Yvette In English
David Crosby
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Eb F Gm He met her in a french cafeEb F Gm She slipped in sideways like a catEb F Gm Sidelong glances, what a wary little strayEb F Bb She sticks in his mind like thatBb Gm Saying 'avez vous un alumette'Cm With her lips wrapped around aEb cigaretteEb F Gm Yvette in English saying please have thisEb F Gb Ab Gm Little bit of instant bliss.Eb F Gm He's struggling with a foreign tongueEb F Gm Reaching for words and drawing blanksEb F Gm A loud mouth is stricken deaf and dumbEb F Bb In a bistro on the left bankBb Gm If I was a painter Picasso saidCm Eb I'd paint this girl from toe to headEb F Gm Yvette in English, saying please have thisContinues after the adEb F Gb Ab Gm Little bit of instant blissEb F Gm Burgundy nocturne tips and spillsEb F They move along nicely in theGm spreading stainEb F New chills, new thrillsGm For the old uphill battleEb F Bb How did he wind up here againBb Gm Walking and talking touched and scaredCm Eb Uninsulated wires bareEb F Gm Yvette in English saying 'please have thisEb F Gb Ab Gm Little bit of instant blissEb F Gm What blew her like a leaf his wayEb F Gm Up in the air and down to earthEb F Gm First she flusters, then she fraysEb F Bb So quick to question her own worthBb Gm Her cigarette burns her finger tipsCm Eb It falls like fireworks, she curses itEb F Gm Sweetly in English she says 'please have thisEb F Gb Ab Gm Little bit of instant blissEb F Gm He sees her turn and walk awayEb F Gm Skittering like a cat on a stoneEb F Gm Her high heels clicking, what a wary little strayEb F Bb She leaves him by the Seine alone.Bb Gm With black water and amber lightsCm Eb And the bony bridge between left and rightEb F Gm Yvette in English, saying 'please have thisEb F Gb Ab Gm Little bit of instant bliss >From The "Thousand Roads" CD Atlantic Records 1993 Crazy Cow Music/Stay Straight Music(BE )