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