Simple Things
The Lockdown Sessions
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