Strawbs – The Plain (Guitar)

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[Intro] G D Em C G/B Am G Em G D Em D Em G D Em D Em G D C Em G D Em C G/B Am G Em [Verse 1] The plain stretched out before me

   G          D          Em
As far as the slate grey sky

I told her I was leaving

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With the migrant birds, to fly

I said she might expect me

         G      D      C
With the coming of the spring

         Em
When the birds return back home again

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With newfound songs to sing

[Verse 2] I hit out on the highway

G           D      Em
High on the rising sun

I felt my spirit rising

   G           D       Em
My journey was newly begun

The joy of expectation

G          D            C
Rose in my heart with a song

    Em
The courage of conviction

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Carried my journey along

[Verse 3] I bathed in the lake of comfort

    G          D        Em
The milk of my mother's breast

The son of constant sorrow

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Sank to his knees in the west

I prayed to my god for guidance

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To find there was no one but me

          Em
There was just the open highway

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As far as my eyes could see

[Instrumental] Em G D Em G D Em G D C Em G D Em C G/B Am G Em [Verse 4] Throughout my endless journey

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I have been searching for paradise lost

I now retrace my footsteps

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With the burden of infinite cost

I see myself returning

 G             D         C
Alone, with my head held high

    Em
The plain stretched out before me

   G          D          Em      C  G/B  Am  G  Em
As far as the slate grey sky