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# 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 Bb 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 BE Oh the simple things