The State that I am in

C# B I was surprised F# B I was happy for a day C# B In 1975 Bbm G#m I was puzzled by a dream F# B Stayed with me all day C# B In 1995 Bbm G#m My brother had confessed F# B He was gay it took the heat off C# B Me for a while Bbm G#m He stood up with a sailor friend F# B Made it known upon my sister’s C# B Bbm G#m C# Wedding day C# B Got married in a rush F# B To save a kid from being deported C# B Now she's in love Bbm G#m Oooh, I was so touched F# B I was moved to kick the crutches C# B From my crippled friend C# B She was not impressed F# B Cause I cured her on the Sabbath C# B I went to confess F# G#m When she saw the funny side Bbm B We introduced my child bride C# B To whisky and gin Bbm B C# To whisky and gin C# B The priest in the booth F# B Had a photographic memory C# B For all he had heard Bbm G#m He took all of my sins F# B And he wrote a pocket novel C# B Called "The State That I’m In" C# B And so I gave myself to God F# B There was a pregnant pause C# B Before he said OK F# G#m Now I spend my days Bbm B Turning tables round in Marks & Spencer C# B Bbm B They don't seem to mind F# I gave myself to sin Bbm I gave myself to Providence E And I've been there and back again G#m The state that I am in F# I gave myself to sin Bbm I gave myself to Providence E And I've been there and back again G#m C# The state that I am in C# B Oh love of mine F# B Would you condescend to help me C# B Cause I’m stupid and blind Bbm G#m Oh and desperation is the Devil's F# B Work, it is the folly C# B Of a boy’s empty mind Bbm G#m Oh and now I'm feelin’ dangerous F# B Riding on city buses C# B For a hobby is sad F# G#m Why don’t you leave me to a living end Bbm B I promise that I'd entertain C# B My crippled friend Bbm B My crippled friend F# I gave myself to sin Bbm I gave myself to Providence E And I've been there and back again G#m The state that I am in F# I gave myself to sin Bbm I gave myself to Providence E And I've been there and back again G#m The state that I am in F# I gave myself to sin Bbm I gave myself to Providence E And I've been there and back again G#m The state that I am in F# I gave myself to sin Bbm I gave myself to Providence E And I've been there and back again C# The state that I am in B I gave myself to sin F# And I’ve been there and back again C# Oh yeah