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