Intro G# D# Bb D# Bb
Verse 1
[D#]Telephones ringing jet planes a leaving
[G#]Another deadline to beat
[Fm]Driven by desire to get [Gm]all I ever needed
But [C#]still my life seemed incomplete[G#]
Verse 2
The [D#]crazy schedule the constant shuffle
[G#]A Workin' late every night
[Fm]The race that I was runnin' left me [Gm]tired and empty
There [G#]wasn't any rest in sight
Pre-Chorus 1
The [Bb]pleasures of wealth
Mixed with [B]dreams of greater glory
Once [Cm]all my eyes could ever see.[B]...
I [Bb]used to hear me [Gm]say the [G#]busier the better
But in these later days I've [C#]got another [D#]song to [Bb]sing
Chorus 1
Thank you Lord for the [D#]simple things in [Bb]life
Like summer [D#]breeze on a [F]starlit [Gm]night
[G#]Oh I thought I knew the joy that I would never find
[Bb]Thank you Lord for the [D#]simple things in [Bb]life
Like a happy home with a [F]wonderful [Gm]wife
[G#]Oh I never knew the joy that I could [D#]find
In the simple things..[Cm]...[D#][F][D#]
Verse 3
Friendly chatter the sounds of laughter
At a [G#]backyard barbecue
[Fm]Children saying the [Gm]darndest things
Like "[G#]daddy I love you"
Pre-Chorus 2
The [Bb]pleasures of wealth
Mixed with [B]dreams of greater glory
Once [Cm]all my eyes could ever see.[B]....
I [D#]used to hear me [Cm]say the busier the [G#]better
But in these later days I've [C#]got another [G#]song to [Bb]sing
Chorus 2
Thank you Lord for the [D#]simple things in [Bb]life
Like summer [D#]breeze on a [F]starlit [Gm]night
[G#]Oh I thought I knew the joy that I would never find
[Bb]Thank you Lord for the [D#]simple things in [Bb]life
Like a happy [D#]home with a [F]wonderful [Gm]wife
[G#]Oh I never knew the [D#]joy that I could find
In the [Bb]simple things Oh the simple things[F][G#][F][Bb][B]
Outro
[B]Thank you Lord for the [E]simple things in [B]life
Like summer breeze on a [G#m]starlit night
[A]Oh I thought I knew the [B]joy that I would [E]never find
[B]Thank you Lord for the [E]simple things in [B]life
Like a happy [E]home with a wonderful [G#m]wife
[A]Oh I never knew the joy that I [E]could find
In the [B]simple things
[E]Oh the simple things [B] [E]
Verse 1
[D#]Telephones ringing jet planes a leaving
[G#]Another deadline to beat
[Fm]Driven by desire to get [Gm]all I ever needed
But [C#]still my life seemed incomplete[G#]
Verse 2
The [D#]crazy schedule the constant shuffle
[G#]A Workin' late every night
[Fm]The race that I was runnin' left me [Gm]tired and empty
There [G#]wasn't any rest in sight
Pre-Chorus 1
The [Bb]pleasures of wealth
Mixed with [B]dreams of greater glory
Once [Cm]all my eyes could ever see.[B]...
I [Bb]used to hear me [Gm]say the [G#]busier the better
But in these later days I've [C#]got another [D#]song to [Bb]sing
Chorus 1
Thank you Lord for the [D#]simple things in [Bb]life
Like summer [D#]breeze on a [F]starlit [Gm]night
[G#]Oh I thought I knew the joy that I would never find
[Bb]Thank you Lord for the [D#]simple things in [Bb]life
Like a happy home with a [F]wonderful [Gm]wife
[G#]Oh I never knew the joy that I could [D#]find
In the simple things..[Cm]...[D#][F][D#]
Verse 3
Friendly chatter the sounds of laughter
At a [G#]backyard barbecue
[Fm]Children saying the [Gm]darndest things
Like "[G#]daddy I love you"
Pre-Chorus 2
The [Bb]pleasures of wealth
Mixed with [B]dreams of greater glory
Once [Cm]all my eyes could ever see.[B]....
I [D#]used to hear me [Cm]say the busier the [G#]better
But in these later days I've [C#]got another [G#]song to [Bb]sing
Chorus 2
Thank you Lord for the [D#]simple things in [Bb]life
Like summer [D#]breeze on a [F]starlit [Gm]night
[G#]Oh I thought I knew the joy that I would never find
[Bb]Thank you Lord for the [D#]simple things in [Bb]life
Like a happy [D#]home with a [F]wonderful [Gm]wife
[G#]Oh I never knew the [D#]joy that I could find
In the [Bb]simple things Oh the simple things[F][G#][F][Bb][B]
Outro
[B]Thank you Lord for the [E]simple things in [B]life
Like summer breeze on a [G#m]starlit night
[A]Oh I thought I knew the [B]joy that I would [E]never find
[B]Thank you Lord for the [E]simple things in [B]life
Like a happy [E]home with a wonderful [G#m]wife
[A]Oh I never knew the joy that I [E]could find
In the [B]simple things
[E]Oh the simple things [B] [E]
