The State I Am In Belle and Sebastian
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[C#]I was sur[B]prised
I was [F#]happy for a d[B]ay
In 19[C#]75[B]
[A#m]I was puzzled [G#m]by a dream
[F#]Stayed with me all da[B]y
In 19[C#]95[B]
[A#m]My brother [G#m]had confessed
[F#]He was gay it [B]took the heat off
[C#]Me for a while[B]
He [A#m]stood up with a [G#m]sailor friend
[F#]Made it known u[B]pon my sister?s
[C#]Wedding day[B] [A#m] [G#m] [C#]
[C#]Got married [B]in a rush
To [F#]save a kid from [B]being deported
[C#]Now she's in love[B]
Oo[A#m]oh, I was so [G#m]touched
I was [F#]moved to kick the [B]crutches
From my [C#]crippled friend[B]
[C#]She was not i[B]mpressed
Cause I [F#]cured her on the [B]Sabbath
I [C#]went to confess[B]
[F#]When she saw the [G#m]funny side
We [A#m]introduced my [B]child bride
To [C#]whisky and gin[B]
To [A#m]whisky and gin[B] [C#]
[C#]The priest in the [B]booth
Had a [F#]photographic [B]memory
For a[C#]ll he had heard[B]
He [A#m]took all of my [G#m]sins
And he [F#]wrote a pocket [B]novel
Called "The [C#]State That I?m In"[B]
And [C#]so I gave m[B]yself to God
There [F#]was a pregnant [B]pause
Before he [C#]said OK[B]
[F#]Now I spend my [G#m]days
Turning [A#m]tables round in [B]Marks & Spencer
[C#]They don't seem to [B]mind[A#m] [B]
[F#]I gave myself to sin
I [A#m]gave myself to Providence
And [E]I've been there and back again
The [G#m]state that I am in
[F#]I gave myself to sin
I [A#m]gave myself to Providence
And [E]I've been there and back again
The [G#m]state that I am in[C#]
[C#]Oh love of [B]mine
Would you [F#]condescend to [B]help me
Cause I?m [C#]stupid and bl[B]ind
Oh and de[A#m]speration [G#m]is the Devil's
[F#]Work, it is the [B]folly
Of a [C#]boy?s empty [B]mind
Oh and [A#m]now I'm feelin? [G#m]dangerous
[F#]Riding on city [B]buses
For a [C#]hobby is sad[B]
Why don?t you [F#]leave me to a [G#m]living end
I [A#m]promise that I'd [B]entertain
My [C#]crippled friend[B]
My [A#m]crippled friend[B]
[F#]I gave myself to sin
I [A#m]gave myself to Providence
And [E]I've been there and back again
The [G#m]state that I am in
[F#]I gave myself to sin
I [A#m]gave myself to Providence
And [E]I've been there and back again
The [G#m]state that I am in
[F#]I gave myself to sin
I [A#m]gave myself to Providence
And [E]I've been there and back again
The [G#m]state that I am in
[F#]I gave myself to sin
I [A#m]gave myself to Providence
And [D#m]I've been there and back again
The [C#]state that I am in
[B]I gave myself to sin
And [F#]I?ve been there and back again
Oh [C#]yeah
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