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The State That I Am In

Belle E Sebastian

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C#           B            F#          B      C#    B
  I was surprised, I was happy for a day in 1975
A#m           G#m              F#                B      C#     B
I was puzzled by a dream, it stayed with me all day in 1995
A#m            G#m           F#               B              C#     B
My brother had confessed that he was gay, it took the heat off me for a while
A#m                 G#m            F#           B               C#           B
He stood up with a sailor friend, made it known upon my sisters wedding day

| A#m | G#m | C# | C# | C# | C# |

C#            B             F#             B               C#               B
I got married in a rush to save a kid from being deported, now she's in love
A#m       G#m           F#                  B                C#           B
I was so touched, I was moved to kick the crutches from my crippled friend
C#              B                F#               B            C#             B
She was not impressed because I cured her on the Sabbath, so I went to confess
F#                G#m            A#m            B             C#            B
When she saw the funny side, we introduced my child bride to whiskey and gin
    C#            B
To whiskey and gin

| C# | C# | C# | C# |

C#            B             F#             B               C#               B
The priest in the booth had a photographic memory for all he had heard
A#m       G#m           F#                  B                C#           B
He took all of my sins and he wrote a pocket novel called "The State I Am In"
C#            B                F#             B               C#            B
So I gave myself to God, there was a pregnant pause before he said ok
F#             G#m            A#m            B             C#                  B
Now I spend my days turning tables round In Marks & Spencer's, they don't seem to
mind

| C# | B |

F#           F#
   I gave myself to sin
  A#m             A#m
I gave myself to providence 
     E                   E 
And I've been there and back again
    G#m             G#m
The State That I Am In          (x2)

| C# | C# | C# | C# |

C#            B                F#           B                   C#             B
  Oh love of mine, would you condescend to help me because I'm stupid and blind?
A#m       G#m           F#                  B         C#             B
Desperation is the Devil's work, it is the folly of a boys empty mind
C#               B          F#             B           C#            B
Now I'm feeling dangerous, riding on city buses for a hobby is sad
 F#           G#m            A#m             B             C#            B
Lead me to a living end, I promised that I'd entertain my crippled friend
    C#             B
My crippled friend

F#           F#
   I gave myself to sin
  A#m             A#m
I gave myself to providence 
     E                   E 
And I've been there and back again
    G#m             G#m
The State That I Am In                (x3)

F#           F#
   I gave myself to sin
  A#m             A#m
I gave myself to providence 
    D#m                 D#m 
And I've been there and back again
      C#            C#
The State That I Am In

B           B
  I gave myself to sin and
 F#                 F#              C#        C#
I've been there and back again, oh yeah
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