Destroyer is Dan Bejar, one of the New Pornographers (usually referred to as "indie
supergroup New Pornographers" and then followed by a mention of Neko Case). There aren't
any chords/tabs for Destroyer songs online, which is just ridiculous; the man can write
rock songs (or, in the case of "Farrar, Straus & Giroux (Sea of Tears)," melancholy
pop/country songs) like nobody's business, and who doesn't like to rock out, now and
again, in the grand indie style? Having said that, I hope I've been rocking (or popping)
appropriately to this song. 


D (xx0232@1)			F#mIt (244222@1)was back amongst the living
		BmYour (x24432@1)smile was giving 
	GMe (320003@1)a thrill
		DEnough (xx0232@1)to come so close
		F#mTo (244222@1)closing the deal

The steal of the century
BmA (x24432@1)century stolen from our hearts 
		GTo (320003@1)a house on the hill


			ABut (x02220@1)if that is what it takes
			GIf (320003@1)that is what it takes
			AG-Bm-G-Bm-G (x02220@1)If that is what it takes
	DTo (xx0232@1)be a stone


			F#mA (244222@1)stone's throw from your throne
		BmNo (x24432@1)man has ever hung 
			    GFrom (320003@1)the rafters of a second home
		DNo (xx0232@1)man has ever hung
			F#mFrom (244222@1)the rafters of a second home

Bm (x24432@1)G (320003@1)
	DIt's (xx0232@1)true 
	   F#mI (244222@1)needed you more
		BmBack (x24432@1)when I was poor
				GThe (320003@1)wealthy dowager, the patroness

She guessed it

The answer wasn't yes
DBut (xx0232@1)her maxims were fine
			F#mThe (244222@1)ethos that flew about her mind
	BmLike (x24432@1)swallows in search
		GOf (320003@1)a burnt-down bell tower church
	

			ABut (x02220@1)if that is what it takes
			GIf (320003@1)that is what it takes 
			AG-Bm-G-Bm-G (x02220@1)If that is what it takes
	DTo (xx0232@1)be a stone


			F#mA (244222@1)stone's throw from your throne
		BmNo (x24432@1)man has ever hung
				GAt (320003@1)the temporary age of twenty-four
				
(With) both feet on the floor
D (xx0232@1)			F#mListening (244222@1)to the bona fide stasis of sound

The eaves dripping
Bm (x24432@1)		GYesterday's (320003@1)ill-timed August rain
		D (xx0232@1)		F#mIf (244222@1)there is such a thing as ill-timed August rain 

Bm (x24432@1)G (320003@1)D-F#m-Bm-G (x2)

D (xx0232@1)