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