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