-Billy Joel
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Transcribed by Guitar Player Extraordinaire, Tim Stoll
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*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 .
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Helpful chord voicings:
A11: A(open 5th string),G,B,D,A
Gmaj7: G,F#,B,D
Frets the chords are played on:
D: 5th
E7/9: 7th
Gmaj7: 3rd
D7/9: 5th
Gm7: 3rd
Fm7: 2nd
Am7: 5th
Bm7: 7th
Em7: 9th
A11: 3rd
A: 5th
Bb: 6th
C: 8th
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Intro is in ?D?
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Verse 1:
D——–E7/9—–Gmaj7——-D———-D7/9
Don’t go changing, to try and please me
Gmaj7—–Gm7———–Fm7?-Am7-?D7/9
You never let me down before
Gmaj7–Gm7?—Fm7————Bm7
Don’t imagine?. you’re too familiar
E7/9——————-A11
And I don’t see you anymore
D———–E7/9—–Gmaj7——–D——D7/9
I would not leave you in times of trouble
Gmaj7—-Gm7——————Fm7?-Am7?-D7/9
We never could have come this far
Gmaj7——Gm7——–Fm7————Bm7
I took the good times, I’ll take the bad times
Em7—————————-D
I’ll take you just the way you are
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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.
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Chorus:
Gmaj7—–A——————Fm7—-Bm7
I need to know that you will always be
Em7————————-D—–D7/9
The same old someone that I knew
Bb———–C—————-Am7——D
What will it take ’till you believe in me
Gm7———————–A11
The way that I believe in you.
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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
Em7————————-D
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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