State of Confusion chords by 
The Kinks 
N/A
Key: B minor•
Intro 1
Bm
A
F#m
A
Em
Bm
F#m
Em
G
A
Bm
F#m
Em
F#m
G
A
Bm
F#m
Em
F#m
G
A
Verse 1
Bm
Woke up in a panic,
F#m
Like some body fired a gun
Em
I wish I could be dreaming,
G
A
But the night mare's just begun .
Bm
There's flooding in the basement,
F#m
There's water all around.
Em
F#m
There's woodworm in the attic
G
A
And the ceil ing just fell down.
Bm
I'm in a state (state)
F#m
Em
F#m
Of confu sion
G
A
(whooooh).
D
Bm
I'm in a state (state)
F#m
Em
F#m
G
Of confu sion
A
Bm
(whooooh).
Verse 2
F#m
All the dirty dishes Are still
in the kitchen sink.
Em
The tumble dryer's broken,
G
A
Now the telly's on the blink.
Bm
My girl friend's packed her bags
F#m
And moved out to another town.
Em
F#m
She could n't stand the boredom
G
A
D
When the video broke down.
A
Don't know why I feel so bad.
Bm
Is it the weather,
G
A
D
or am I going mad?
A
Don't know why I feel this way.
G
I don't know whether I'm
Em
coming or I'm going,
G
A
G
Can't cover up 'cause
F#m
A
it's obviously show ing.
Em
Bm
It's a state (state)
F#m
Em
F#m
Of confu sion
G
(whooooh).
Em
Bm
We're in a state (state)
F#m
Em
F#m
G
Of confu sion
A
F#
(whooooh).
F#m
I don't know whether I'm
F#
coming or I'm going.
F#m
Verse 3
D
A
D
Should feel happy, should feel glad.
A
I'm alive and it can't be bad,
G
D
But back on planet Earth
Em
they shat ter the illusion,
G
A
G
F#m
The world's going 'round in a state of confu
Bm
sion.
Interlude 1
F#m
Em
A
Bm
F#m
Em
G
A
Verse 4
Bm
Stand ing on an island
F#m
In the middle of the road.
Em
Traffic either side of me,
A
Which way will I go?
Bm
I should've stayed at home,
F#m
I should have never come outside.
Em
F#m
Now I wish I never tried
G
To cross the other side.
A
Bm
I'm in a state (state)
F#m
Em
F#m
State of confu sion
G
A
(whooooh).
Bm
It's a state (state)
F#m
Em
F#m
G
A
Of confu sion
D
(whooooh).
Verse 5
A
Lyin' awake in a cold, cold sweat,
Bm
G
A
Am I overdrawn, am I going in debt?
D
A
Bm
It gets worse, the older that you get.
G
A
Bm
G
A
Bm
No escape
G
A
Bm
fro
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsBm A F#m Em G...
Bm
A
F#m
Em
G
D
F#
Capo: 2
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