"Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" is a counterculture era song written by Mickey Newbury. Said to reflect the LSD experience, the song was intended to be a warning against the danger of using LSD. First recorded in 1967 by Jerry Lee Lewis, who rejected it, it was a hit for The First Edition (with Kenny Rogers on lead vocals) in 1968.
-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
I tripped on a cloud and fell-a eight miles high,
A
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-
Gbm B7 Gbm
Someone painted "April Fool" in big black letters on a "dead end" sign
Gbm Db7
I had my foot on the gas as I left the road and blew out my mind
Gbm A
Eight miles outta memphis and I got no spare,
B7
eight miles straight up downtown somewhere
Gbm C7 Gbm
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
