The Plain chords by Strawbs

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
     G    D     Em
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
   G    D    Em   C G/B Am G Em
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
G     D    Em   C G/B Am G Em
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
G      D      Em
Sank to his knees in the west

I prayed to my god for guidance
  G       D     C
To find there was no one but me
     Em
There was just the open highway
  G     D     Em   C G/B Am G Em
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
      G       D    Em
I have been searching for paradise lost

I now retrace my footsteps
     G     D    Em
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