GAm7D7D9G The tables are empty - the dance floor's deserted;
 
GAm7D7D+ G You play the same love song - it's the tenth time you've heard it.
 
G7CCmGBm7-5 E7 That's the beginning just one of the clues;
 
Am7D7D+ GGdimD7 You've had your first lesson - in learnin' the blues.
Am7D7D9G The cigarettes you light - one after another
 
Am7D7D+ G Won't help you forget her and the way that you love her.
 
G7CCmGBm7-5 E7 You're only burnin' a torch you can't lose,
 
Am7D7D+ GGdimG But you're on the right track for learnin' the blues.
G7CAm When you're at home alone,
 
CC7G The blues will taunt you constantly;
 
G7CAm When you're out in a crowd,
 
CC7GD The blues will haunt your memory.
GAm7D7D9G The nights when you don't sleep the whole night you're cryin',
 
GAm7D7D+ G But you can't forget her -- soon you even stop tryin'.
 
G7CCmGBm7-5 E7 You'll walk that floor and wear out your shoes;
 
Am7D7D+ GGdimG When you feel your heart break. you're learnin' the blues.
GAm7D7D9G The nights when you don't sleep the whole night you're cryin';
 
GAm7D7D+ G But you can't forget her -- soon you even stop tryin'.
 
G7CCmGBm7-5 E7 You'll walk that floor and wear out your shoes;
 
Am7D7D+ GG/F#Bm7-5 E7 When you feel your heart break, you're learnin' the blues.
Am7D7D+ GGdimG