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 smile
Dm
Dark eyes as compelling as the bourbon
Am G#m7 Am7 F
That girl in the canary yellow dress
E7
Says yes
Am G#m7 Am7
She flips a pack of cigarettes
Dm
He doesn't smoke, but he takes one nonetheless
Am 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 her
Dm Dm/C# Dm7 Dm6
Eyes closed Yellow dress
F# F
Runs and swirls
[Verse]
Am G#m7 Am7
It's late, the hour's growing horns
Dm
The band seems to draw her ever closer
Am G#m7 Am7 F E7
This girl gets right down in the groove, grooves a move
F E7
Leads him out to where they play the blues
[Bridge]
Am Adim Am/D Am/C#
She dances like a flame
Am
Has no cares, yellow-dressed flame
Dm 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 troix
Ebm
He sees that the heart is pounding for
Bbm Am7 Bbm7 F# F7
Big daddy who falls down to his knees, begging her please
F# F7
Lifts his sax, says "here's my little tease"
[Bridge]
Bbm Bdim Bm/Eb Bm/D
Her dancing sets the place on fire
Bbm Bb
Heaven and hell
Ebm 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.