Simple Things
Elton John/Andrew Wotman/Roman Anthony Campolo
duet with Brandi Carlile

C - Fm - C - Fm 

C                     Em
As an old man, I'm a young man
             F                C
'Cause I've not been old for long
       Am                   C/G
And before these trembling waters settle
F                   C/E
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
         Dm      C/E     F
But I'd like to share a few things
D/F#       G                 C
That I've learned along the road

C - Fm

             C             Em
What you'll find chasing dreams
        F             C
Is the finish line recedes
         Am             C/G
And the riddle stays a riddle
         F             C/E
Oh, the humor's bittersweet
Em                 Am
All nature does is dance
             G                 C
So when you dance you're in accord
         Dm      C/E       F
Look no further than the feeling
D/F#      G             Am     G  F    G C/E     F
That it gives you for reward, reward, reward, reward

Ab              G7       C
Simple things, hard to learn
Ab            G7          C
Fire is hot, burn, burn, burn
Ab       Eb    G7      Cm
Simple truth, hard to see
     Ab       Eb        G7        C
Not what you want, but what you need

C - Fm - C - Fm

              C              Em
I've been a sleepwalker, a cheap talker
   F           C
A sly grin, a discreet offer
            Am          C/G
I've held steady for a gaze
            F              C/E
I've led a lover through a maze
             Em             Am
I've thrown bottles at the wall
         G              C
When someone forgot to call
          Dm      C/E       F    D/F#       G    C - Fm
I've done all the things a wild heart will do
        C
I will do

What you'll find chasing dreams
Is the finish line recedes
And the riddle stays a riddle
Oh, the humor's bittersweet
All nature does is dance
So when you dance you're in accord
Look no further than the feeling
That it gives you for reward, reward, reward

repeat chorus

C - Em - F - C - Am - C/G - F - C/E - Em - Am - G - C
Dm - C/E - F - D/F# - G - Am - G - F - G - C/G - F

repeat chorus

C - Fm - C - Fm - C