Casting Crowns - East To West

artist : casting crowns

song : east to west

tuning : standard ( ebgdae )

key : A

intro

F#m E F#m Esus E

1st verse

D E ( add4 ) F#m
here i Am lord and i’m drowning

Amaj7
in your sea of forgetfullness .

D E ( add4 ) F#m
the chains of yesterday surround me ,

Amaj7
i yearn for peace and rest .

D E ( add4 ) F#m
i don’t want to end up where you found me ,

Amaj7
and it echoes in my mind ,

D E ( add4 ) D
keeps me awake tonight .

second verse

D E ( add4 ) F#m
i know you’ve cast my sins as far as ,

Amaj7
the east is from the west ,

D E ( add4 ) F#m
and i stand before you now ,

Amaj7
as though i’ve never sinned .

D E ( add4 ) F#m Amaj7/C#
but today i feel like im just one mistake away ,

D
from you leaving me this way .

chorus

D
jesus can you show me just how

F#m A Esus E
far the east is from the west?

Bm7
cause i can’t bear to see the man i’ve been

D E
come rising up in me again .

F#m A Esus E
in the arms of your mercy i find rest

Bm7
cause you know just how far the east is from the west

D
from one scarred hand to the other .

F#m Esus E F#m Esus E

third verse

D E ( add4 ) F#m
i start the day the war begins ,

Amaj7
endless reminding of my sin .

D E ( add4 ) F#m
time and time again your truth

Amaj7
is drowned out by the storm i’m in .

D E ( add4 ) F#m Amaj7/C#
but today i feel like im just one mistake away ,

D
from you leaving me this way .

chorus

D
jesus can you show me just how

F#m A Esus E
far the east is from the west?

Bm7
cause i can’t bear to see the man i’ve been

D E
come rising up in me again .

F#m A Esus E
in the arms of your mercy i find rest

Bm7
cause you know just how far the east is from the west

D
from one scarred hand to the other .

bridge

A E/G#
i know you’ve washed me white .

F#m7
turned my darkness into light .

D/F#
i need your peace to get me through ,

D A
get me through this night .

C#m7
i can’t live by what i feel ,

F#m7
but by the truth your word reveals .

D
i’m not holding on to you ,

F#m Esus
but your holding on to me .

E F#m
you’re holding on to me .

chorus

E
jesus , you know just how

A E/G#
far the east is from the west .

F#m7
cause i can’t bear to see the man ’ve been

D/F# D
come rising up in me again .

A E/G#
in the arms of your mercy i find rest ,

Bm7
cause you know just how far the east is from the west ,

D
from one scarred hand to the other .

F#m Esus E F#m Esus

E F#m
one scarred hand to the other .

Esus E F#m

D
from one scarred hand to the other .

thats it . im 100% sure that this is all right . if you have any questions about
anything please post them on here or email them to me at
chancelamb@hotmail . com and i will try my best to answer them . this is my first
tab so if anyone has any suggestions on how i can improve the format of it to make
it better , i would greatly appreciate it . hope you enjoy playing this song , god bless .