26 Chords used in the song: Am, G#m7, Am7, Dm, F, E7, Adim, Am/D, Am/C#, A, Dm/C#, Dm7, Dm6, F#, Bbm, Bbm7, Ebm, F7, Bdim, Bm/Eb, Bm/D, Bb, Ebm/D, Ebm7, Ebm6, G
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Am
G#m7
Am7
She mesmerizes with a smileDm
Dark eyes as compelling as the bourbonAm
G#m7
Am7
F
That girl in the canary yellow dressE7
Says yesAm
G#m7
Am7
She flips a pack of cigarettesDm
He doesn't smoke, but he takes one nonethelessAm
G#m7
Am7
F
E7
It helps to keep his motives true, the girl was blue
F
E7
What else is the poor boy supposed to do
[Bridge]Am
Adim
Am/D
Am/C#
She bounces like a flame,Am
A
clothes on herDm
Dm/C#
Dm7
Dm6
Eyes closed Yellow dressF#
F
Runs and swirls
[Verse]Am
G#m7
Am7
It's late, the hour's growing hornsDm
The band seems to draw her ever closerAm
G#m7
Am7
F
E7
This girl gets right down in the groove, grooves a moveF
E7
Leads him out to where they play the blues
[Bridge]Am
Adim
Am/D
Am/C#
She dances like a flameAm
Has no cares, yellow-dressed flameDm
Dm/C#
Dm7
Dm6
Eyes closed, arms above
F#
F
She shakes pearls and snakes
[Verse]Bbm
Am7
Bbm7
Too late in this folie a troixEbm
He sees that the heart is pounding forBbm
Am7
Bbm7
F#
F7
Big daddy who falls down to his knees, begging her pleaseF#
F7
Lifts his sax, says "here's my little tease"
[Bridge]Bbm
Bdim
Bm/Eb
Bm/D
Her dancing sets the place on fireBbm
Bb
Heaven and hellEbm
Ebm/D
Ebm7
Ebm6
The flames come up his spine
G
F#
As she shakes, whirls and snakes
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About this song: The Girl In The Yellow Dress
David Gilmour told Uncut the story of this song, which contains lyrics penned by his novelist wife Polly Samson. "The basic backing track was recorded in 2004, with a jazz trio in this room (Astoria)," he said. "It's been waiting for something to turn it.""Polly wrote a beautiful lyric about a girl dancing in a jazz club wearing a yellow dress that comes from a picture that we have by Johnny Dewe Mathews," Gilmour continued. "I recorded it again at Abbey Road with a different band Read more on Last.fm.