| C# | B | F# | B | C# | B | |
| I was sur | prised, i was | happy for a | day in 1 | 975 |
| A#m | G#m | F# | B | C# | B | |
| i was puzzled | by a dream, i | t stayed with me all | day in 19 | 95 |
| A#m | G#m | F# | |
| my brother | had confessed t | hat he was gay |
| B | C# | B | |
| it | took the heat off | me for a while |
| A#m | G#m | |
| he stood up with a s | ailor friend |
| F# | B | C# | B | |
| and | made it known | upon my sisters | wedding day |
| Etc. |
| Chorus ("they dont seem to mind"...go to end of G#m, then chorus): |
| F# | |
| I gave myself to sin |
| A#m | E | |
| and | i've been there and back a | gain |
| G#m | |
| i gave myself to providence the | state i am in |
| Belle & Sebastian fans would be well advised to browse Paul |
| Mitchell's appealing site 'Sinister' at |
| www.ph.ed.ac.uk/~mitchell/sinister/ |