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 
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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.