Just the way you are (easy version))

Billy Joel

RockAdvanced for beginners19 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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Am7

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Em7

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Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              Verse 1 
C              Am     F             Am       
  Don't go chang-ing,  __to try and please me 
C7            Fm                    C/E    
   You never  let me down___ before 
Gm7           C7              
  Mmm________   mmm_________      
F               Fm      C/E                  Am7 
   Don't__ im-ag__-ine__   you're too fa-mil__- iar__ 
Am7              D7            F/G     G7   G 
  And I don't see__ you__ an-y-more___ 
 
 
Verse 2 
C              Am        F             Am       
  I wouldn't lea-ve you,  in times of trouble 
C7            Fm                    C/E    
  We never  could have come this far 
Gm7           C7              
  Mmm________   mmm_________      
F               Fm       C/E                  Am7 
  I took the good times,   I'll take the bad times 
Dm7                F/G                      C  Fm  F/C  C 
  I'll take you just___ the way___ you are__________ 
 
 
Verse 3 
C              Am     F             Am       
  Don't go trying     __some new fashion 
C7                Fm                  C/E    
  Don't change the color of your hair 
Gm7           C7              
  Mmm________   mmm_________      
F               Fm      C/E             Am7 
  You always have my       unspoken pas-sion___ 
Am7                   D7          F/G     G7   G 
  Although I might not___ seem to care___ 
 
 
 
 
Verse 4 
C              Am      F             Am       
  I don't want clever   conversation 
C7            Fm                 C/E    
  I never want to work that hard 
F               Fm       C/E                  Am7 
  I just want someone       that I can talk to 
Dm7                F/G                      C  Fm  F/C  C 
  I'll take you just___ the way___ you are__________ 
 
 
 
Bridge 
F               G7                     Em7          A7 
  I need to know___ that you___ will al_____ways be 
Dm7                 G                   C    C   Gm/Bb 
  The same old some___one__ that I knew__ 
Ab                   Bb7                    Gm7      C -7 
  What will__ it take__  till you__ be-lieve___ in me__ 
Fm7              Bb                    F/G   G    
  The way that I___ be-lieve___ in you__________. 
 
 
 
Verse 5 
C              Am      F             Am       
  I said I love you and that's forever 
C7            Fm                    C/E    
  And this I promise from the heart 
F               Fm    C/E             Am7 
  I could not love___   you any better 
Dm7                F/G                      C  Fm  F/C  C 
  I'll take you just___ the way___ you are__________ 
 
 
 
This should make it easier for The Hammer Jammers 
Henrik Povlsen (JamControl)

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Chord set

C · Am · F · C7 · Fm · E · Gm7 · Am7 · D7 · G · G7 · Dm7 · Em7 · A7 · Gm · Bb · Ab · Bb7 · Fm7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.