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The Way You See Me

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[Intro]
C C6 A7/C# G/D Em7 G/D D D6 G Em
[Verse]
GBirds flying south Cto the one I Glove,
Birds flying Bm7high and Cfree,
Don't tell my C#darling that G/Dyou saw Em7me,
GLooking the Dway you see Gme.Em7  
GAnd winds blowing Gmaj7warm to the Cone I Glove,
Winds please Bmkiss her for Cme,
But don't tell my C#darling Gmaj7that you saw Em7me,
GLooking the Dway you see Gme.Em7  
The Dway you see me is Chow I've Gbeen,
DAnd however since she's Gbeen goneD/F#,Em7  
Just Dtell her you saw me Clike I'd like to Gbe,
A7And tell her I'm Amaj7happy alonDe.Em7  
GThat river of tears Cthat I have Gcried,
River flow Bmon to the Csea,
But don't tell my C#darling,
AThat Gyou flowed from my Em7eyes,
For she'll Gsee me the Dway you see Gme.
[Break] 
Gmaj7 Cmaj7 G Bm7 C C6 A7/C# G Em7 G D G D/F# Em7
[Verse]
The Dway you see me Cis how I've Gbeen,
DAnd however since she's been Ggone,Em7  
Just Dtell her you saw me Cmaj7like I'd like to beG,
A7And tell her I'm happy DaloneDm.
GRiver of tears that CI have Gcried,
River Bmflowin' on to the Csea,
But don't tell my C#darling,
That you Gmaj7flowed from my Em7eyes,
For she'll Gsee me the Dway you see Emme,D  
She'll Gsee me the D6way you see Cme.G/B  Am7  G  

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The Way You See Me

by Willie Nelson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A7/C#

G/D

Em7

Bm7

Gmaj7

D/F#

Amaj7

Cmaj7

G/B

Am7

[Intro]

C C6 A7/C# G/D Em7 G/D D D6 G Em

[Verse]

G C G

Birds flying south to the one I love,

Bm7 C

Birds flying high and free,

C# G/D Em7

Don't tell my darling that you saw me,

G D G Em7

Looking the way you see me.

G Gmaj7 C G

And winds blowing warm to the one I love,

Bm C

Winds please kiss her for me,

C# Gmaj7 Em7

But don't tell my darling that you saw me,

G D G Em7

Looking the way you see me.

D C G

The way you see me is how I've been,

D G D/F# Em7

And however since she's been gone,

D C G

Just tell her you saw me like I'd like to be,

A7 Amaj7 D Em7

And tell her I'm happy alone.

G C G

That river of tears that I have cried,

Bm C

River flow on to the sea,

But don't tell my darling,

A G Em7

That you flowed from my eyes,

G D G

For she'll see me the way you see me.

[Break]

Gmaj7 Cmaj7 G Bm7 C C6 A7/C# G Em7 G D G D/F# Em7

[Verse]

D C G

The way you see me is how I've been,

D G Em7

And however since she's been gone,

D Cmaj7 G

Just tell her you saw me like I'd like to be,

A7 D Dm

And tell her I'm happy alone.

G C G

River of tears that I have cried,

Bm C

River flowin' on to the sea,

But don't tell my darling,

Gmaj7 Em7

That you flowed from my eyes,

G D Em D

For she'll see me the way you see me,

G D6 C G/B Am7 G

She'll see me the way you see me.

About The Way You See Me Chords by Willie Nelson

Learn how to play The Way You See Me by Willie Nelson with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Way You See Me chords”, “The Way You See Me guitar chords”, or “Willie Nelson The Way You See Me chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Way You See Me chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Way You See Me lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, C6, A7/C#, G/D, Em7, D.

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What key is "The Way You See Me" in?

The chords for "The Way You See Me" show the original chord names (including C, C6, A7/C#, G/D, Em7, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.