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