G Am7 D7 D9 G The tables are empty - the dance floor's deserted; G Am7 D7 D+ G You play the same love song - it's the tenth time you've heard it. G7 C Cm G Bm7-5 E7 That's the beginning just one of the clues; Am7 D7 D+ G Gdim D7 You've had your first lesson - in learnin' the blues. Am7 D7 D9 G The cigarettes you light - one after another Am7 D7 D+ G Won't help you forget her and the way that you love her. G7 C Cm G Bm7-5 E7 You're only burnin' a torch you can't lose, Am7 D7 D+ G Gdim G But you're on the right track for learnin' the blues. Bridge: 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 D9 G The nights when you don't sleep 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 Bm7-5 E7 You'll walk that floor and wear out your shoes; Am7 D7 D+ G Gdim G When you feel your heart break. you're learnin' the blues. Repeat Bridge: G Am7 D7 D9 G The nights when you don't sleep 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 Bm7-5 E7 You'll walk that floor and wear out your shoes; Am7 D7 D+ G G/f# Bm7-5 E7 When you feel your heart break, you're learnin' the blues. Coda: Am7 D7 D+ G Gdim G When you feel your heart break, you're learnin' the blues.