Tom: G
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
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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
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
