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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
It was back amongst the F#mliving
Your smile was gBmiving 
Me a thrGill
Enough to come sDo close
To closing the dF#meal
The steal of the century
A Bmcentury stolen from our hearts 
To a house on the Ghill
But if that is what it tAakes
If that is what it Gtakes
If that is what it AtakesG  
To be a stoneD  
A stone's throw from your F#mthrone
No man has ever hung Bm  
From the rafters of a second homeG  
No man has ever hungD  
From the rafters of a second homeF#m  
Bm
G
It's Dtrue 
I needed yoF#mu more
Back when I was pooBmr
The wealthy dowager, the patroGness
She guessed it
The answer wasn't yes
But Dher maxims were fine
The ethos that F#mflew about her mind
Like Bmswallows in search
Of a Gburnt-down bell tower church
But if that is what it Atakes
If that is what it Gtakes 
If that is what it AtakesG  
To be a Dstone
A stone's throw from your tF#mhrone
No man has ever hungBm  
At the temporary age of twenty-Gfour
(With) both feet on the floor
DListening to the bona fide stasis of F#msound
The eaves dripping
BmYesterday's ill-timed August raiGn
If there is such a Dthing as ill-timed August F#mrain 
Bm
G
 D   F#m   Bm   G(x2)
D

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Farrar Straus And Giroux

by Destroyer

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

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.

F#m

It was back amongst the living

Your smile was giving

Me a thrill

Enough to come so close

F#m

To closing the deal

The steal of the century

A century stolen from our hearts

To a house on the hill

But if that is what it takes

If that is what it takes

A G

If that is what it takes

To be a stone

F#m

A stone's throw from your throne

No man has ever hung

From the rafters of a second home

No man has ever hung

F#m

From the rafters of a second home

It's true

F#m

I needed you more

Back when I was poor

The wealthy dowager, the patroness

She guessed it

The answer wasn't yes

But her maxims were fine

F#m

The ethos that flew about her mind

Like swallows in search

Of a burnt-down bell tower church

But if that is what it takes

If that is what it takes

A G

If that is what it takes

To be a stone

F#m

A stone's throw from your throne

No man has ever hung

At the temporary age of twenty-four

(With) both feet on the floor

D F#m

Listening to the bona fide stasis of sound

The eaves dripping

Bm G

Yesterday's ill-timed August rain

D F#m

If there is such a thing as ill-timed August rain

D F#m Bm G

(x2)

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