Vacancy Chords by Harry Chapin

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