The tables are empty - the dance floor's deserted; + You play the same love song - it's the tenth time you've heard it. -5 That's the beginning just one of the clues; + You've had your first lesson - in learnin' the blues. The cigarettes you light - one after another + Won't help you forget her and the way that you love her. -5 You're only burnin' a torch you can't lose, + But you're on the right track for learnin' the blues. Bridge: When you're at home alone, The blues will taunt you constantly; When you're out in a crowd, The blues will haunt your memory. The nights when you don't sleep the whole night you're cryin', + But you can't forget her -- soon you even stop tryin'. -5 You'll walk that floor and wear out your shoes; + When you feel your heart break. you're learnin' the blues. Repeat Bridge: The nights when you don't sleep the whole night you're cryin'; + But you can't forget her -- soon you even stop tryin'. -5 You'll walk that floor and wear out your shoes; + /f# -5 When you feel your heart break, you're learnin' the blues. Coda: + When you feel your heart break, you're learnin' the blues.