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Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are Chords

Chord reference D, Bm, Em7, G, Gm, Am, E, E7, A7, F#m, Bb, D7, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[D]Don’t go [Bm]changing [Em7]to try to [Bm]please me. [G]You never [Gm]let me down be[D]fore. [Am]mmmm[D7]mmmm, [G] I don’t im[Gm]agine, [D]you’re too [Bm]familiar [E]And I don’t [E7]see you any[A7]more

[D]I would not [Bm]leave you, [Em7]in times of trou[Bm]ble [G]We never [Gm]could have come this [D]far [Am]mmmm[D7]mmmmm, [G] I took the [Gm]good times, [D]I’ll take the [Bm]bad times [Em7]I’ll take you [A7]just the way you are

[D]Don’t go [Bm]trying [Em7], some new [Bm]fashion [G]Don’t change the [Gm]color of your [D]hair [Am]mmmm[D7]mmmmm, [G] You always [Gm]have my, [D]unspoken pass[Bm]ion [E]Although I [E7]might not seem to [A7]care

[D]I don’t want [Bm]clever [Em7]conver[Bm]sation [G]I never [Gm]want to work that [D]hard [Am]mmmmm[D7]mmmm, [G] I just want [Gm]someone [D]that I can [Bm]talk to [Em7]I want you [A7]just the way you [D]are

[G]I need to [A]know that you will [F#m]always [B7]be [Em7]The same old [A7]someone that I [D]knew [D7] [Gm]What will it [C7]take till you be[Am7]lieve in [D7]me [Gm]The way that [C]I believe in [A7]you

[D]I said I [Bm]love you [Em7]and that’s for[Bm]ever [G]And this I [Gm]promise from the [D]heart [Am]mmmm[D7]mmmm, [G] I couldn’t [Gm]love you [D]any [Bm]better [Em7]I love you [A7]just the way you [D]are

[D]I don’t want [Bm]clever [Em7]conver[Bm]sation [G]I never [Gm]want to work that [D]hard [Am]mmmmm[D7]mmmm, [G] I just want [Gm]someone [D]that I can [Bm]talk to [Em7]I want you [A7]just the way you [Bb]aaarr[C]rrre [Am]aarrre [D7]ohhhhh [Gm]oh [C][D]

Artist Billy Joel
Album The Stranger
Genres Pop
Year 1977
Key D

How to Play Just The Way You Are on Guitar?

Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are can be played in the key of D using the D, Bm, Em7, G, Gm, Am, E, E7, A7, F#m, Bb, D7, C chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For Em7, To play Em7, let low E, D, G, B, high E ring open, mute A.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Just The Way You Are with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.