Intro  G#  D#  Bb  D#  Bb  

Verse 1

D#
Telephones ringing jet planes a leaving
G#
Another deadline to beat
Fm                      Gm
Driven by desire to get all I ever needed
    C#                              G#   
But still my life seemed incomplete

Verse 2

    D#
The crazy schedule the constant shuffle
G#
A Workin' late every night
Fm                                  Gm
The race that I was runnin' left me tired and empty
      G#
There wasn't any rest in sight

Pre-Chorus 1
 
    Bb
The pleasures of wealth 
           B
Mixed with dreams of greater glory
     Cm                         B
Once all my eyes could ever see....
  Bb              Gm      G#
I used to hear me say the busier the better
                             C#          D#      Bb
But in these later days I've got another song to sing

Chorus 1

                       D#               Bb
Thank you Lord for the simple things in life
            D#          F       Gm
Like summer breeze on a starlit night
G#
Oh I thought I knew the joy that I would never find
Bb                     D#               Bb
Thank you Lord for the simple things in life
                         F         Gm
Like a happy home with a wonderful wife
G#                                   D#
Oh I never knew the joy that I could find
                      Cm   D# F D#
In the simple things.....

Verse 3


Friendly chatter the sounds of laughter
     G#
At a backyard barbecue
Fm                  Gm
Children saying the darndest things
      G#
Like "daddy I love you"

Pre-Chorus 2

    Bb
The pleasures of wealth 
           B
Mixed with dreams of greater glory
     Cm                         B
Once all my eyes could ever see.....
  D#              Cm                 G#
I used to hear me say the busier the better
                             C#          G#      Bb
But in these later days I've got another song to sing

Chorus 2

                       D#               Bb
Thank you Lord for the simple things in life
            D#          F       Gm
Like summer breeze on a starlit night
G#
Oh I thought I knew the joy that I would never find
Bb                     D#               Bb
Thank you Lord for the simple things in life
             D#          F         Gm
Like a happy home with a wonderful wife
G#                  D#
Oh I never knew the joy that I could find
       Bb                                  F G# F Bb B
In the simple things  Oh the simple things

Outro

B                      E                B
Thank you Lord for the simple things in life
                        G#m
Like summer breeze on a starlit night
A                       B                E 
Oh I thought I knew the joy that I would never find
B                      E                B
Thank you Lord for the simple things in life
             E                     G#m
Like a happy home with a wonderful wife
A                              E  
Oh I never knew the joy that I could find
       B  
In the simple things
E                    B  E
Oh the simple things