The State I Am In (Dog On Wheels version) I had to make some of the lines shorter to fit into the message window, sorry! C# B F# B C# B I was surprised, I was happy for a day in 1975 A#m G#m F# B C# B I was puzzled by a dream, it stayed with me all day in 1995 A#m G#m F# My brother had confessed he was gay B C# B it took the heat off me for a while A#m(C#) G#m(B) (in some later verses) He stood up with a sailor friend F# B C# B A#m G#m (C#) And made it known upon my sister's wedding day (not before chorus) I got married in a rush to save a kid from being 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, so I went to confess When she saw the funny side, we introduced my child bride to whisky and gin, to whisky and gin The priest in the booth had a photographic memory for all he had heard He took all of my sins and he wrote a pocket nocvel called The State I Am In So I gave myself to god, there was a pregnant pause before he said OK Now I spend my days turning tables round in Marks and Spencers, they don't seem to mind F# I gave myself to sin A#m I gave myself to providence E And I've been there and back again G#m The state that I am in (x2) Oh love of mine, could you condescend to help me 'cause I'm stupid and blind Desperation is the devil's work, it is the folly of a boy's empty mind Now I'm feeling dangerous, riding on city buses for a hobby is sad Leave me to a living and I promised that I'd entertain my crippled friend, my crippled friend I gave myself to sin I gave myself to providence And I've been there and back again The state that I am in (x4) B F# C# I gave myself to sin and I've been there and back again, oh yeah cheers Dazza ************ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net -----------------------------------------------------------------------