Key: E major
Verse 1
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G
A
G
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A
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G
Mrs. Smith and Mr. Jones
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Bm
have come to pass the night
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F#m
They pulled off of the highway when
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A
Em
A
they saw my light
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G
It's a vacancy I offer them,
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Bm
what they offer me
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F#m
Em
Is fullness for a lifetime that's bare
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Am
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C
A
as can be
Verse 2
F#m
G
A
won't you come to me
Bm
A
G
And fill my empty spaces
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F#m
G
A
I'm a motel man in a promised land
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A
G
That's filled with empty faces
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F#m
So won't you bring your sorrows
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A
bring your dreams,
Bm
A
Bm
A
E
It's a place for you to be
Bm
F#m
There's no more tomorrow
Bm
E
Won't you come to me?
G
A
I've got a vacancy
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G
A
G
D
G
Verse 3
A
D
Another name,
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Bm
another key, another pass to glory
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F#m
Another night, another sight,
Em
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Em
A
another bedtime story
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G
Another stage, another chance,
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Bm
for gentleness or violence
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F#m
Another birth, another dance,
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Am
C
A
another death in si lence
Verse 4
F#m
G
A
won't you come to me
Bm
A
G
And fill my empty spaces
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F#m
G
A
I'm a motel man in a promised land
Bm
A
G
That's filled with empty faces
F#m
G
A
rows bring your dreams,
Bm
A
Bm
A
E
It's a place for you to be
Bm
F#m
There's no more tomorrow
Bm
E
Won't you come to me?
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A
D
I've got a vacancy
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A
G
D
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A
Verse 5
coming on with his liaison
soon he'll be gone
now that she's alone
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A
Mr. Jive has come alive but nobody's
home
F#m
A
F#m
A
Verse 6
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G
Mornings come checkout time,
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Bm
with my pail and broom
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F#m
I find what they've left behind
Em
E
in every tell-tale room
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C
A
room
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G
The sheets show their struggles,
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Bm
the glasses their fears
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F#m
The ashtrays the hours passed,
Em
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C
the towels their tears
Verse 7
D
vacancy,
F#m
G
A
won't you come to me
Bm
A
G
And fill my empty spaces
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F#m
G
A
I'm a motel man in a promised land
Bm
A
D
G
That's filled with empty faces
F#m
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A
rows bring your dreams,
Bm
D
Bm
D
E
It's a place for you to be
Bm
F#m
There's no more tomorrow
Bm
E
Won't you come to me?
G
A
I've got a vacancy
Outro 1
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