I've been arising up in me again. Am C Gsus4 G In the arms of Your mercy I find rest, Dm7 'cause You know just how far the East is from the West, F from one scarred hand to the other. Verse 2 I start the day the war begins, endless reminding of my sin. Time and time again Your truth is drowned out by the storm I'm in. Today I feel like I'm just one mistake away from Your leaving me this way. Bridge: C I know You've washed me white, G/B turned my darkness into light Am7 F/A I need Your peace to get me through F get me though this night C I can't live by what I feel, Em7 but by the truth Your word reveals Am7 I'm not holding on to You, F but You're holding onto me. Am Gsus4 G You're holding on to me Am Chorus II (chords are different this time) G Jesus, You know just how C far the East is from the West G/B Am 'Cause I don't have to see the man I've been F/A F rising up in me again. C In Your arms of your mercy I find rest, G/B Dm7 'cause You know just how far the East is from the West, F from one scarred hand to the other Am Gsus4 G Am Gsus4 G One scarred hand to the other Am Gsus4 G Am F From one scarred hand to the other.
