#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Date: Fri, 05 Dec 1997 03:53:30 +0000 (GMT) From: rickl1@IX.netcom.com (Rick L) Subject: CRD: Yvette In English David Crosby Chords/Lyrics David Crosby Yvette In English written by Joni Mitchell David Crosby Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) GmHe (355333@1)met her in a french cafe Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) GmShe (355333@1)slipped in sideways like a cat Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) GmSidelong (355333@1)glances, what a wary little stray Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) BbShe (x1333x@1)sticks in his mind like that Bb (x1333x@1) GmSaying (355333@1)'avez vous un alumette' Cm (x3101x@1) EbWith (x43121@3)her lips wrapped around a cigarette Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) GmYvette (355333@1)in English saying please have this Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) Gb (244322@1)Ab (xx1114@1) GmLittle (355333@1)bit of instant bliss. Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) GmHe's (355333@1)struggling with a foreign tongue Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) GmReaching (355333@1)for words and drawing blanks Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) GmA (355333@1)loud mouth is stricken deaf and dumb Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) BbIn (x1333x@1)a bistro on the left bank Bb (x1333x@1) GmIf (355333@1)I was a painter Picasso said Cm (x3101x@1) EbI'd (x43121@3)paint this girl from toe to head Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) GmYvette (355333@1)in English, saying please have this Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) GbAb GmLittle (355333@1)bit of instant bliss Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) GmBurgundy (355333@1)nocturne tips and spills Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) GmThey (355333@1)move along nicely in the spreading stain Eb (x43121@3) FNew (133211@1)chills, new thrills GmFor (355333@1)the old uphill battle Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) BbHow (x1333x@1)did he wind up here again Bb (x1333x@1) GmWalking (355333@1)and talking touched and scared Cm (x3101x@1) EbUninsulated (x43121@3)wires bare Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) GmYvette (355333@1)in English saying 'please have this Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) GbAb GmLittle (355333@1)bit of instant bliss Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) GmWhat (355333@1)blew her like a leaf his way Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) GmUp (355333@1)in the air and down to earth Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) GmFirst (355333@1)she flusters, then she frays Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) BbSo (x1333x@1)quick to question her own worth Bb (x1333x@1) GmHer (355333@1)cigarette burns her finger tips Cm (x3101x@1) EbIt (x43121@3)falls like fireworks, she curses it Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) GmSweetly (355333@1)in English she says 'please have this Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) GbAb GmLittle (355333@1)bit of instant bliss Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) GmHe (355333@1)sees her turn and walk away Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) GmSkittering (355333@1)like a cat on a stone Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) GmHer (355333@1)high heels clicking, what a wary little stray Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) BbShe (x1333x@1)leaves him by the Seine alone. Bb (x1333x@1) GmWith (355333@1) black water and amber lights Cm (x3101x@1) EbAnd (x43121@3)the bony bridge between left and right Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) GmYvette (355333@1)in English, saying 'please have this Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) Gb (244322@1)Ab (xx1114@1) GmLittle (355333@1)bit of instant bliss >From The "Thousand Roads" CD Atlantic Records 1993 Crazy Cow Music/Stay Straight Music(BMI)