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