GAm7D7D9G
The tables are empty - the dance floor's deserted;
GAm7D7 D+ G
You play the same love song - it's the tenth time you've heard it.
G7CCmGBm7E7
That's the beginning just one of the clues;
Am7D7 D+ GGdimD7
You've had your first lesson - in learnin' the blues.
Am7D7D9G
The cigarettes you light - one after another
Am7D7 D+ G
Won't help you forget her and the way that you love her.
G7CCmGBm7E7
You're only burnin' a torch you can't lose,
Am7D7 D+ GGdimG
But you're on the right track for learnin' the blues.
Bridge:
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',
GAm7D7 D+ G
But you can't forget her -- soon you even stop tryin'.
G7CCmGBm7E7
You'll walk that floor and wear out your shoes;
Am7D7 D+ GGdimG
When you feel your heart break. you're learnin' the blues.
Repeat Bridge:
GAm7D7D9G
The nights when you don't sleep the whole night you're cryin';
GAm7D7 D+ G
But you can't forget her -- soon you even stop tryin'.
G7CCmGBm7E7
You'll walk that floor and wear out your shoes;
Am7D7 D+ GG/F#Bm7E7
When you feel your heart break, you're learnin' the blues.
Coda:
Am7D7 D+ GGdimG
When you feel your heart break, you're learnin' the blues.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.