Belle and Sebastian - The State I Am In

The State I Am In Belle and Sebastian # #(Capo 4 space) # # [A]I was sur[G]prised, I was[D] happy for a [G]day in 1[A]975 [G] [F#m]I was puzzled b[Em]y a dream, s[D]tayed with me all [G]day in 199[A]5 [G] [F#m]My brother [Em]had confessed h[D]e was gay It t[G]ook the heat off [A]me for a while[G] [F#m]He stood up with a s[Em]ailor friend [D]Made it known u[G]pon my sisters w[A]edding day [G] [F#m] [-] [Em] [-] [A] [A]I got married i[G]n a rush to s[D]ave a kid from b[G]eing deported Now sh[A]e' (chordiearchive.chordie.com)

The State I Am In Belle and Sebastian (Capo 4 space) [A]I was sur[G]prised, I was[D] happy for a [G]day in 1[A]975[G] [F#m]I was puzzled b[Em]y a dream, s[D]tayed with me all [G]day in 199[A]5[G] [F#m]My brother [Em]had confessed h[D]e was gay It t[G]ook the heat off [A]me for a while[G] [F#m]He stood up with a s[Em]ailor friend [D]Made it known u[G]pon my sisters w[A]edding day[G][(F#m][-][Em][-][A)] [A]I got married i[G]n a rush to s[D]ave a kid from b[G]eing deported Now sh[A]e's in love[G] (guitaretab.com)

The State I Am In Belle and Sebastian This is the actual key of the song, which is F#. If you want to play the song with open chords, tune down half a step to Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb tuning, and then transpose the song up a half step. [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 (guitaretab.com)

The State I Am In Belle and Sebastian (Capo 4 space) ( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/belle_and_sebastian/the_state_i_am_in_crd.html ) [A]I was sur[G]prised, I was[D] happy for a [G]day in 1[A]975[G] [F#m]I was puzzled b[Em]y a dream, s[D]tayed with me all [G]day in 199[A]5[G] [F#m]My brother [Em]had confessed h[D]e was gay It t[G]ook the heat off [A]me for a while[G] [F#m]He stood up with a s[Em]ailor friend [D]Made it known u[G]pon my sisters w[A]edding day[G][(F#m][-][Em][-][A)] (guitartabs.cc)

The State I Am In Belle and Sebastian (Capo 4 space) [A]I was sur[G]prised, I was[D] happy for a [G]day in 1[A]975[G] [F#m]I was puzzled b[Em]y a dream, s[D]tayed with me all [G]day in 199[A]5[G] [F#m]My brother [Em]had confessed h[D]e was gay It t[G]ook the heat off [A]me for a while[G] [F#m]He stood up with a s[Em]ailor friend [D]Made it known u[G]pon my sisters w[A]edding day[G][(F#m][-][Em][-][A)] [A]I got married i[G]n a rush to s[D]ave a kid from b[G]eing deported Now sh[A]e's in love[G] (azchords.com)