Key: G
Introduction:
G Am7 D7 D9 G
The tables are empty the dance floor's deserted
G Am7 D7
You play the same love song
D G
It's the tenth time you've heard it
G7 C Cm G Bm7(b5) E7
That's the beginning just one of the blues
Am7 D7 D G Gº D7
You've had your first lesson in learnin' the blues
Am7 D7 D9 G
The cigarettes you light one after another
Am7 D7
Won't help you forget her
D G
And the way that you love her
G7 C Cm G Bm7(b5) E7
You're only burnin' a torch you can't lose
Am7 D7 D G Gº G
But you're on the right track for learnin' the blues
G7 C Am
When you're at home alone,
C C7 G
The blues will taunt you constantly
G7 C Am
When you're out in a crowd,
C C7 G D
The blues will haunt your memory
G Am7 D7
The nights when you don't sleep
D9 G
The whole night you're cryin'
G Am7 D7 D G
But you can't forget her soon you even stop tryin'
G7 C Cm G Bm7(b5) E7
You'll walk that floor and wear out your shoes
Am7 D7
When you feel your heart break.
G Gº G
You're learnin' the blues
G7 C Am
When you're at home alone,
C C7 G
The blues will taunt you constantly
G7 C Am
When you're out in a crowd,
C C7 G D
The blues will haunt your memory
G Am7 D7
The nights when you don't sleep
D9 G
The whole night you're cryin'
G Am7 D7 D G
But you can't forget her soon you even stop tryin'
G7 C Cm G Bm7(b5) E7
You'll walk that floor and wear out your shoes
Am7 D7
When you feel your heart break.
G Gº G
You're learnin' the blues
G7 C Am
When you're out in a crowd,
C C7 G D
The blues will haunt your memory
G Am7 D7
The nights when you don't sleep
D9 G
The whole night you're cryin'
Am7 D7
When you feel your heart break.
G Gº G
You're learnin' the blues
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