Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Just Dropped In Chords

Tempo:
113.4 bpm
Chords used:

Ebm

Em

Dm

Bm

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Just Dropped In chords
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[Bm] [D]
[E] [Dm]
[Bm] [Dm]
I woke up this morning [D] with [G] the sun down [Am]
[Dm] shining in.
I found my mind in a brown paper bag.
[A] But then [Am] [A] I [Dm] tripped on a cloud [F] and fell eight miles high.
[Bb] I tore my neck on a jagged sky.
[F]
[Dm] I just flopped [Am] in to see [A] what condition [Dm] my condition was in.
Yeah, yeah, oh yeah, what condition my condition was in.
[C]
[Am] [F] [Ab] [Bbm]
[D] I [Ebm] pushed my soul [Ab] in a deep dark hole [Ebm] and then I followed it in.
I watched myself crawling out as I [Bbm] was crawling in.
[Ebm] So tight [Gb] I couldn't unwind.
[B] I saw so much I broke my mind.
[Ebm] I just dropped in [Bb] to see what condition [Ebm] my condition was in.
[Db]
[Gb]
[Ebm]
[Db]
[Gbm]
[Ebm]
[Eb] Yeah, yeah, [Ebm] oh yeah, what condition my condition was in.
[Db] [A]
[D] [F]
[Em] Someone painted April [A] Fools and picked black [Em] letters on a dead end sign.
I had my foot on the gas and set the road and [Bm] blew out my mind.
[E] Eight miles out of Memphis [G] and I got no care.
[C] Eight miles straight up downtown [G] somewhere.
[Em] I just dropped in [B] to see what condition [Em] my condition was in.
I said I just dropped in [Bm] to see what condition [Em] my condition was in.
Yeah, yeah, [Bm] oh yeah,
[G] [Em]
[Ab] [E] [Bb] [E]
[Em]
what condition my condition was in.
[N]
Key:  
Ebm
13421116
Em
121
Dm
2311
Bm
13421112
A
1231
Ebm
13421116
Em
121
Dm
2311
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To learn The First Edition - (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) Just Dropped In chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Gbm, Ebm, Eb, Ebm, Db, Dm, Am, A, Gb and Ebm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 56 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 113. Given the song's key of D Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I woke up this morning [D] with [G] the sun down _ [Am]
[Dm] shining in.
I _ _ _ _ found my mind in a brown paper bag.
[A] But then _ [Am] _ [A] I _ [Dm] tripped on a cloud [F] and fell eight miles high.
[Bb] I tore my neck on a jagged sky.
[F]
[Dm] I just flopped [Am] in to see [A] what condition [Dm] my condition was in.
Yeah, _ yeah, oh yeah, what condition my condition was in.
[C] _
[Am] _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ [D] I [Ebm] pushed my soul [Ab] in a deep dark hole [Ebm] and then I followed it in. _
_ _ I watched myself crawling out as I [Bbm] was crawling _ _ in.
_ _ [Ebm] _ So tight [Gb] I couldn't unwind.
[B] I saw so much I broke my mind.
[Ebm] I just dropped in [Bb] to see what condition [Ebm] my condition was in. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Yeah, yeah, [Ebm] oh yeah, what condition my condition was in.
[Db] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [F]
[Em] Someone painted April [A] Fools and picked black [Em] letters on a dead end sign.
_ _ I had my foot on the gas and set the road and [Bm] blew out my mind.
_ _ [E] Eight miles out of Memphis [G] and I got no care.
[C] Eight miles straight up downtown [G] somewhere.
[Em] I just dropped in [B] to see what condition [Em] my condition was in.
_ _ _ I said I just dropped in [Bm] to see what condition [Em] my condition was in.
_ Yeah, _ yeah, [Bm] oh yeah, _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [E] _ [Bb] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
what condition my condition was in. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Mickey Newbury.

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