Branches – The Inventors Daughter chords

[Verse 1]
EI fell for the inventor's daughter
AWhen I chased my silver dollar
B                                   ADown the hill and onto her father's basement 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
       AOn her father's basement porch


[Chorus 1]
BDown came her brother full of angry words
A                         EAnd a fistful of problems yet to be heard
A                         EAs he delivered to me all that he had learned
BAbout defending when you're scared


[Verse 2]
EAway she went tucked into his coat
         AWith her head turned back and her cheeks made rose
   BAs I lay there with my eyes half-closed
       AOn her father's basement porch


[Verse 3]
EI fell for the inventor's daughter
       AWith a cold washrag and a bloody collar
      BAnd a puffy smile and a head raised taller
     AThan before I took his swing
EI fell for her curious eyes
        AAnd her friendly hands left open wide
    BFor me to see what's been inside
         ASince my coin first ran away


[Chorus 2]
BAnd she is like a stick laid down
      A                      EAnd a white flag torn from a wedding gown
     A                   E                     BIn a dress-up box from a childhood town in her father's memory
BAnd he is like a bulb made bright
     A                              EThat flickers when you just want it to stay light
          A            E                   BAnd every time that he thinks the night is looking 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
  AInto the yellow light


[Bridge]
E                                                 ASo come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
E                                                 ASo come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
E                                                 ASo come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
E                                                 ASo come on, come on, come on into the yellow light


[Interlude]


[Bridge]
E                                                 ASo come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
E                                                 ASo come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
E                                                 ASo come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
E                                                 ASo come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
E                                                 ASo come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
E                                                 ASo come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
E                                                 ASo come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
E                                                 ASo come on, come on, come on into the yellow light