Billy Joel-Just The Way You Are - BPM - 70
[Intro] - Bm6 x20102 - like E7 but no low E and fret 1 on E instead of 3 on B][D] [Gm6/D] [D] [G/D][D] [D] [Gm6/D] [D] [G/D][D]
e|---------3--------|--------7--5-----|----------3--------|--------7--5-----|-2---------|
B|-----3---3--3-----|-----3--8----7---|-------3--3--3-----|-----3--8----7---|-3---------|
G|---2-----3----3---|---2----7------7-|-----2----3----2---|---2----7------7-|-2---------|
D|-0-------0------0-|-0------0--------|--0-------0------0-|-0------0--------|-0---------|
A|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------|
E|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------|
[Verse 1 - Finger pick - no drums]
[D] Don't go [Bm6-x20102] Changin' [Gmaj7] to try please [Bm] [D7] me
[Gmaj7] you never [Gm7] let me down before [D/F#]
[Am7] Mmmm [D7] [Gmaj7] Don't im [Gm7] agine
[D/F#] you're too fam [Bm7] iliar
[E9sus4-020202] And I don't [E9-020102] see you any [G/A] more
[Refrain 1 - Drums in]
[D] I would not [Bm6] leave you [Gmaj7] in times of [Bm] trouble [D9]
[Gmaj7] we never [Gm7] could have come this [D/F#] far
[Am7] Mmmm [D7] [Gmaj7] I took the [Gm] good times
[D/F#] I'll take the [Bm7] bad times
[Em7] I'll take you [G/A] just the way you are
Gm6/D G/D D Gm6/D G/D D
(play variation of intro riff X 2)
[Verse 2] [START LOOP]
[D] Don't go [Bm6] trying [Gmaj7] some new [Bm] fashion [D9]
[Gmaj7] Don't change the [Gm] colour of your [D/F#] hair
[Am7] Mmm [D7] mm [Gmaj7] You always [Gm] have my
[D/F#] unspoken [Bm7] passion
[E9sus4] Although I [E9] might not seem to [G/A] care
[Refrain 2] [STOP LOOP]
I [D] don't want [Bm6] clever [Gmaj7] conver [Bm] sation [D9]
[Gmaj7] I never [Gm] want to work that [D/F#] hard
[Am7] Mmmm [D7] [Gmaj7] I just want [Gm] someone [D/F#]
that I can [Bm7] talk to
[Em7] I'll want you [G/A] just the way you are
Gm6/D G/D D Gm6/D G/D D
(play variation of intro riff X 2)
[Bridge]
[Gmaj7] I need to [A6] know that you will [F#m7] always [B7] be
[Em7] the same old [A7sus] someone that I [D] knew [D/C]
[Bb] What will it [C] take till you be [Am7] lieve in [D9] me
[Gm] The way that [C/G] I believe in [G/A] you
[Refrain 3]
[D] I said I [Bm6] love you [Gmaj7] & that's for [Bm] ever [D9]
[Gmaj7] and this I [Gm] promise from the [D/F#] heart
[Am7] Mmmm [D7] [Gmaj7] I couldn't [Gm] love you [D/F#] any [Bm7] better
[Em7] I'll love you [G/A] just the way you are
Gm6/D G/D D Gm6/D G/D D
(play variation of intro riff X 2)
[Solo] [START LOOP]
[D] [Bm6] [Gmaj7] [(Bm D7)] [Gmaj7] [Gm] [D/F#] [(Am7 D7)]
[Gmaj7] [Gm] [D/F#] [Bm7] [E9sus4] [E9] [G/A] [G/A]
[Refrain 4]
[D] I don't want [Bm6] clever [Gmaj7] conver [Bm] sation [D9]
[Gmaj7] I never [Gm] want to work that [D/F#] hard
[Am7] Mm [D7] [STOP LOOP SO CAN STOP DRUMS]
[Gmaj7] I just want [Gm] someone [D/F#] that
I can [Bm7] talk to [Em] I want you [A7sus4] just the way you are ....
[Almost key change section]
[Bb] [C] [Am7] [D9] [Gm] [A7sus4-A7]
[Outro] [START LOOP AGAIN FOR OUTRO SOLO - MAY HAVE TO USE PICKUP SELECTOR TO BRING SOLO IN QUICKLY]
D Bm6 Gmaj7 (Bm D7) Gmaj7 Gm D/F# (Am7 D7)
Gmaj7 Gm D/F# Bm7 E9sus4 E9 G/A G/A (Repeat to fade)
Suggested ways to do certain chords:
D9 x54530 (D7 is an easier alternative)
E9sus4 020202 (E7sus and E7 are easier alternatives for the E9's)
E9 020102
Bm6 x20102
C/G 3x5553
Suggested Intro (arpeggiated)
xx0353. xx0087, xx0085, xx0232
[Solo]
E ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
G 6--7 ---- --67 ---- ---- ---- ---- -7--
D ---- 7--- -9-- 7--9 ---- ---- --s9 --9-s7p5
A ---- ---- ---- ---- 9-9- 10-- 7--- --------7-(757 bit a triplet)
E ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
E ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
G ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---7 ----
D 7-75 75-- 7575 --75 75-- ---- -s9- 9s7p5
A ---- --55 ---- ---- ---- 7--5 ---- -----75
E ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
E ---- ---- ---- ---- *--- --------------
B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- --------------
G ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- --------------
D 5--- --5- ---5 s975 7--- -------------------9
A ---- -5-- -55- ---- ---- --------------9-12
E ---- ---- ---- ---- -5-5 7-7-9 9-10-12 *groups of 3
E -------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------
D -11-12----8------8-11--12--8--11--12-
A -------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------
G 9--11-----12-8----------------
D ---------------------------------
A -------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------
G 9---11-12-11-9-----------------------
D ---------------12--11--9-------------
A -------------------------12--12------
E -------------------------------------