Learnin’ the blues
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1. The tables are empty, the dance floor's deserted,
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you
play the same love song, it's the
tenth time you've heard it.
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That's the beginning, just one of the clues,
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D - G
you've
had your first lesson in learnin' the blues.
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2. The cigarettes you light, one after another,
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won't
help you forget her and
the way that you love her.
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- Cm G
You're only burnin' a
torch you can't lose,
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but
you're on the right track for learnin' the blues.
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When you're at home alone, the blues will taunt you constantly,
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when you're out in a crowd, the
blues will haunt your memory.
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3. The nights when you don't sleep
the whole night you're cryin',
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but
you can't forget her, soon
you even stop tryin'.
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You'll walk that floor and wear out your shoes,
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when
you feel your heart break, you're learnin' the
blues.
+ repeat CHORUS (orig.
moves to capo 3rd)
+ repeat verse 3 + D - C - G
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Frank Sinatra)