The State I Am in
The State I Am in

The State I Am in easy guitar chords by Belle & Sebastian

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    • Verse 1
    I 
    was sur
    prised 

    I was 
    happy 
    for 
    a day 
    in 
    1975 

    I 
    was 
    puzzled 
    by a 
    dream 

    It stayed 
    with 
    me 
    all 
    day 
    in 
    1995 

    My 
    brother 
    had 
    confessed 
    he 
    was 
    gay 

    It 
    took 
    the 
    heat 
    off 
    me 
    for 
    a while 

    He stood 
    up 
    with 
    a 
    sail
    or 
    friend 

    Made 
    it 
    known 
    upon 
    my 
    sister's 
    wedding 

    Interlude 1
    day. 


    Verse 2
    Got 
    married 
    in 
    a 
    rush 
    to 
    save 
    a 

    kid 
    from 
    be
    ing 
    deported 

    Now 
    she's 
    in 
    love 

    I 
    was 
    so 
    touched, 

    I 
    was 
    moved 
    to 
    kick 
    the 
    crutches 

    From 
    my 
    crippled 
    friend 

    She 
    was 
    not 
    impressed 

    Cause 
    I 
    cured 
    her 
    on 
    the 
    Sabbath 

    I went 
    to 
    confess 

    When 
    she 
    saw 
    the 
    funny 
    side, 

    we 
    introduced 
    my 
    child 
    bride 

    To 
    whis
    key 
    and 
    gin 

    To 
    whis
    key 
    and 
    gin. 

    Interlude 2

    Verse 3
    The priest 
    in 
    the 
    booth 
    had 

    a 
    pho
    tographic 
    memory 

    For 
    all 
    he 
    had 
    heard 

    He 
    took 
    all 
    of 
    my 
    sin
    s 
    and 

    he 
    wro
    te 
    a 
    pocket 
    nov
    el 

    Called 
    The 
    State 
    That 
    I'm 
    In 

    So 
    I 
    gave 
    myself 
    to 
    God 

    There 
    was 
    a 
    pregnant 
    pause 

    before 
    he 
    said 
    okay 

    Now 
    I spend 
    my 
    days 
    turn
    ing 
    tables 

    round 
    in 
    Mark
    s 
    & Spencer 

    They 
    don't 
    seem 
    to 
    mind. 

    Verse 4

    I 
    gave 
    myself 
    to 
    sin, 
    I 
    gave 

    Myself 
    to 
    providence 
    and 
    I've 

    Been 
    there 
    and 
    back 
    again 

    The state 
    that 
    I 
    am 
    in. 

    Verse 5
    I 
    gave 
    myself 
    to 
    sin, 
    I 
    gave 

    Myself 
    to 
    providence 
    and 
    I've 

    Been 
    there 
    and 
    back 
    again 

    The state 
    that 
    I 
    am 
    in. 

    Interlude 3

    Verse 6
    Oh 
    love 
    of 
    mine, 

    would 
    you 
    con
    descend 
    to 
    help 
    me? 

    Cause 
    I 
    am stupid 
    and 
    blind 

    Des
    peration 
    is 
    the 
    Devil's 
    work, 

    it 
    is 
    the folly 
    Of 
    a boy's 
    empty 
    mind 

    Oh 
    and 
    now 
    I'm 
    feeling 

    dan
    gerous 

    Riding 
    on 
    city 
    buses 
    for 
    a 
    hobby 
    is 
    sad 

    Why 
    don't 
    you 
    lead 
    me 
    to 
    a 
    living 
    end 

    I 
    prom
    ised 
    that 
    I'd 
    entertain 

    my 
    crippled 
    friend, 

    My 
    crippled 
    friend. 

    Verse 7

    I gave 
    myself 
    to 
    sin, 
    I gave 

    Myself 
    to 
    providence 
    and 
    I've 

    Been 
    there 
    and 
    back 
    again 

    The state 
    that 
    I 
    am 
    in. 

    Verse 8
    I 
    gave 
    myself 
    to 
    sin, 
    I gave 

    Myself 
    to 
    providence 
    and 
    I've 

    Been 
    there 
    and 
    back 
    again 

    The state 
    that 
    I am 
    in. 

    Verse 9
    I 
    gave 
    myself 
    to 
    sin, 
    I 
    gave 

    Myself 
    to 
    providence 
    an
    d 
    I've 

    Been 
    there 
    and 
    back 
    again 

    The state 
    that 
    I 
    am 
    in. 

    Verse 10
    I gave 
    myself 
    to 
    sin, 
    I 
    gave 

    Myself 
    to 
    providence 
    and 
    I've 

    Been 
    there 
    and 
    back 
    again 

    The state 
    that 
    I 
    am 
    in. 

    Verse 11
    I gave 
    myself 
    to 
    sin 

    And 
    I've been 
    there 
    and 
    back 
    again 

    Oh 
    yeah 

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