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- Dog On Wheels
- The State I Am In
- String Bean Jean
- Belle And Sebastian
Dog On Wheels
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When I was a boy I was confounded by you
Em
D
Now I'm still a boy I am indebted to you
F
C
Every song I ever wrote was written for you
Em
Written for you
Now I'm feeling flat you seem a mile away
I'm so tired that down on the pavement I'll lay
Till the blossom on the tree comes falling on me
Fall on me
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From my window I can see the mountains in snow
From my window I will shut my eyes and let go
Promise me you'll always be around when I call
And when I fall
On the river bridge up on the wall, looking down
On the river bridge, to me a vision was shown
If I could hold on to things till I was full grown
Peace would I know
To my dog on wheels I'll tell my pleasures and woes
To my dog on wheels I'll tell my secrets and more
Then one day in spring I'll take him down to the road
Anything goes
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The State I Am In
C
Bb
I was surprised
F
Bb
C
Bb
I was happy for a day in 1975
Am
Gm
I was puzzled by a dream
F
Bb
C
Bb
Stayed with me all day in 1995
Am
Gm
My brother had confessed
F
Bb
C
Bb
He was gay it took the heat off me for a while
Am
Gm
He stood up with a sailor friend
F
Bb
C
Bb
Am
Gm
C
Made it known upon my sister's wedding day
C
Bb
Got married in a rush
F
Bb
C
Bb
To save a kid from being deported, now she's in love
Am
Gm
Oooh, I was so touched
F
Bb
C
Bb
I was moved to kick the crutches from my crippled friend
C
Bb
She was not impressed
F
Bb
C
Bb
'Cause I cured her on the Sabbath, so I went to confess
F
Gm
When she saw the funny side
Am
Bb
C
Bb
We introduced my child bride to whiskey and gin
Am
Bb
C
To whiskey and gin
C
Bb
The priest in the booth
F
Bb
C
Bb
Had a photographic memory for all he had heard
Am
Gm
He took all of my sins
F
Bb
C
Bb
And he wrote a pocket novel called "The State That I'm In"
C
Bb
And so I gave myself to God
F
Bb
C
Bb
There was a pregnant pause before he said OK
F
Gm
Now I spend my days
Am
Bb
C
Bb
Am
Bb
Turning tables round in Marks and Spencer, they don't seem to mind
F
I gave myself to sin
Am
I gave myself to Providence
Eb
And I've been there and back again
Gm
The state that I am in
I gave myself to sin
I gave myself to Providence
And I've been there and back again
The state that I am in
C
C
Bb
Oh love of mine
F
Bb
C
Bb
Would you condescend to help me, 'cause I'm stupid and blind?
Am
Gm
F
Oh and desperation is the Devil's work
Bb
C
Bb
It is the folly of a boy's empty mind
Am
Gm
Oh and now I'm feelin' dangerous
F
Bb
C
Bb
Riding on city buses for a hobby is sad
F
Gm
Why don't you leave me to a living end?
Am
Bb
C
Bb
I promise that I'd entertain my crippled friend
Am
Bb
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
Bb
I gave myself to sin
F
And I've been there and back again
C
Oh yeah
String Bean Jean
Bm
G
D
A
Bm
D
G
I got my fingers dirty at the school of rock
D
A
Yeah I got my fingers dirty so I took a walk
D
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Bm
I went up to the country park and hung around till after dark
G
D
And the girls got home, till the girls got home
D
G
Did I tell you 'bout the one I know, she's on the rag?
D
A
She spent the summer day inside her sleeping bag
D
F#
Bm
Yeah she spent the summer day inside until it's time to go to work
D
G
And she works all night, 'cause the girl's all right
D
E
G
D
D
G
The girls have got a house that's like a caravan
D
A
And it's like your holiday whenever you go round
D
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Bm
We always have a laugh and then we all get in the bath
G
D
To save on the 'leccy bill, me and Jo and Phil
Bm
G
I had to leave them in the morning
D
I left the keys around the way
A
I had to go to work
Bm
G
I had to leave them in the morning
D
I left the keys down in the caff
A
I had to catch a bus
D
E
G
D
D
G
And when Jo was short of cash I had to give her some
D
A
But I didn't really mind 'cause I was fit for once
D
F#
Bm
So we paid the 'leccy bill, we got the shopping and we still had
G
D
Some for the cinema, so we all went out
D
G
She asked me "Do I need to lose a bit of weight?"
D
A
And I said "Now don't be stupid 'cause you're looking great"
D
F#
Bm
Now we call her String Bean Jean because the label on her jeans says
G
D
Seven to eight years old - well that's pretty small
G
D
Seven to eight years old - well that's pretty small
G
D
Seven to eight years old - well that's pretty small
G
A
Seven to eight years old...
I had to leave them in the morning
I left the keys around the way
I had to go to work
I had to leave them in the morning
I left the keys down in the caff
I had to catch a bus
Bm
G
D
A
Bm
D/f#
Belle And Sebastian
G
C
I left my school I left my job
G
C
You saw me looking like a slob
Am
F#
Bm
C
When I was young you were the only fun in town
G
C
Everyone thought it was a shame
G
C
For Belle and the boy Sebastian
Am
D
Belle was OK but oh Sebastian
C
Bm
Am
Went too far again, crashed his car in the rain
G
C
He wants to love and he wants to care
G
C
But when the girls hear that they think he's so square
Am
D
Sebastian for once just leave your troubles home
Sebastian for once just leave your troubles home
G
C
She goes to school around the way
G
C
Am
The boys are queueing up to tell her she's a star
F#
Bm
C
Poor Sebastian is heading for a fall
G
C
Everyone though it was a shame
G
C
For Belle and the boy Sebastian
G
C
Everyone thought it was a shame
Am
D
Belle was OK but oh Sebastian
C
Bm
Am
Went too far again, crashed his car in the rain
D
C
Bm
Am
Oh Sebastian wrote his diary that he would never be young again
C
D
But you will, fellow you are ill
G
C
You better take a weight off of your mind and listen
G
To what other people say
A
C
'Cause things are going wrong your own way
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C
G
C
Am
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Am
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Am
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Bm
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