Just The Way You Arev2

Just The Way You Are

-Billy Joel

Transcribed by Guitar Player Extraordinaire, Tim Stoll

*Note:

Notice that the Dominant 7/9 chord is used in the fourth

line (measure 13), while the minor7th chord is used in

the last line of each verse .

Helpful chord voicings:

Frets the chords are played on:

Verse 1:

Don't go changing, to try and please me

You never let me down before

Don't imagine?. you're too familiar

And I don't see you anymore

I would not leave you in times of trouble

We never could have come this far

I took the good times, I'll take the bad times

I'll take you just the way you are

Verse 2:

Don't go trying some new fashion

Don't change the color of your hair

You always have my unspoken passion

Although I might not seem to care

I don't want clever conversation

I never want to work that hard

I just want someone that I can talk to

I want you just the way you are.

Chorus:

I need to know that you will always be

The same old someone that I knew

What will it take 'till you believe in me

The way that I believe in you.

Verse 3:

I said I love you, and that's forever

And this I promise from the heart

I couldn?t love you any better

I love you just the way you are.

(Saxophone solo)

(back to second half of verse 2,

?I don?t want clever conversation??

then fade w/ sax solo)

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