Biography:
Matthew Joseph West (born April 25, 1977 in Downers Grove, Illinois) is a Christian singer who was raised in a suburb of Chicago, IL., where he discovered music at an early age. The son of a minister, he grew up in the front pew listening to his mom harmonize and following her lead. By the time he reached high school, Matthew remained involved in music and received a scholarship to study music at Millikin University in Illinois.
It was during his first year of college, that Matthew began playing guitar and writing songs.
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Other songs:
- Strong Enough
- The Motions
- Hello, My Name Is
- A Christmas To Believe In
- A Few More Days
- A Friend In The World
- All In
- All The Broken Pieces
- Becoming Me
- Blessed Assurance My King Is Coming
- Broken Girl
- Broken Things
- Come On Christmas
- Day After Christmas
- Day One
- Do Something
- Dream Again
- Every Second
- Every Tear
- Family Tree
- Forgiveness
- Give This Christmas Away
- Good Adam Eve
- Grace Wins
- Heaven Is The Hope
- Hello My Name Is
- History
- Hold You Up
- I Cant Hear You
- Jesus And You
- Join The Angels
- Leaving Heaven
- Life Inside You
- Mended
- Mercy Is A Song
- More
- Moved By Mercy
- My Own Little World
- Next Thing You Know
- Oh Me Of Little Faith
- One Last Christmas
- One Step Away
- Only Grace
- Out Of My Hands
- Safe And Sound
- Save A Place For Me
- Something To Say
- Stop The World
- Story Of Your Life
- Survivors
- The Beautiful Things We Miss
- The Center
- The Day Before You
- The Healing Has Begun
- The Heart Of Christmas
- The Power Of A Prayer
- The Reason For The World
- To Me
- Tryin
- Two Houses
- Unchangeable
- Unto Us
- Untold
- When I Say I Do
- Wonderfully Made
- World Changers
- Wouldnt Change A Thing
- You Are Everything
- You Know Where To Find Me
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The beat of the song is played in 2 patterns. The song is played in a 4/
1 Pattern : right hand plays 3 by 5 eighth notes meaning the first chord
get 3 eighth notes and that second chord gets 5 eighth notes.
That is one measure.
2 pattern : The pattern is switched the left hand is playing the root of the
chord in a 3 by 5 eighth notes pattern.The right is playing a dotted half
note of first chord then a eighth notes tied with a half note is played whith
the second chord. ( keep in mind since it's in the key of E there are 4 sharps C#D#F#G#
[Intro]
C#m7 B(4) E A
C#m7 B(4) E A
[Verse]
A C#m7 B(4)
What if you could go back and relieve one
E
day of your life all over again
C#m7 B(4) E A
And unmake the mistake that left you a million miles away
C#m7 B(4)
From the you, you once knew
E A C#m7 B(4)
Now yesterday’s shame keeps saying that you’ll never get back on track
E/G#
But what if I told you…
[Chorus]
A E
You’re one step away from surrender
C#m B(4) A E C#m B(4)
One step away from coming home, coming home
A E
One step from arms wide open
C#m B(4) A
His love has never let you go
E C#m7
You’re not alone
B(4) C#m7 B(4) E
You’re one step away
A C#m7 b(4)
It doesn’t matter how far you’ve gone
E A C#m7 B(4)
Mercy says you don’t have to keep running down the road you’re on
E A
Love’s never met a lost cause
C#m7 B(4)
Your shame, lay it down
E A C#m7
Leave your ghosts in the past ‘cause you know that you can’t go back
B(4)
But you can turn around
E/G#
You’ve never been more than...
[Chorus]
A E
One step away from surrender
C#m7 B(4) A E C#m7 B(4)
One step away from coming home, coming home
A E
One step from arms wide open
C#m7 B(4)
His love has never let you go
A E C#m7 B(4)
You’re not alone (not alone)
A E C#m7 B(4)
You’re one step away
Transition chords
A E C#m7 B(4)
[Pre-outro]
A C#m7
Lay down, lay down your old chains
B E/G#
Come now and take up your new name
A C#m7
Your best life up ahead now
B(4)
You’re one step away
[Outro]
A C#m7
Lay down, lay down your old chains
B E/
Come now, take up your new name
A C#m7 B
Your best life up ahead now
E/G# A E C#m7
You’re just one step away
B(4) A E C#m7 B(4)
So come on home, come on home
A E
One step from arms wide open
C#m7 B(4) A
His love has never let you go
E
You’re not alone (you’re not alone)
C#m7 B(4)
You’re one step away.
A E C#m B(4)
Lay down, lay down your old chains
A E C#m B(4)
Take up, take up your new name.
A E C#m B(4)
Lay down, lay down your old chains
A E C#m B(4)
Take up, take up your new name
A C#m7 (last eight measure clap hands on 2 and 4)
Lay down, lay down your old chains
B E/G#
Come now, take up your new name
A C#m7 B
Your best life up ahead now
E/G# A E C#m7
You’re just one step away
A
Lay down, lay down your old chains
B E/G#
Come now, take up your new name
A C#m7 B
Your best life up ahead now
E/G# A E C#m7
You’re just one step away
1 Pattern : right hand plays 3 by 5 eighth notes meaning the first chord
get 3 eighth notes and that second chord gets 5 eighth notes.
That is one measure.
2 pattern : The pattern is switched the left hand is playing the root of the
chord in a 3 by 5 eighth notes pattern.The right is playing a dotted half
note of first chord then a eighth notes tied with a half note is played whith
the second chord. ( keep in mind since it's in the key of E there are 4 sharps C#D#F#G#
[Intro]
C#m7 B(4) E A
C#m7 B(4) E A
[Verse]
A C#m7 B(4)
What if you could go back and relieve one
E
day of your life all over again
C#m7 B(4) E A
And unmake the mistake that left you a million miles away
C#m7 B(4)
From the you, you once knew
E A C#m7 B(4)
Now yesterday’s shame keeps saying that you’ll never get back on track
E/G#
But what if I told you…
[Chorus]
A E
You’re one step away from surrender
C#m B(4) A E C#m B(4)
One step away from coming home, coming home
A E
One step from arms wide open
C#m B(4) A
His love has never let you go
E C#m7
You’re not alone
B(4) C#m7 B(4) E
You’re one step away
A C#m7 b(4)
It doesn’t matter how far you’ve gone
E A C#m7 B(4)
Mercy says you don’t have to keep running down the road you’re on
E A
Love’s never met a lost cause
C#m7 B(4)
Your shame, lay it down
E A C#m7
Leave your ghosts in the past ‘cause you know that you can’t go back
B(4)
But you can turn around
E/G#
You’ve never been more than...
[Chorus]
A E
One step away from surrender
C#m7 B(4) A E C#m7 B(4)
One step away from coming home, coming home
A E
One step from arms wide open
C#m7 B(4)
His love has never let you go
A E C#m7 B(4)
You’re not alone (not alone)
A E C#m7 B(4)
You’re one step away
Transition chords
A E C#m7 B(4)
[Pre-outro]
A C#m7
Lay down, lay down your old chains
B E/G#
Come now and take up your new name
A C#m7
Your best life up ahead now
B(4)
You’re one step away
[Outro]
A C#m7
Lay down, lay down your old chains
B E/
Come now, take up your new name
A C#m7 B
Your best life up ahead now
E/G# A E C#m7
You’re just one step away
B(4) A E C#m7 B(4)
So come on home, come on home
A E
One step from arms wide open
C#m7 B(4) A
His love has never let you go
E
You’re not alone (you’re not alone)
C#m7 B(4)
You’re one step away.
A E C#m B(4)
Lay down, lay down your old chains
A E C#m B(4)
Take up, take up your new name.
A E C#m B(4)
Lay down, lay down your old chains
A E C#m B(4)
Take up, take up your new name
A C#m7 (last eight measure clap hands on 2 and 4)
Lay down, lay down your old chains
B E/G#
Come now, take up your new name
A C#m7 B
Your best life up ahead now
E/G# A E C#m7
You’re just one step away
A
Lay down, lay down your old chains
B E/G#
Come now, take up your new name
A C#m7 B
Your best life up ahead now
E/G# A E C#m7
You’re just one step away
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