C#5 B5 F#5 B5 C#5 B5 I was surprised, I was happy for a day in 1975 A#5 G#5 F#5 B5 C#5 B5 I was puzzled by a dream , it stayed with me all day in 1995 A#5 G#5 F#5 B5 C#5 B5 My brother had confessed that he was gay, it took the heat off me for a while A#5 G#5 F#5 B5 C#5 B5 He stood up with a sailor friend, made it known upon my sisters wedding day | A#5 | G#5 | C#5 | C#5 | C#5 | C#5 | C#5 B5 F#5 B5 C#5 B5 I got married in a rush to save a kid from being deported, now she's in love A#5 G#5 F#5 B5 C#5 B5 I was so touched, I was moved to kick the crutches from my crippled friend C#5 B5 F#5 B5 C#5 B5 She was not impressed because I cured her on the Sabbath, so I went to confess F#5 G#5 A#5 B5 C#5 B5 When she saw the funny side, we introduced my child bride to whiskey and gin C#5 B5 To whiskey and gin | C#5 | C#5 | C#5 | C#5 | C#5 B5 F#5 B5 C#5 B5 The priest in the booth had a photographic memory for all he had heard A#5 G#5 F#5 B5 C#5 B5 He took all of my sins and he wrote a pocket novel called "The State I Am In" C#5 B5 F#5 B5 C#5 B5 So I gave myself to God, there was a pregnant pause before he said ok F#5 G#5 A#5 B5 C#5 B5 Now I spend my days turning tables round In Marks & Spencer's, they don't seem to mind | C#5 | B5 | F#5 F#5 I gave myself to sin A#5 A#5 I gave myself to providence E5 E5 And I've been there and back again G#5 G#5 The State That I Am In (x2) | C#5 | C#5 | C#5 | C#5 | C#5 B5 F#5 B5 C#5 B5 Oh love of mine, would you condescend to help me because I'm stupid and blind? A#5 G#5 F#5 B5 C#5 B5 Desperation is the Devil's work, it is the folly of a boys empty mind C#5 B5 F#5 B5 C#5 B5 Now I'm feeling dangerous, riding on city buses for a hobby is sad F#5 G#5 A#5 B5 C#5 B5 Lead me to a living end, I promised that I'd entertain my crippled friend C#5 B5 My crippled friend F#5 F#5 I gave myself to sin A#5 A#5 I gave myself to providence E5 E5 And I've been there and back again G#5 G#5 The State That I Am In (x3) F#5 F#5 I gave myself to sin A#5 A#5 I gave myself to providence D#5 D#5 And I've been there and back again C#5 C#5 The State That I Am In B5 B5 I gave myself to sin and F#5 F#5 C#5 C#5 I've been there and back again, oh yeah
