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Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Condition Was In by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition
Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Condition Was In
Tuning: E A D G B E
Notes: the guitars are so distorted it's hard to tell, but the chord
notated as Am7 might actually be A7#9 (54555x) - try both and see
which you think sounds more like the record. The bass is definitely
tuned below concert pitch (see the second break), and I suspect that
the distorted rhythm guitar is as well - try tuning to DGCFAD and
playing in Em/Fm/F#m.
[Intro]
(Backwards guitar over B minor pentatonic scale; end on D note)
[Chorus]
Dm N.C.
Yeah yeah oh, yeah
Dm
What condition my condition was in
[Verse 1]
(Dm) G/D Dm
I woke up this morning with the sundown shining in
Am7 (5x555x)
I found my mind in a brown paper bag within
Dm F
I tripped on a cloud and fell a-eight miles high
Bbmaj7
I tore my mind on a jagged sky
Dm Am7 Dm
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
(Repeat chorus)
[Instrumental]
Bass (doubled w/vibes; fuzz guitar plays chords where indicated):
C Ab Bbm (Ebm)
v v v v v v v v v v v v v
G|-5-|---2-----------1-|-----------------|-----------------|-----|
D|---|-------3---3-----|---1-------------|-----------------|-----|
A|---|---------5-------|-------3-1-4---1-|-4---1-4---1-4-5-|-6---|
E|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----|
[Verse 2]
(Key change to Ebm)
Ebm Ab/Eb Ebm
I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in
Bbm7
I watched myself crawlin' out as I was crawlin' in
Ebm Gb
I got up so tight, I couldn't unwind
Cbmaj7
I saw so much, I broke my mind
Ebm Bbm7 Ebm
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
[Solo]
Ebm Db Gb [5/4]
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / x2
(in)
Ebm
/ / / / / / / /
(yeah)
(Repeat chorus in Ebm)
Ebm N.C.
Yeah yeah oh, yeah
Ebm
What condition my condition was in
[Instrumental Break 2]
(Bass doubled w/vibes; fuzz guitar plays chords where indicated)
(Note: this starts in a lower octave than the first time,
and goes down to a low Eb - detune the low E as indicated,
play it on one of them newfangled 5-strings, or shift it
up an octave.)
v v v v v v v v v v v v v
G |---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---|
D |---|-----------------|-----------0-----|-0-----0-----0-1-|-2-|
A |-4-|---1-----------0-|-------4-2-----2-|-----2-----2-----|---|
Eb|---|-------3-0-3-----|---1-------------|-----------------|---|
(Someone...)
[Verse 3]
(Key change to Em)
Em A/E Em
Someone painted "April Fool" in big black letters on a dead-end sign
Bm7
I've had my foot on the gas since I left the road and blew out my mind
Em G
Eight miles out of Memphis and I got no spare
Cmaj7
Eight miles straight up downtown somewhere
Em Bm7 Em
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
Em Bm7 Em
I said, I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
[Outro]
Em N.C.
Yeah yeah oh, yeah-eh (slow down; voices through Leslie)
Em (single chord w/fuzz and tremolo)
Bass (doubled w/vibes; free tempo):
G|------6-5---4----3----------3-----|
D|-5--------6--------3----1-2---0---|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Em
(feedback, organ, and fuzz guitar; fade out, in, out, in, out)
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
(yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)
Em A Em
I woke up this mornin' with the sundown shinin' in
Em B7
I found my mind in a brown paper bag within
Em G A
I tripped on a cloud and fell-a eight miles high, I tore my mind on a jagged sky
Em B7 Em
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
(yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)
Fm Bb7 Fm
I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in
Fm C7
I watched myself crawlin' out as I was a-crawlin' in
Fm Ab Bb7
I got up so tight I couldn't unwind, I saw so much I broke my mind
Fm C7 Fm
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
(yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)
F#m B7 F#m
Someone painted "April Fool" in big black letters on a "dead end" sign
F#m C#7
I had my foot on the gas as I left the road and blew out my mind
F#m A B7
Eight miles outta memphis and I got no spare, eight miles straight up downtown somewhere
F#m C#7 F#m
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
I said I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
Yeah yeah oh-yeah
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version 3
[Intro]
Em
Yeah, yeah, oh yeah...
Em
What condition my condition was in...
[Verse 1]
Em A/E Em
I woke up this morning with the sundown shining in.
Em Bm7
I found my mind in a brown paper bag but then,
Em G
I tripped on a cloud and fell eight miles high,
Cm7
I tore my mind on a jagged sky.
Em Bm7 Em
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in.
[Verse 2]
Em A/E Em
I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in.
Em Bm7
I watched myself crawling out while I was crawling in.
Em G
I got up so tight I couldn't unwind,
Cm7
I saw so much that I broke my mind.
Em Bm7 Em
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in.
[Verse 3]
Em A/E Em
Someone painted 'April Fool' in big black letters on a dead end sign.
Em Bm7
I've had my foot on the gas since I went off the road and blew out my mind.
Em G
Eight miles out of Memphis and I got no spare,
CM7
Eight miles straight up downtown somewhere.
Em Bm7 Em
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in.
Em Bm7 Em
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in.
[Outro]
Em
Yeah, yeah, oh yeah...
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version 4
Tuning: E A D G B E
Standard Tuning EADGBe
I changed this one so that each verse was in the same key.
[Verse 1]
Em A Em
I woke up this morning with the sundown shining in
Em B7
I found my mind in a brown paper bag but then
Em G A7 C7
I tripped on a cloud and fell eight miles high, I tore my mind on a jagged sky
Em B7 Em
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
[Verse 2]
Em A Em
I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in
Em B7
I watched myself crawling out as I was a crawling in
Em G A7 C7
I got up so tight I couldn't unwind, I saw so much I broke my mind
Em B7 Em
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
[Verse 3]
Em A Em
Someone painted "April Fool" in big black letters on a "dead end" sign
Em B7
I had my foot on the gas as I left the road and blew out my mind
Em G A7 C7
Eight miles outta memphis and I got no spare, eight miles straight up downtown somewhere
Em B7 Em
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
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