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