Chords for East to West by Casting Crowns
Tempo:
72.45 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
E
D
A
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [A]
[F#m] [A] [E]
[D] [E] Here I am Lord [F#m] and I'm drowning [E] in your sea of [D] forgetfulness.
The [E] chains of yesterday [F#m] surround me.
I yearn for [D] peace and rest.
I [E] don't want to end up where [F#m] you found me.
[A] And it echoes in [D] my mind, keeps me awake tonight.
I [A]
know [D] [E] you've cast my [F#m] sin as far as the east is [D] from the west.
And [A] I stand before [F#m] you now as [A] though I've [D] never sinned.
But [E] today I feel like [F#m] I'm just one mistake [C#m] away [D] from you leaving me [E] this way.
[D] Jesus can you show me just [F#m] how far the east is [E] from the west?
Cause I [Bm] can't bear to see the man I've [D] been rising up in me [F#m] again.
In the arms of your [A] mercy I find rest.
[E]
Cause you [Bm] know just how far the east is from [D] the west.
From one scarred hand to the [F#m] other.
[A] [E]
[F#m] [A] [E]
[D] I [E] start the day, the [F#m] war begins.
[A] Endless reminding of [D] my sin.
And [E] time and time again [F#m] your truth is drowned [E] out by the storm [D] I'm in.
Today I feel like [F#m] I'm just one mistake [C#m] away [D] from you leaving me [E] this way.
[A] Jesus can you show me just [F#m] how far the east is [E] from the west?
Cause I [Bm] can't bear to see the man I've been [D] rising up in me again.
[F#m] In the arms of your mercy I [E] find rest.
Cause you [Bm] know just how far the east is from [D] the west.
From one [E] scarred hand to the [A] other.
I know you've washed [C#m] me white.
But turned my darkness [F#m] into light.
I need your peace [D] to get me through.
To get me through [A] this night.
I can't live by what [C#m] I feel.
Without the truth your [F#m] word reveals.
I'm not holding on [D] to you.
But you're holding on [F#m] to me.
[A] You're holding [F#m] on to me.
[E] Jesus you know just [A] how far the east is [E] from the west.
I [F#m] don't have to see the man I've been [D] rising up in me [A] again.
In the arms of your mercy I [E] find rest.
Cause you [Bm] know just how far the east is from [D] the west.
From one scarred hand to the [F#m] other.
Just how [A] far the [C#m] east is from [F#m] the west.
Just how [A] far.
[E] One scarred hand [F#m] to the other.
Just how [A] far.
[C#m]
[F#m] Just how [D] far.
From one scarred hand to the other.
[Em] [D]
[F#m] [A] [E]
[D] [E] Here I am Lord [F#m] and I'm drowning [E] in your sea of [D] forgetfulness.
The [E] chains of yesterday [F#m] surround me.
I yearn for [D] peace and rest.
I [E] don't want to end up where [F#m] you found me.
[A] And it echoes in [D] my mind, keeps me awake tonight.
I [A]
know [D] [E] you've cast my [F#m] sin as far as the east is [D] from the west.
And [A] I stand before [F#m] you now as [A] though I've [D] never sinned.
But [E] today I feel like [F#m] I'm just one mistake [C#m] away [D] from you leaving me [E] this way.
[D] Jesus can you show me just [F#m] how far the east is [E] from the west?
Cause I [Bm] can't bear to see the man I've [D] been rising up in me [F#m] again.
In the arms of your [A] mercy I find rest.
[E]
Cause you [Bm] know just how far the east is from [D] the west.
From one scarred hand to the [F#m] other.
[A] [E]
[F#m] [A] [E]
[D] I [E] start the day, the [F#m] war begins.
[A] Endless reminding of [D] my sin.
And [E] time and time again [F#m] your truth is drowned [E] out by the storm [D] I'm in.
Today I feel like [F#m] I'm just one mistake [C#m] away [D] from you leaving me [E] this way.
[A] Jesus can you show me just [F#m] how far the east is [E] from the west?
Cause I [Bm] can't bear to see the man I've been [D] rising up in me again.
[F#m] In the arms of your mercy I [E] find rest.
Cause you [Bm] know just how far the east is from [D] the west.
From one [E] scarred hand to the [A] other.
I know you've washed [C#m] me white.
But turned my darkness [F#m] into light.
I need your peace [D] to get me through.
To get me through [A] this night.
I can't live by what [C#m] I feel.
Without the truth your [F#m] word reveals.
I'm not holding on [D] to you.
But you're holding on [F#m] to me.
[A] You're holding [F#m] on to me.
[E] Jesus you know just [A] how far the east is [E] from the west.
I [F#m] don't have to see the man I've been [D] rising up in me [A] again.
In the arms of your mercy I [E] find rest.
Cause you [Bm] know just how far the east is from [D] the west.
From one scarred hand to the [F#m] other.
Just how [A] far the [C#m] east is from [F#m] the west.
Just how [A] far.
[E] One scarred hand [F#m] to the other.
Just how [A] far.
[C#m]
[F#m] Just how [D] far.
From one scarred hand to the other.
[Em] [D]
Key:
F#m
E
D
A
Bm
F#m
E
D
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ [E] Here I am Lord [F#m] and I'm drowning [E] in your sea of [D] forgetfulness.
The [E] chains of yesterday [F#m] surround me.
I yearn for [D] peace and rest.
I [E] don't want to end up where [F#m] you found me.
[A] And it echoes in [D] my mind, keeps me awake tonight.
I [A]
know [D] _ [E] you've cast my [F#m] sin as far as the east is [D] from the west.
And [A] I stand before [F#m] you now as [A] though I've [D] never sinned.
But [E] today I feel like [F#m] I'm just one mistake [C#m] away [D] from you leaving me [E] this way.
[D] Jesus can you show me just [F#m] how far the east is [E] from the west?
Cause I [Bm] can't bear to see the man I've [D] been rising up in me [F#m] again.
In the arms of your [A] mercy I find rest.
[E]
Cause you [Bm] know just how far the east is from [D] the west.
From one scarred hand to the [F#m] other.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [D] I [E] start the day, the [F#m] war begins.
[A] Endless reminding of [D] my sin.
And [E] time and time again [F#m] your truth is drowned [E] out by the storm [D] I'm in.
Today I feel like [F#m] I'm just one mistake [C#m] away [D] from you leaving me [E] this way.
[A] Jesus can you show me just [F#m] how far the east is [E] from the west?
Cause I [Bm] can't bear to see the man I've been [D] rising up in me again.
[F#m] In the arms of your mercy I [E] find rest.
Cause you [Bm] know just how far the east is from [D] the west.
From one [E] scarred hand to the [A] other.
I know you've washed [C#m] me white.
But turned my darkness [F#m] into light.
I need your peace [D] to get me through.
To get me through [A] this night.
I can't live by what [C#m] I feel.
Without the truth your [F#m] word reveals.
I'm not holding on [D] to you.
But you're holding on [F#m] to me.
_ _ [A] _ You're holding [F#m] on to me.
_ [E] _ Jesus you know just [A] how far the east is [E] from the west.
I [F#m] don't have to see the man I've been [D] rising up in me [A] again.
In the arms of your mercy I [E] find rest.
Cause you [Bm] know just how far the east is from [D] the west.
From one scarred hand to the [F#m] other.
Just how [A] far the [C#m] east is from [F#m] the west.
Just how [A] far.
[E] One scarred hand [F#m] to the other.
Just how [A] far.
_ [C#m] _
_ [F#m] _ Just how [D] far. _
From one scarred hand to the other. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ [E] Here I am Lord [F#m] and I'm drowning [E] in your sea of [D] forgetfulness.
The [E] chains of yesterday [F#m] surround me.
I yearn for [D] peace and rest.
I [E] don't want to end up where [F#m] you found me.
[A] And it echoes in [D] my mind, keeps me awake tonight.
I [A]
know [D] _ [E] you've cast my [F#m] sin as far as the east is [D] from the west.
And [A] I stand before [F#m] you now as [A] though I've [D] never sinned.
But [E] today I feel like [F#m] I'm just one mistake [C#m] away [D] from you leaving me [E] this way.
[D] Jesus can you show me just [F#m] how far the east is [E] from the west?
Cause I [Bm] can't bear to see the man I've [D] been rising up in me [F#m] again.
In the arms of your [A] mercy I find rest.
[E]
Cause you [Bm] know just how far the east is from [D] the west.
From one scarred hand to the [F#m] other.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [D] I [E] start the day, the [F#m] war begins.
[A] Endless reminding of [D] my sin.
And [E] time and time again [F#m] your truth is drowned [E] out by the storm [D] I'm in.
Today I feel like [F#m] I'm just one mistake [C#m] away [D] from you leaving me [E] this way.
[A] Jesus can you show me just [F#m] how far the east is [E] from the west?
Cause I [Bm] can't bear to see the man I've been [D] rising up in me again.
[F#m] In the arms of your mercy I [E] find rest.
Cause you [Bm] know just how far the east is from [D] the west.
From one [E] scarred hand to the [A] other.
I know you've washed [C#m] me white.
But turned my darkness [F#m] into light.
I need your peace [D] to get me through.
To get me through [A] this night.
I can't live by what [C#m] I feel.
Without the truth your [F#m] word reveals.
I'm not holding on [D] to you.
But you're holding on [F#m] to me.
_ _ [A] _ You're holding [F#m] on to me.
_ [E] _ Jesus you know just [A] how far the east is [E] from the west.
I [F#m] don't have to see the man I've been [D] rising up in me [A] again.
In the arms of your mercy I [E] find rest.
Cause you [Bm] know just how far the east is from [D] the west.
From one scarred hand to the [F#m] other.
Just how [A] far the [C#m] east is from [F#m] the west.
Just how [A] far.
[E] One scarred hand [F#m] to the other.
Just how [A] far.
_ [C#m] _
_ [F#m] _ Just how [D] far. _
From one scarred hand to the other. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _