Vacancy Chords by Harry Chapin

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_ [E] Mrs.
[A] Smith and Mr.
[B] Jones have come to pass [C#m] the night
[A] They pulled [G#] off of the highway [F#] when they saw [B] my light
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_ [E] It's a vacancy [A]
I offer them [B] what they [C#m] offer me
[A] It's fullness [G#m] for a [F#m] lifetime, it's bare [B] as can be
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There's _ [E] a _ [G#m] vacancy, _ [A] won't you come to [B] me
[C#m] And fill [E] my empty _ [A] spaces _
_ [C#m] _ [E] I'm a motel [G#m] man in [A] a promised [B] land
[C#m] That's filled [E] with empty _ [A] faces _
_ [C#m] Won't [E] you bring your [G#m] _ sorrows, [A] bring your [B] dreams
[C#m] It's a place [E] for you to [F#] be _
_ _ [C#m] There's no more [G#m] tomorrow, [A] oh that's how it seems
So won't you [C#m] _ come [F#] to me _
_ _ _ [A] I've got [B] a _ [E] vacancy _ _
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_ _ _ [E] Another [A] name, another key, [B] another pass [C#m] the glory
[A] Another [G#m] night, another sight, [F#] another [B] bedtime _ [F#m] story _ _
[B] _ Another [E] _ _
stage, [A] another [B] chance for gentleness [C#m] or violence
[A] Another [G#m] birth, another [F#m] dance, another [B] death in [D] silence _ _
[B] _ There's [E] a _
[G#m] vacancy, [A] won't you come [B] to me
[C#m] And fill [E] my empty [A] _ spaces
_ [C#m] _ _ [E] I'm a [G#m] motel man [A] in a [B] promised land
[C#m] That's [E] filled with empty [A] _ faces
_ [C#m] _ [E] Won't you bring [G#m] your _ sorrows, bring [B] your dreams
[C#m] It's a place [E] for you [F#] to be
_ _ _ [C#m] There's no [G#m] more tomorrow, [A] oh that's how it seems
So won't you [C#m] come [F#] to me
_ _ _ [A] _ I've [B] got a _ [E] vacancy _
[A] _ _ [B] Mr. _ _
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John is coming on with his liaison
_ [F#m] _ Mr.
Soft is coming off and soon he'll be gone
[G#m] _ Mrs.
Hard has come apart now that she's alone
[A] Mr.
Jive has come [B] alive but _ nobody's [G#m] home _ _
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[A] Mornings come, check out [B] time with my [C#] pale and bruised
[A] I find what [G#m] they've left [F#] behind in every _
[B] telltale room
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[B] The _ [E] sheets show [A] their struggles, [B] the glasses [C#m] their [B] fears
[A] The ashtrays [G#m] the hours pass, [F#m] the towels [B] their tears
[D] _ _ [B] _
_ There's [E] a _ [G#m] vacancy, _ [A] won't you come to [B] me
[C#m] And fill [E] my empty [A] spaces _
_ [C#m] _ [E] I'm a motel [G#m] man in [A] a promised [B] land
[C#m] That's filled [E] with empty _ [A] faces _
_ [E] Won't you bring your [G#m] _ sorrows, [A] bring your [B] dreams
[C#m] It's a place [E] for you [F#] to be _
_ [C#m] There's no more [G#m] tomorrow, [A] oh that's how it seems
_ _ [C#m] Won't you come [F#] to me _
_ _ [A] _ I've got [B] a _ [E] _ vacancy _
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