Elton John – Simple Things (Guitar)
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Chords
As recorded by Elton John & Brandi Carlile
(From the 2021 Album THE LOCKDOWN SESSIONS)
[Intro]
C Fm C Fm
[Verse 1]
C Em As an old man, I'm a young man F C 'Cause I've not been old for long Am And before these trembling waters settle F C I'll have flown the pond Em Am So I don't mean to be morbid G C Or a bit too on the nose F But I'd like to share a few things G C Fm That I've learned along the road
[Refrain]
C Em What you'll find chasing dreams F C Is the finish line recedes Am And the riddle stays a riddle F C Oh, the humor's bittersweet
[Pre-Chorus]
Em Am All nature does is dance G C So when you dance you're in accord Dm Cm F Look no further than the feeling D G Am That it gives you for reward G F G C Reward (Reward) F Reward
[Chorus]
G# Simple things G C Hard to learn G#maj7 Fire is hot G7 C Burn, burn, burn F G# D# Simple truth G Cm Hard to see G#maj7 Not what you want G7 C Fm F C But what you neeeeeed Fm Cm Mm-mm
[Verse 2]
C Em I've been a sleepwalker, a cheap talker F C A sly grin, a discreet offer Am C I've held steady for a gaze F C I've led a lover through a maze Em Am Thrown bottles at the wall G C When someone forgot to call F C G C I've done all the things a wild heart will doo Fm C I will do
[Refrain]
C Em What you'll find chasing dreams F C Is the finish line recedes Am And the riddle stays a riddle F C Oh, the humor's bittersweet
[Pre-Chorus]
Em Am All nature does is dance G C So when you dance you're in accord Dm Cm F Look no further than the feeling D G Am That it gives you for reward G F G C Reward (Reward) F Reward
[Chorus]
G# Simple things G C Hard to learn G#maj7 Fire is hot G7 C Burn, burn, burn F G# D# Simple truth G Cm Hard to see G#maj7 Not what you want G7 C But what you need
[Guitar Solo]
C Em F C Am C F
C Em Am G C Dm Cm F D G
Am G F G C F
[Out-Chorus]
G# Simple things G7 C Hard to learn G#maj7 Fire is hot G7 C Burn, burn, burn F G# D# Simple truth G Cm Hard to see G#maj7 Not what you want G7 C Fm C Fm But what you neeeeed F C Mm-mm