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