Tift Merritt

Plainest Thing

Tift Merritt


Tom: C

          C                        G 
I found a mark, where the ink bled through 
        Dm                     G 
Under a song I was writing for you 
                 C                    G 
Crumbled up in a drawer, stained with blue 
          Dm                     G 
Quiet and easy, what I wanted to prove 


CHORUS:
            C                   F 
The plainest thing, the plainest thing 
             Dm     F 
I walk right by it
                         C 
It's just the plainest thing
    
 
                                   G 
Sun hits the floor, same as shadows will 
                Dm                       G 
So I sat in the light, and I stayed very still 
           C                 G 
Heat on my skin, bright in my face 
                  Dm                              G 
I didn't have any questions, I didn't feel out of place 
 
 
CHORUS:
            C                   F 
The plainest thing, the plainest thing 
             Dm     F 
I walk right by it
                         C 
It's just the plainest thing
 
 
INSTRUMENTAL:: C    G    C    F    C 
 
 
                                               G 
I don't know how it works, I don't know how to say 
                Dm       
I was thinking about us
                 G 
It's the plainest thing 
 
 
CHORUS:
            C                   F 
The plainest thing, the plainest thing 
             Dm     F 
I walk right by it
                         C 
It's just the plainest thing
          Dm        F  
I forgot about it
                         C 
It was just the plainest thing