Just The Way You Are chords by Billy Joel

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 3)

• Submitter: Flyinglibra51
• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Difficulty: Intermediate

Just The Way You Are
Billy Joel


Intro G+G D MajorD  G+G D MajorD

D MajorD    B minorBm    G+G      B minorBm    D7D7 G+G
Don`t go changing  to try and please me
     G minorGm      D MajorD   A minorAm D7D7 G+G
You never let me down before Mmmmmmmmmm
   G minorGm   F# minorF#m       B minorBm   E MajorE
Don`t imagine   you`re too familiar
      E7E7     A7A7  A7sus4A7sus4 A7A7
And I don`t see you anymore

 D MajorD       B minorBm    G+G       B minorBm   D7D7 G+G
I..... wouldn`t leave you  in times of trouble
     G minorGm          D MajorD   A minorAm  D7D7  G+G
We never could have come this far  Mmmmmmmmmmmm
      G minorGm     D MajorD        B minorBm
I took the good times   I`ll take the bad times
E minor 7Em7      A7A7       D MajorD  G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD
I`ll take you just the way you are

     B minorBm   G+G      B minorBm   D7D7 G+G
Don`t go trying   some new fashion
         G minorGm      D MajorD  A minorAm  D7D7  G+G
Don`t change the color of your hair Mmmmmmmmmmmm
      G minorGm   F# minorF#m     B minorBm   E MajorE
You always have my   unspoken passion
      E7E7        A7A7  A7sus4A7sus4 A7A7
Although I might not seem to care

 D MajorD        B minorBm   G+G    D MajorD   D7D7 G+G
I..... don`t want clever  conversation
    G minorGm        D MajorD  A minorAm D7D7 G+G
I never want to work that hard Mmmmmmmmmm
      G minorGm   F# minorF#m      B minorBm   E minorEm
I just want someone   that I can talk to
      A7A7        D MajorD  G+G D MajorD G+G A minorAm G+G
I want you just the way you are

     A augmentedA         F# minorF#m  B7B7 E minorEm
I need to know that you will always be
       A augmentedA       D MajorD  D7D7 A minorAm G minorGm
The same old someone that I knew  Awww
       C7C7       Am7Am7   D7D7 G minorGm
What will it take till you believe in me
       C majorC      A7sus4A7sus4 A7A7
The way that I believe in you

 D MajorD      B minorBm    G+G        D MajorD  D7D7 G+G
I..... said I love you  and that`s forever
      G minorGm        F# minorF#m  A minorAm  D7D7  G+G
And this I promise from the heart Mmmmmmmmmmm
      G minorGm    F# minorF#m   B minorBm   E minor 7Em7
I couldn`t love you   any better
      G+G        D MajorD  G+G D MajorD G+G  D MajorD B minorBm G+G Bm7Bm7 G+G
I love you just the way you are.........

G minorGm D MajorD C majorC D7D7 G+G G minorGm F# minorF#m B minorBm E MajorE E7E7 B minorBm G+G E minor 7Em7


 D MajorD        B minorBm   G+G    D MajorD   D7D7 G+G
I..... don`t want clever  conversation
    G minorGm        F# minorF#m  A minorAm D7D7 G+G
I never want to work that hard Mmmmmmmmmm
      G minorGm   F# minorF#m      B minorBm   E minorEm
I just want someone   that I can talk to
      A7A7        Bb majorBb C majorC E minor 7Em7 D MajorD D7D7 Bb majorBb G+G D MajorD B minorBm
I want you just the way you are

G+G B minorBm D MajorD D7D7 G+G G minorGm F# minorF#m Am7Am7 D7D7 G+G G minorGm D MajorD B minorBm E MajorE E7E7 A augmentedA

A7sus4A7sus4 A7A7 D MajorD B minorBm G+G D MajorD D7D7 G+G (fade)

Just The Way You Are chords

"Just the Way You Are" is a song by Billy Joel and the third track from his 1977 album The Stranger that became Joels first US Top 10 (reaching #3) and UK Top 20 single, as well as Joels first gold single in the US.

The song also topped the Billboard Easy Listening Chart for the entire month of January 1978. "Just the Way You Are" garnered two Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 1979.

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