You never let me down before. Don't imagine you're too familiar. And I don't see you anymore. I would not leave you in times of trouble. We never could have come this far. I took the good times, I'll take the bad times. I take you just the way you are. I need to know that you will always be. Just the Way You Are Lyrics by Billy Joel from the The Complete Hits Collection 1973-1997: Limited Edition album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: Don't go changing to try and please me You never let me down before Don't imagine you're too familiar And I don't se… Just the Way You Are" is a song by Billy Joel from his fifth studio album The Stranger (1977), released as the album's lead single in September 1977. It became both Joel's first US Top 10 and UK Top 20 single (reaching No. 3 and No. 19 respectively), as well as Joel's first gold single in the US. You never let me down before. Don't imagine you're too familiar. And I don't see you anymore. I wouldn't leave you in times of trouble. We never could have come this far. I took the good times, I'll take the bad times. I'll take you just the way you are. Don't go trying some new fashion. Just the Way You Are Lyrics. [Verse 1] Don't go changing to try and please me. You never let me down before, mm. And don't imagine you're too familiar. And I don't see you anymore. Official 241 1,217 Edit Add to playlist Add to Favorites Just The Way You Are Chords by Billy Joel 92,035 views, added to favorites 4,842 times I added the intro. I changed a few chords that Don't go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before Don't imagine you're too familiar And I don't see you anymore I wouldn't leave you in times of trouble We never could have come this far I took the good times, I'll take the bad times I'll take you just the way you are I need to know that you will always be Joel's lyrics are filled with metaphors that paint a picture of a woman who is beautiful despite being flawed. For example, he sings, "I said I love you and that's forever / And this I promise from the heart / I could not love you any better / I love you just the way you are.". [Intro] Gm6/D G/D D Gm6/D G/D D [Verse 1] D Bm6 Gmaj7 Bm D7 Gmaj7 Gm7 D/F# Don't go changin' to try please me you never let me down before Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Gm7 D/F# Bm7 Mmmm Don't imagine you're D7/9 We never could have come this far Gmaj 7-----Gm7-----Fm7-----Bm7 I took the good times, I'll take the bad times Em 7-----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 i6M4r.