Just The Way You Are chords by The Moon Loungers

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: D

Difficulty: Intermediate

Just the Way You Are by Billy Joel - Acoustic cover by the Moon Loungers


CHORDS:

D       X-X-0-2-3-2
Gm/D    X-X-0-3-3-3
G/D     X-X-0-7-8-7
Dsus4   X-X-0-7-8-5
Bm6     X-2-0-1-3-2
Gmaj7   3-X-4-4-3-X
Bm      X-2-4-4-3-2
D7      X-5-4-5-3-X
Gm      3-X-3-3-3-3
D/F#    2-X-0-2-3-2
Am7     5-X-5-5-5-5
Bm7     X-2-4-2-3-2
E9      0-2-0-1-3-2
G/A     X-0-5-4-3-5
A/G     3-X-2-2-2-X
F#m7    2-X-2-2-2-2
B7      X-2-1-2-0-2
Em7     0-2-2-0-3-0
A       X-0-2-2-2-0
D/C     X-3-0-2-3-2
Bb      X-1-3-3-3-1
C       X-3-5-5-5-3

Intro:
D   Gm/D   D   G/D   Dsus4      x2


Verse 1:
D           Bm6          Gmaj7                    Bm      D7
Don’t go changing                     to try to please me
Gmaj7          Gm         D/F#     Am7  D7
    You never let me down before, mmm, hmmm
Gmaj7        Gm        D/F#                         Bm7
     Don’t imagine                    you’re too familiar
E9                       G/A
  And I don’t see you anymore


Verse 2:
 D           Bm6      Gmaj7                    Bm    D7
I would not leave you            in times of trouble
Gmaj7          Gm                  D/F#  Am7   D7
     We never could have come this far, mmmm hmmm
Gmaj7            Gm         D/F#               Bm7
     I took the good times,      I’ll take the bad times
Em7              G/A              D   Gm/D   D   G/D   Dsus4   x2
  I’ll take you just the way you are



Verse 3:
D          Bm6    Gmaj7         Bm    D7
 Don't go trying      some new fashion
Gmaj7                  Gm           D/F#    Am7   D7
    Don't change the colour of your hair   mmmmmmmmm
Gmaj7           Gm     D/F#          Bm7
    You always have my     unspoken passion
E9                              G/A
  Although I might not seem to care


Verse 4:
D              Bm6   Gmaj7      Bm     D7
 I don’t want clever     conversation
Gmaj7         Gm                D/F#   Am7    D7
     I never want to work that hard,   mm  hmmm
Gmaj7             Gm       D/F#              Bm7
     I just want someone         that I can talk to
Em7           G/A                D   Gm/D   D   G/D   Dsus4    D   Gm/D   D   Am7
   I want you just the way you are


MIDDLE 8:
Gmaj7                A/G                 F#m7  B7     Em7
      I need you to know that you will always be
                A              D
The same old someone that I knew
D/C      Bb              C               Am7      D
Oh        what will it take for you to believe in me
Gm7             C                          G/A
   The way that I believe in you


Verse 5:
D         Bm6      Gmaj7                 Bm    D7
I said I love you         and that’s forever
Gmaj7             Gm             D/F#   Am7    D7
     And this I promise from the heart, mm   mmmm
Gmaj7             Gm       D/F#                Bm7
     I could not love you               any better
Em7           G/A               D   Gm/D   D   G/D   Dsus4   D   Gm/D   D   G/D   Dsus4
  I love you just the way you are


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

Gmaj7   Gm   D/F#  Bm7  E9   E9   G/A


Verse 6:
D             Bm6   Gmaj7      Bm     D7
I don’t want clever    conversation
Gmaj7        Gm               D/F#      Am7  D7
    I never want to work that hard, mm hmmm
Gmaj7            Gm      D/F#             Bm7
    I just want someone       that I can talk to
Em7           G/A               Bb   C   Am7   D7   Gm7   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  Em7  G/A

D   Gm/D   D   G/D   Dsus4   D   Gm/D   D   G/D   Dsus4   D