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The Inventors Daughter

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[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
C#mI 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
C#mI 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
InAto the yellow light
[Bridge]
ESo come on, come on, come on into the yellow lightA  
ESo come on, come on, come on into the yellow lightA  
ESo come on, come on, come on into the yellow lightA  
ESo come on, come on, come on into the yellow lightA  
[Interlude]
[Bridge]
ESo come on, come on, come on into the yellow lightA  
ESo come on, come on, come on into the yellow lightA  
ESo come on, come on, come on into the yellow lightA  
ESo come on, come on, come on into the yellow lightA  
ESo come on, come on, come on into the yellow lightA  
ESo come on, come on, come on into the yellow lightA  
ESo come on, come on, come on into the yellow lightA  
ESo come on, come on, come on into the yellow lightA  

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The Inventors Daughter

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C#m

[Verse 1]

I fell for the inventor's daughter

When I chased my silver dollar

B A

Down the hill and onto her father's basement porch

C#m

I fell for her blurry eyes

When my tongue was numb and my shoes untied

With her hand held closed in the yellow light

On her father's basement porch

[Chorus 1]

Down came her brother full of angry words

A E

And a fistful of problems yet to be heard

A E

As he delivered to me all that he had learned

About defending when you're scared

[Verse 2]

Away she went tucked into his coat

With her head turned back and her cheeks made rose

As I lay there with my eyes half-closed

On her father's basement porch

[Verse 3]

I fell for the inventor's daughter

With a cold washrag and a bloody collar

And a puffy smile and a head raised taller

Than before I took his swing

C#m

I fell for her curious eyes

And her friendly hands left open wide

For me to see what's been inside

Since my coin first ran away

[Chorus 2]

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

And he is like a bulb made bright

A E

That flickers when you just want it to stay light

A E B

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

[Verse 4]

I fell for the beggar's son

In the puddled porch with his shoes undone

And the silver coin that had made him come

Into the yellow light

[Bridge]

E A