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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 .
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
Intro is in ‘D’
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
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.
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.
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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