The State I Am In Chords
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Difficulty: | intermediate |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Capo: | 4th fret |
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[Verse 1]
A G D G A G
I was surprised, I was happy for a day in 1975
F#m Em D G A G
I was puzzled by a dream, stayed with me all day in 1995
F#m Em D
My brother had confessed he was gay
G A G
It took the heat off me for a while
F#m Em
He stood up with a sailor friend
D G A G
Made it known upon my sister's wedding day
[Instrumental]
F#m Em A
[Verse 2]
A G D G
I got married in a rush to save a kid from being deported
A G
Now she's in love
F#m Em D G
I was so touched, I was moved to kick the crutches
A G
From my crippled friend
F#m Em D G
She was not impressed that I cured her on the Sabbath
A G
So I went to confess
D D/B D/F# D/G
When she saw the funny side, we introduced my child bride
A G F#m Em A
To whisky and gin, to whisky and gin
[Verse 3]
A G D G
The priest in the booth had a photographic memory
A G
For all he had heard
F#m Em D G
He took all of my sins and he wrote a pocket novel called
A G
"The State I Am In"
F#m Em D G
So I gave myself to God, there was a pregnant pause
A G
before he said ok
F#m Em D G
Now I spend my day turning tables round in Marks & Spencer's
A G F#m G
They don't seem to mind
[Chorus]
D
I gave myself to sin
F#m
I gave myself to Providence
C
And I've been there and back again
Em
The state that I am in
D
I gave myself to sin
F#m
I gave myself to Providence
C
And I've been there and back again
Em A
The state that I am in
[Verse 4]
A G D G
Oh, love of mine, would you condescend to help me
A G
I am stupid and blind
F#m Em D G
Desperation is the Devil's work, it is the folly
A G
of a boys empty mind
A Em D G
Now I'm feeling dangerous, riding on city buses for a
A G
hobby is sad
D Em D G
Lead me to a living end, I promised that I'd entertain
A G
my crippled friend
F#m Em
My crippled friend
[Chorus]
D
I gave myself to sin
F#m
I gave myself to Providence
C
And I've been there and back again
Em
The state that I am in
D
I gave myself to sin
F#m
I gave myself to Providence
C
And I've been there and back again
Em A
The state that I am in
D
I gave myself to sin
F#m
I gave myself to Providence
C
And I've been there and back again
Em
The state that I am in
D
I gave myself to sin
F#m
I gave myself to Providence
C
And I've been there and back again
Bm A
The state that I am in
[Outro]
G
I gave myself to sin
D
And I've been there and back again oh yeah
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The best version. Thanks
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Thanks for this. Fun song to play
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