Verse
F#
I fell for the inventor's daughter
B
When I chased my silver dollar
C# B
Down the hill and onto her father's basement porch
D#m
I fell for her blurry eyes
B
When my tongue was numb and my shoes untied
C#
With her hand held closed in the yellow light
B
On her father's basement porch
[Chorus 1]
C#
Down came her brother full of angry words
B F#
And a fistful of problems yet to be heard
B F#
As he delivered to me all that he had learned
C#
About defending when you're scared
[Verse 2]
F#
Away she went tucked into his coat
B
With her head turned back and her cheeks made rose
C#
As I lay there with my eyes half-closed
B
On her father's basement porch
[Verse 3]
F#
I fell for the inventor's daughter
B
With a cold washrag and a bloody collar
C#
And a puffy smile and a head raised taller
B
Than before I took his swing
D#m
I fell for her curious eyes
B
And her friendly hands left open wide
C#
For me to see what's been inside
B
Since my coin first ran away
[Chorus 2]
C#
And she is like a stick laid down
B F#
And a white flag torn from a wedding gown
B F# C#
In a dress-up box from a childhood town in her father's memory
C#
And he is like a bulb made bright
B F#
That flickers when you just want it to stay light
B F# C#
And every time that he thinks the night is looking his way
[Verse 4]
F#
I fell for the beggar's son
B
In the puddled porch with his shoes undone
C#
And the silver coin that had made him come
B
Into the yellow light
[Bridge]
F# B
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
F# B
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
F# B
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
F# B
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
[Interlude]
[Bridge]
F# B
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
F# B
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
F# B
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
F# B
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
F# B
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
F# B
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
F# B
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
F# B
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light