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