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
Bm
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
Bm
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