Yvette In English
David CrosbyVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
He met her in a french cafe
She slipped in sideways like a cat
Sidelong glances, what a wary little stray
She sticks in his mind like that
Saying 'avez vous un alumette'
With her lips wrapped around a cigarette
Yvette in English saying please have this
Little bit of instant bliss.
He's struggling with a foreign tongue
Reaching for words and drawing blanks
A loud mouth is stricken deaf and dumb
In a bistro on the left bank
If I was a painter Picasso said
I'd paint this girl from toe to head
Yvette in English, saying please have this
Little bit of instant bliss
Burgundy nocturne tips and spills
They move along nicely in the spreading stain
New chills, new thrills
For the old uphill battle
How did he wind up here again
Walking and talking touched and scared
Uninsulated wires bare
Yvette in English saying 'please have this
Little bit of instant bliss
What blew her like a leaf his way
Up in the air and down to earth
First she flusters, then she frays
So quick to question her own worth
Her cigarette burns her finger tips
It falls like fireworks, she curses it
Sweetly in English she says 'please have this
Little bit of instant bliss
He sees her turn and walk away
Skittering like a cat on a stone
Her high heels clicking, what a wary little stray
She leaves him by the Seine alone.
With black water and amber lights
And the bony bridge between left and right
Yvette in English, saying 'please have this
Little bit of instant bliss
>From The "Thousand Roads" CD
Atlantic Records
1993 Crazy Cow Music/Stay Straight Music(BMI)
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Readable chord sheet for Yvette In English by David Crosby
[Eb]He met h[F]er in a f[Gm]rench cafe [Eb]She slipped in [F]sideways [Gm]like a cat [Eb]Sidelong glan[F]ces, [Gm]what a wary little stray [Eb]She sticks [F]in his [Bb]mind like that Saying '[Bb]avez vous un [Gm]alumette' With her [Cm]lips wrapped around a [Eb]cigarette [Eb]Yvette in [F]English saying [Gm]please have this [Eb]Little [F]bit of [F#]inst[Ab]ant b[Gm]liss. [Eb]He's struggling [F]with a [Gm]foreign tongue [Eb]Reaching for [F]words and [Gm]drawing blanks [Eb]A loud mouth is [F]stricken d[Gm]eaf and dumb [Eb]In a [F]bistro on the [Bb]left bank If [Bb]I was a painter [Gm]Picasso said I'd [Cm]paint this girl from [Eb]toe to head [Eb]Yvette in[F] English, saying [Gm]please have this [Eb]Little [F]bit of [F#]ins[Ab]tant [Gm]bliss [Eb]Burgundy noctu[F]rne t[Gm]ips and spills [Eb]They move along [F]nicely in the [Gm]spreading stain [Eb]New chills, [F]new thrills For the [Gm]old uphill battle [Eb]How did he [F]wind up [Bb]here again [Bb]Walking and talking [Gm]touched and scared [Cm]Uninsulated wires [Eb]bare [Eb]Yvette in [F]English saying '[Gm]please have this [Eb]Little [F]bit of [F#]ins[Ab]tant [Gm]bliss [Eb]What blew her [F]like a l[Gm]eaf his way [Eb]Up in the [F]air and [Gm]down to earth [Eb]First she [F]flusters, [Gm]then she frays [Eb]So quick to [F]question her [Bb]own worth [Bb]Her cigarette burns her [Gm]finger tips [Cm]It falls like fireworks, she [Eb]curses it [Eb]Sweetly in [F]English she says '[Gm]please have this [Eb]Little [F]bit of [F#]ins[Ab]tant [Gm]bliss [Eb]He sees her [F]turn and [Gm]walk away [Eb]Skittering [F]like a[Gm] cat on a stone [Eb]Her high heels [F]clicking, [Gm]what a wary little stray [Eb]She leaves him [F]by the [Bb]Seine alone. [Bb]With black water and [Gm] amber lights [Cm]And the bony bridge between l[Eb]eft and right [Eb]Yvette in [F]English, saying '[Gm]please have this [Eb]Little [F]bit of[F#] ins[Ab]tant [Gm]bliss >From The "Thousand Roads" CD Atlantic Records 1993 Crazy Cow Music/Stay Straight Music(BMI)