Just The Way You Are (Play Along)

Just The Way You Are / Billy Joel

!!! Just added tabs for the much easier Key of F! (See bottom of page) !!!

Tabbed for C Chromatic (Key of D) so you can Play Along With Billy!



If you like Billy Joel, you might like Baby Grand (With Ray Charles)

And if you like Classic Ballads, you might also like ...

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Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion)
I Just Wanna Stop (Gino Vannelli)
Maybe I'm Amazed (Paul McCartney)
One For My Baby (Frank Sinatra)
Keep On Walking (Gino Vannelli)
This Masquerade (George Benson)
Light My Fire (Jose Feliciano)
Biggest Part Of Me (Ambrosia)
Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden)
Dying To Live (Edgar Winter)
Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix)
The Man I Love (Kate Bush)
Because (Dave Clark Five)
Dust In The Wind (Kansas)
More Than Words (Extreme)
Smile (Nat King Cole)
Crazy (Patsy Cline)


Just The Way You Are

* The note (A) indicates (A3).  If you own a 16 hole or orchestra tuned
chromatic, you'll know what to do. Otherwise, replace the note with (-1)/D4.


(-1 -3 -5 7  -1 -3 -5 -8 -7   -1 -3 -5 7  -1 -3 -5 -8 -7)

Don't go changing to try and please me
-5   -6*  -5 -4   -4 -4  -5   -4   -2*

You never let me down before  Mmmmmmmmmm
-2*  3 -3 -2* -1  -1  (A)-2*  3-3-2* 2-2*

You don't imagine you're too familiar
-1  -2*   2 2 -1   -1    -2* -3 4* -5

And I don't see you anymore
-2*-4  4*   -5   6  5*-4-4-3

I would not leave you in times of trouble
-5 -5   -6*  -5   -4  -4  -4   -5 -4 -2*

We never could have come this far   Mmmmmmmmmm
-2* 3 -3  -2*   -1   -1  (A) -2*   3-3-2* 2-2*

I took the good times, I'll take the bad times
-2*2 2  2    2   -1     -1  -2*  -3   4*  -5

I'll take you just the way you are
-2*   -4   4*  -5  -6* -4  -5  -5

(-1 -3 -5 7  -1 -3 -5 -8 -7   -1 -3 -5 7  -1 -3 -5 -8 -7)


Don't go trying some new fashion
-5   -6* -5 -4   -4  -5  -4  -2*

Don't change the color of your hair   Mmmmmmmmmm
-2*     3    -3 -2* -1 -1 (A)  -2*   3-3-2* 2-2*

You always have my unspoken passion
-2*  2  2    2  -1 -1 -2*-3  4* -5

Though I might not seem to care
-4     4* -5    6   5*  -4 -3

I don't want clever conversation
-5 -5   -6*  -5 -4  -4 -5 -4 -2*

I never want to work that hard   Mmmmmmmmmm
-2* 3 -3 -2* -1 -1   (A)  -2*    3-3-2* 2-2*

Just want someone that I can talk to
-2*   2    2  -1   -1 -2* -3  4*  -5

I want you just the way you are
-2*-4   4*  -5  -6* -4  -5  -5

(-1 -3 -5 7  -1 -3 -5 -8 -7   -1 -3 -5 7  -1 -3 -5 -8 -7)


I need to know that you will always be
-2* -4 -5  5*   -4  -3   -3  -3  4* -4

The same old someone that I knew
 2   3   -4   -3  3  -2* 2-2* -2*

Ahh what will it take till you believe in me
-5   -5   -5  -6  6    -5   5  -3*4  4 6  -5

The way that I believe in you
 3  -3*  -5  5  -3* -3 -3 -3


I said I love you and that's forever
-5 -5 -6* -5  -4  -4   -4   -5 -4 -2*

And this I promise from the heart   Mmmmmmmmmm
-2*  3  -3 -2* -1   -1  (A) -2*    3-3-2* 2-2*

I could not love you any better
-2*2 2   2   2   -1 -2*-3 4* -5

I love you just the way you are
-4 -4   4*  -5  -6* -4  -5  -5

(-1 -3 -5 7  -1 -3 -5 -8 -7   -1 -3 -5 7  -1 -3 -5 -8 -7)


I don't want clever conversation,  no
-5 -5   -6*  -5 -4 -6 6 -5 -5 -2*  2-2*2-1

Never want to work that hard   Mmmmmmmmmm
 6 -5 -2*  -1  -1   (A)  -2*    3-3-2* 2-2*

I just want someone that I can talk to
-2*-2*  2    2  -1   -1 -2* -3  4*  -5

I want you just the way you are ....
-2*-4   4*  -5  -6   6  -5  -5  -3 4

Ohhh Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh   Ohhhhhhh
 5   -5 5 -3* -3 -3*-3 3   -3* 3 -3   -5 -5

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Key of F


( -2 4 -6 -7*  -2 4 -6 -9 9   -2 4 -6 -7*  -2 4 -6 -9 9 )

Don't go changing to try and please me
-6   -7  -6  -5   -5 -5  -6    -5   -3

You never let me down before   Mmmmmmmmmm
-3  -3* 4 -3  -2  -2   1 -3   -3* 4 -3 3 -3

You don't imagine you're too familiar
-2   -3    3 3 -2   -2   -3  4  6 -6

And I don't see you anymore
-3 -5   6   -6   7  6 -5 -5  5

I would not leave you in times of trouble
-6 -6   -7   -6   -5  -5  -5   -6  -5 -3

We never could have come this far   Mmmmmmmmmm
-3 -3* 4  -3   -2    -2   1   -3   -3* 4 -3 3 -3

I took the good times, I'll take the bad times
-3  3   3    3   -2    -2   -3    4   6   -6

I'll take you just the way you are
 -3   -5   6   -6  -7  -5  -6  -6

( -2 4 -6 -7*  -2 4 -6 -9 9   -2 4 -6 -7*  -2 4 -6 -9 9 )


Don't go trying some new fashion
 -6   -7 -6 -5   -5  -6  -5  -3

Don't change the color of your hair   Mmmmmmmmmm
 -3    -3*    4 -3 -2  -2   1  -3    -3* 4 -3 3 -3

You always have my unspoken passion
-3   3  3    3  -2 -2 -3  4  6 -6

Though I might not seem to care
  -5   6  -6    7   6   -5  5

I don't want clever conversation
-6  -6  -7   -6 -5  -5 -6 -5 -3

I never want to work that hard   Mmmmmmmmmm
-3 -3* 4 -3  -2  -2   1   -3    -3* 4 -3 3 -3

Just want someone that I can talk to
 -3   3    3  -2   -2 -3  4   6   -6

I want you just the way you are
-3 -5   6   -6  -7  -5  -6  -6

( -2 4 -6 -7*  -2 4 -6 -9 9   -2 4 -6 -7*  -2 4 -6 -9 9 )


I need to know that you will always be
-3 -5  -6   6   -5   5   5    5  6  -5

The same old someone that I knew
 3   -3*  -5  5  -3*  -3  3  -3

Ahh what will it take till you believe in me
-6   -6   -6   7*  7   -6  -5*  5* -5* -5* 7 -6

The way that I believe in you
 -3* 5*  6* -5* 5*  5  5   5


I said I love you and that's forever
-6 -6 -7  -6  -5  -5   -5   -6 -5 -3

And this I promise from the heart   Mmmmmmmmmm
-3  -3*  4  -3 -2   -2   1   -3    -3* 4 -3 3 -3

I could not love you any better
-3 -3    3    3  -2 -3 4  6 -6

I love you just the way you are
-5 -5   6   -6  -7  -5  -6  -6

( -2 4 -6 -7*  -2 4 -6 -9 9   -2 4 -6 -7*  -2 4 -6 -9 9 )


I don't want clever conversation,  no
-6 -6   -7   -6 -5  7* 7 -6 -6 -3  3 -3 3 -2

Never want to work that hard   Mmmmmmmmmm
 7 -6  -3  -2  -2   1   -3    -3* 4 -3 3 -3

I just want someone that I can talk to
-3 -3   3    3  -2   -2 -3  4   6   -6

I want you just the way you are ....
-3 -5   6   -6   7*  7  -6  -6  5 -5*

Ohhh Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh      Ohhhhhhh
 -5*  6* -5* 5* 5 -3*-3 -3*   4* -3* 5   -6 -6



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