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
Am
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
Am
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