The State I Am In

[C#]I was sur[B]prised
I was [F#]happy for a d[B]ay
In 19[C#]75   [B]
[Bbm]I was puzzled [Abm]by a dream
[F#]Stayed with me all da[B]y
In 19[C#]95  [B]
[Bbm]My brother [Abm]had confessed
[F#]He was gay it [B]took the heat off
[C#]Me for a while [B]
He [Bbm]stood up with a [Abm]sailor friend
[F#]Made it known u[B]pon my sister’s
[C#]Wedding day [B]    [Bbm]         [Abm]              [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[Bbm]oh, I was so [Abm]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 [Abm]funny side
We [Bbm]introduced my [B]child bride
To [C#]whisky and gin[B]
To [Bbm]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 [Bbm]took all of my [Abm]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 [Abm]days
Turning [Bbm]tables round in [B]Marks & Spencer
[C#]They don't seem to [B]mind  [Bbm]        [B]

[F#]I gave myself to sin
I [Bbm]gave myself to Providence
And [E]I've been there and back again
The [Abm]state that I am in
[F#]I gave myself to sin
I [Bbm]gave myself to Providence
And [E]I've been there and back again
The [Abm]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[Bbm]speration [Abm]is the Devil's
[F#]Work, it is the [B]folly
Of a [C#]boy’s empty [B]mind
Oh and [Bbm]now I'm feelin’ [Abm]dangerous
[F#]Riding on city [B]buses
For a [C#]hobby is sad [B]
Why don’t you [F#]leave me to a [Abm]living end
I [Bbm]promise that I'd [B]entertain
My [C#]crippled friend[B]
My [Bbm]crippled friend [B]

[F#]I gave myself to sin
I [Bbm]gave myself to Providence
And [E]I've been there and back again
The [Abm]state that I am in
[F#]I gave myself to sin
I [Bbm]gave myself to Providence
And [E]I've been there and back again
The [Abm]state that I am in
[F#]I gave myself to sin
I [Bbm]gave myself to Providence
And [E]I've been there and back again
The [Abm]state that I am in
[F#]I gave myself to sin
I [Bbm]gave myself to Providence
And [Ebm]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