E
G#m
It was back amongst the living
C#m
Your smile was giving
A
Me a thrill
E
Enough to come so close
G#m
To closing the deal
The steal of the century
C#m
B century stolen from our hearts
A
To a house on the hill
B
But if that is what it takes
A
If that is what it takes
B A
If that is what it takes
E
To be a stone
G#m
B stone's throw from your throne
C#m
No man has ever hung
A
From the rafters of a second home
E
No man has ever hung
G#m
From the rafters of a second home
C#m
A
E
It's true
G#m
I needed you more
C#m
Back when I was poor
A
The wealthy dowager, the patroness
She guessed it
The answer wasn't yes
E
But her maxims were fine
G#m
The ethos that flew about her mind
C#m
Like swallows in search
A
Of a burnt-down bell tower church
B
But if that is what it takes
A
If that is what it takes
B A
If that is what it takes
E
To be a stone
G#m
B stone's throw from your throne
C#m
No man has ever hung
A
At the temporary age of twenty-four
(With) both feet on the floor
E G#m
Listening to the bona fide stasis of sound
The eaves dripping
C#m A
Yesterday's ill-timed August rain
E G#m
If there is such a thing as ill-timed August rain
C#m
A
E G#m C#m A (x2)
D