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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
C Em F C Am C F
C Em Am G C Dm Cm F D G
Am G F G C F
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
Simple Things chords
by Brandi Carlile and Elton John
