Just The Way You Are by Billy Joel Chords & Tabs - Guypril

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[Intro]

Gm6/D   G/D  Dsus4
Gm6/D   G/D  Dsus4


[Verse 1]

D           Bm6     Gmaj7      Bm  D7  Gmaj7          Gm7            D/F#
  Don't go changin'  to try please me       you never let me down before
Am7  D7  Gmaj7        Gm7  D/F#              Bm7
Mmmm          Don't imagine    you're too familiar
E9sus4       E9        G/A
And I don't see you anymore


[Refrain 1]

D          Bm6        Gmaj7              Bm    D9
I would not  leave you     in times of trouble
Gmaj7          Gm7                 D/F#
     we never could have come this far
Am7  D7  Gmaj7          Gm        D/F#              Bm7
Mmmm         I took the good times    I'll take the bad times
Em7               G/A              Gm6/D   G/D  Dsus4  Gm6/D   G/D  Dsus4
   I'll take you just the way you are


[Verse 2]

D           Bm6  Gmaj7         Bm     D9
  Don't go trying    some new fashion
Gmaj7                Gm             D/F#
    Don't change the colour of your hair
Am7  D7  Gmaj7          Gm     D/F#         Bm7
  Mmmm       You always have my   unspoken passion
E9sus4        E9               G/A
  Although I might not seem to care


[Refrain 2]

 D             Bm6  Gmaj7      Bm   D9 Gmaj7        Gm                D/F#
I don't want clever      conversation       I never want to work that hard
Am7  D7  Gmaj7            Gm    D/F#           Bm7
Mmmm         I just want someone    that I can talk to
Em7            G/A              Gm6/D   G/D  Dsus4  Gm6/D   DM7  D7
   I want you just the way you are


[Bridge]

Gmaj7            A6                F#m7  B7
     I need to know that you will always be
Em7              A7sus           D  D/C
   the same old someone that I knew
Bb              C               Am7     D9
  What will it take till you believe in me
Gm            C/G           G/A
  The way that I believe in you


[Refrain 3]

 D       Bm6      Gmaj7             Bm   D9
I said I love you     and that's forever
Gmaj7          Gm              D/F#
  and this I promise from the heart
Am7  D7  Gmaj7            Gm     D/F#     Bm7
Mmmm          I couldn't love you     any better
Em7            G/A              Gm6/D   G/D  Dsus4  Gm6/D   G/D  Dsus4
   I love you just the way you are


[Solo]

D   Bm6   Gmaj7   Bm D7
Gmaj7   Gm   D/F#   Am7 D7
Gmaj7   Gm   D/F#   Bm7
E9sus4   E9   G/A


[Refrain 4]

 D           Bm6   Gmaj7  Bm    D9 Gmaj7        Gm                D/F#
I don't want clever conversation        I never want to work that hard
Am7  D7  Gmaj7            Gm     D/F#            Bm7
Mm            I just want someone    that I can talk to
Em             A7sus4           Bb  C  Am7  D9  Gm  A7sus4 A7
   I want you just the way you are


[Outro]

D   Bm6   Gmaj7   Bm D7
Gmaj7   Gm   D/F#   Am7 D7
Gmaj7   Gm   D/F#   Bm7
E9sus4   E9   G/A

D   Bm6   Gmaj7   Bm D7
Gmaj7   Gm   D/F#   Am7 D7

(fade out)



Suggested Intro (arpeggiated)
xx0353, xx0087, xx0085, xx0232

Suggested ways to do certain chords:
D9      x54530  (D7 is an easier alternative)
E9sus4  020202  (E7sus and E7 are easier alternatives for the E9's)
E9      020102
Bm6     x20102
C/G     3x5553