Love Is A Simple Thing

Intro Verse:

 G     G/F# Em7    Am7         Cdim
Poets write fancy things about love,

     G          Em7    Am7   D7
But they don't have no call;

 G   G/F#     Em7      Am7     Cdim
Love is like birth or death or taxes --

 G  D6/9F# Em7 Em7sus4  Am7   D7
Love just  is, that's   all.


Melody:

 G        Em7            Am7      D7/9
Love is a simple thing, love is a silver ring,

 G          G7         Am7       Cm7
Shiny as a ribbon bow, soft as a quiet snow,

 G9      D6/9/F#   Am7  D7 G6         Edim     Am7  D7 
Love is a nursery rhyme,   old as the tick of time.

G        Em7            Am7          D7/9
Love is so many things, bright as an angel's wings,

G               G7           Am7       Cm7
Gentle as the morning light, long as a winter night,

 G9          D6/9/F#    E     Fdim  E7
Love makes an old heart sing,

        C   C/B    Am7   Cm7     G   G/F#  Em7
And it fills ev'ry empty space, love is a warming place,

 C   C/B  Am7  Cdim   G
Love is a sim - ple thing.


G         Em7           Am7       D7/9
Love is a simple thing, love is a magic ring,

G                  G7         Am7      Cm7
Much more fun than mistletoe, gay as a puppet show,

G9         D6/9/F#      Am7  D7  G6        Edim     Am7  D7 
Love is the thunder and rain,   swift as a soaring plane,

 G        Em7          Am7      D7/9
Love is a summer moon, gay as a big balloon,

G             G7      Am7       Cm7
Young as a calliope, wild as a storm at sea,

G9        D6/9/F#    E     Fdim  E7
Love is a touch of spring,

         C   C/B    Am7    Cm7     G  G/F#  Em7
It's as sweet as a first embrace, love is a special place,

C   C/B   Am7  Cdim   G
Love is a sim - ple thing.