Intro: E5 A5 B5 E5 B5 
 
E5                       A5 
Lonely table just for one,  
B5                               E5 
In a bright and crowded room.  
                                    A5 
While the music has begun,  
B5                                  E5 
I drink to memories in the gloom  
E5                                     E5 
Though the music's still the same,  
B5                                E5 
It has a bittersweet refrain.  
 

                                                B5 
So play the song the way it used to be,  
                                                      E5 
Before she left and changed it all to sadness  
     A5                                                 E5 
And maybe, if she's passing by the window  
      B5                                          E5 
She will hear a love song, and a melody  
A5                                                 E5 
And even if the words are not so tender  
B5                                                    E5 
She will always remember,the way it used to be.  
 

E5                                     A5 
Friends stop by and say hello,  
B5                                   E5 
And I laugh and hide the pain  
                               A5 
It's quite easy 'til they go,  
B5                                 E5 
Then the song begins again  
 

B5 
So play the song the way it used to be,  
                                                      E5 
Before she left and changed it all to sadness  
     A5                                                 E5 
And maybe, if she's passing by the window  
      B5                                          E5 
She will hear a love song, and a melody  
A5                                                 E5 
And even if the words are not so tender  
B5                                                    E5 
She will always remember,the way it used to be.