The Inventors Daughter chords by Branches

Verse 1:

E
I fell for the inventor's daughter

A
When I chased my silver dollar

B                                   A
Down the hill and onto her father's basement porch

E
I fell for her blurry eyes

A
When my tongue was numb and my shoes untied

B
With her hand held closed in the yellow light

       A
On her father's basement porch


Chorus 1:

B
Down came her brother full of angry words

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And a fistful of problems yet to be heard

A                         E
As he delivered to me all that he had learned

B
About defending when you're scared


Verse 2:

E
Away she went tucked into his coat

         A
With her head turned back and her cheeks made rose

   B
As I lay there with my eyes half-closed

       A
On her father's basement porch


Verse 3:

E
I fell for the inventor's daughter

       A
With a cold washrag and a bloody collar

      B
And a puffy smile and a head raised taller

     A
Than before I took his swing

E
I fell for her curious eyes

        A
And her friendly hands left open wide

    B
For me to see what's been inside

         A
Since my coin first ran away


Chorus 2:

B
And she is like a stick laid down

      A                      E
And a white flag torn from a wedding gown

     A                   E                     B
In a dress-up box from a childhood town in her father's memory

B
And he is like a bulb made bright

     A                              E
That flickers when you just want it to stay light

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And every time that he thinks the night is looking his way


Verse 4:

E
I fell for the beggar's son

A
In the puddled porch with his shoes undone

B
And the silver coin that had made him come

  A
Into the yellow light


Bridge:

E                                                 A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light

E                                                 A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light

E                                                 A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light

E                                                 A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light


Interlude:


Bridge:

E                                                 A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light

E                                                 A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light

E                                                 A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light

E                                                 A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light

E                                                 A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light

E                                                 A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light

E                                                 A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light

E                                                 A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light