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Version 1 Version 2[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