Luke Combs chords

Luke Combs – The Way I Am Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDGA/C#BmF#mAE/G#D/F#F#EEm7A#

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These are The Way I Am chords by Luke Combs for Piano and Ukulele.

Key: D

[Intro]
D G D    G D

[Verse 1]
G   D              G     
I'm sorry, baby, I really
          D
 tried to change
                  A/C#     
It's like there's somethin' 
 Bm           F#m  D
broken in my brain
    G             D      
The more I try to fix it,
     Bm     A    G   E/G#
 the less I understand
    A                
But you still love me 
                D
just the way I am

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[Verse 2]
D                        
Yeah, I know it's always
G            D
 mostly me to blame
      Bm               G   
But I can't outrun the wild 
            A
that's in my veins
D/F#  G             D       
I'm a walkin' contradiction, 
       Bm     A         G
but a well-intentioned man
   A                
So you still love me 
                D
just the way I am

[Chorus]
A                         Bm       
You know that you are the damnedest
      A         G               D
 most beautiful thing I've ever seen
A              F#     Bm 
You could have had anyone 
        A              E
in the world that you wanted
               Em7 A
But you wanted me

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[Verse 3]
  D                  G       
I swear the world is spinnin'
         D
 way too fast
                 A/C#    
'Cause I'm still learnin' 
 Bm              F#m D
lessons from my past
        G               D/F#   
And sometimes I let the moments 
 Bm         A          G  E
slip right through my hands
    A                
But you still love me 
                D
just the way I am

[Instrument]
D  G  D   Bm G A
G D/F# Bm A G E D A D

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[Chorus]
A                         Bm       
You know that you are the damnedest
      A         G               D
 most beautiful thing I've ever seen
A              F#     Bm 
You could have had anyone 
        A              E
in the world that you wanted
               Em7 A
But you wanted me


[Outro]
     D                G    
So I guess I'm just a horse 
              D
you'll never break
                 A/C#   Bm  
And I'm probably always gon'
       F#m  D
 be this way
    G                D      
But I'll always come runnin' 
      Bm        A        G   E
when you reach out your hand
       A                 
'Cause you still love me 
         A#    Bm G E
just the way I am
A                     
You still love me just,
 D
 just the way I am
A              D
Just the way I am
G              D G
Just the way I am
D A D A  D
Mm

Watch: Luke Combs - The Way I Am (Official Studio Video)

From LukeCombsVEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play The Way I Am: key, chords and progression

The Way I Am by Luke Combs is written in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯) and moves through 12 chords: D, G, A/C#, Bm, F#m, A, E/G#, D/F#, F#, E, Em7 and A#.

Most of the song cycles through A – D – G – D (V – I – IV – I in D major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – fah – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, F, G, Am, Em, D, E, Dm7, Ab (78% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 56% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
Em7 chord on guitar (020000)
Em7E G B D
A# chord on guitar (x13331)
A♯A♯ D E♯

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The Way I Am chords: questions

What key is The Way I Am in?

The Way I Am by Luke Combs is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in The Way I Am?

The Way I Am uses 12 chords: D, G, A/C#, Bm, F#m, A, E/G#, D/F#, F#, E, Em7, A#.

What is the chord progression of The Way I Am?

The main progression is A – D – G – D (V – I – IV – I).

Is The Way I Am easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, F, G, Am, Em, D, E, Dm7, Ab (78% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 56% without a capo).

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