Tuning: E A D G B E

[Verse 1]

^EI fell for the inventor's daughter ^AWhen I chased my silver dollar ^BDown the hill and onto her father's ^Abasement porch ^EI fell for her blurry eyes ^AWhen my tongue was numb and my shoes untied ^BWith her hand held closed in the yellow light On her ^Afather's basement porch

[Chorus 1]

^BDown came her brother full of angry words ^AAnd a fistful of problems ^Eyet to be heard ^AAs he delivered to me all ^Ethat he had learned ^BAbout defending when you're scared

[Verse 2]

^EAway she went tucked into his coat With her ^Ahead turned back and her cheeks made rose As ^BI lay there with my eyes half-closed On her ^Afather's basement porch

[Verse 3]

^EI fell for the inventor's daughter With a ^Acold washrag and a bloody collar And a ^Bpuffy smile and a head raised taller Than ^Abefore I took his swing ^EI fell for her curious eyes And her ^Afriendly hands left open wide For ^Bme to see what's been inside Since my ^Acoin first ran away

[Chorus 2]

^BAnd she is like a stick laid down And a ^Awhite flag torn from a ^Ewedding gown In a ^Adress-up box from a ^Echildhood town in her ^Bfather's memory ^BAnd he is like a bulb made bright That ^Aflickers when you just want it ^Eto stay light And every ^Atime that he ^Ethinks the night is ^Blooking his way

[Verse 4]

^EI fell for the beggar's son ^AIn the puddled porch with his shoes undone ^BAnd the silver coin that had made him come In^Ato the yellow light

[Bridge]

[Interlude] [Bridge]

^ESo come on, come on, come on into the yellow light^A ^ESo come on, come on, come on into the yellow light^A ^ESo come on, come on, come on into the yellow light^A ^ESo come on, come on, come on into the yellow light^A ^ESo come on, come on, come on into the yellow light^A ^ESo come on, come on, come on into the yellow light^A ^ESo come on, come on, come on into the yellow light^A ^ESo come on, come on, come on into the yellow light^A

Branches - The inventors daughter