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