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