Just the two of us Chords

Easy tutorial for beginners with some explanations, the tab, the lyrics and the chords to play the song Just the two of us chords by Bill Withers on guitar.

Just the two of us with chords

The three parts of the song are played in the same way.

We will therefore look only at part 1 and chorus.

Part 1 of the song Just the two of us

The three parts of Just the two of us are played in the same way. So you only have to know how to play the first part.

This part 1, like the other two, consists of two verses. In order to play it, you need to know some first chords :

just the two of us chords

Once these positions are ready and mastered, you can follow and play the following jazz tab with your guitar :

Remember that the chords are written above the lyrics so that you can play them at the right time. Therefore, it’s better to play while singing. Chords that are to the right of a phrase (not above a word) are played between the two phrases.

just the two of us chords
Tab text
CM7 B7 Em7
I see the crystal raindrops fall
Dm7 G7 CM7
And the beauty of it all
B7 Em7
Is when the sun comes shining through
CM7 B7 Em7
To make those rainbows in my mind
Dm7 G7 CM7
When I think of you sometime
B7 Em7
And I wanna spend some time with you

Chorus of the Bill Withers music

After each part of the song you have to play the chorus. To do this, you need to know one last chord :

just the two of us lyrics

When you have mastered this position and the previous ones, you only have to look at and play the last tab :

bill withers chords
Tab text
CM7 B7
Just the two of us
Em7 Ebm7 Dm7
We can make it if we try
G7 CM7 B7
Just the two of us
Em7
(Just the two of us)
CM7 B7
Just the two of us
Em7 Ebm7 Dm7
Building castles in the sky
G7 CM7 B7
Just the two of us
Em7
You and I

To play parts 2 and 3, you just have to reproduce the same chords and rhythm of part 1 and follow the lyrics.

If you want to improvise on this song, you can take our course on guitar scales.

Just the two of us video with tab

Just the two of us lyrics

The song Just the two of us chords by Bill Withers is composed of three parts (of two verses each one) and a chorus.

The structure of the lyrics is simple:

Part 1 – Chorus – Part 2 – Chorus – Part 3 – Chorus

Part 1

I see the crystal raindrops fall
And the beauty of it all
Is when the sun comes shining through

To make those rainbows in my mind
When I think of you sometime
And I wanna spend some time with you

Chorus

Just the two of us
We can make it if we try
Just the two of us
(Just the two of us)
Just the two of us
Building castles in the sky
Just the two of us
You and I

Part 2

We look for love, no time for tears
Wasted water’s all that is
And it don’t make no flowers grow

Good things might come to those who wait
Not for those who wait too late
We gotta go for all we know

Chorus

Part 3

I hear the crystal raindrops fall
On the window down the hall
And it becomes the morning dew

And darling when the morning comes
And I see the morning sun
I wanna be the one with you

Chorus

Play the chords Hallelujah from Leonard Cohen on guitar.

Easy PDF score to play Just the two of us

The following score is a “home-made” easy PDF score for beginners that we created according to the above frameworks and explanations.

This score summarizes everything we just covered. You can download it for free to play the jazz song Just the two of us by Bill Withers on guitar.