G C Teardrop windows crying in the sky Am D7 He is all alone and wondering why G C Ivory white but feeling kinda blue Am D7 'Cause there's no one there to share the view [Chorus] C C/B Am There's too many vacancies C G D He's been feeling oh so empty C C/B D7 And when the sun sets over the sound G He just goes to sleep [Verse] G C Built and boasts as the tallest on the coast Am D7 He was once a city's only toast G C In old postcards was positioned as the star Am D7 He was looked up to with fond regard [Chorus] C C/B Am But in nineteen-sixty-two C G D the needle made its big debut C C/B D7 G And everybody forgot what it outgrew [Bridge] Em C G He wonders where the workers are who once filled every floor Em Em/D# C D D/C D/B D/A And the elevators operate but don't much anymore D D/C D/B D/A Anymore D D/C D/B D/A Anymore [Verse] G C Teardrop windows crying in the sky Am D7 How the years have quickly passed him by G C Gleaming white against deepest baby blue Am D7 He is lonely just like me and you [Chorus] C C/B Am There's too many vacancies C G D He's been feeling oh so empty C C/B D7 And when the sun sets over the sound G He just goes to sleep C C/B Am There's too many vacancies C G D He's been feeling oh so empty C C/B D7 And when the maids they turn out the lights G He just goes to sleep