Intro: Em Am B7 Em B7 
 
Em                       Am 
Lonely table just for one,  
B7                               Em 
In a bright and crowded room.  
                                    Am 
While the music has begun,  
B7                                  Em 
I drink to memories in the gloom  
Em                                     Em 
Though the music's still the same,  
B7                                E 
It has a bittersweet refrain.  
 

                                                B7 
So play the song the way it used to be,  
                                                      E 
Before she left and changed it all to sadness  
     A                                                 E 
And maybe, if she's passing by the window  
      B7                                          E 
She will hear a love song, and a melody  
A                                                 E 
And even if the words are not so tender  
B7                                                    Em 
She will always remember,the way it used to be.  
 

Em                                     Am 
Friends stop by and say hello,  
B7                                   Em 
And I laugh and hide the pain  
                               Am 
It's quite easy 'til they go,  
B7                                 E 
Then the song begins again  
 

B7 
So play the song the way it used to be,  
                                                      E 
Before she left and changed it all to sadness  
     A                                                 E 
And maybe, if she's passing by the window  
      B7                                          E 
She will hear a love song, and a melody  
A                                                 E 
And even if the words are not so tender  
B7                                                    Em 
She will always remember,the way it used to be.