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Chris Stapleton - Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning Chords

Chord reference E, B, Bb, A, G#m, C#m, C#, F#m
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

[E]The postman [B]delivered, a “past due” bill [Bb]notice [A] The alarm clock [E]rang two hours [B]late, [E]the garbage man left all the [B]trash On the [A]sidewalk, and the hinges [E]fell off of the [B]gate

[A]And this morning at [G#m]breakfast, [A]I spilled all the [G#m]coffee And I [E]opened the [B]door on my knee, [C#m] [B]oh the [A]last thing I needed The [E]first thing this morning, [C#]was to [B]have you walk out on [E]me

[E]Last night you came home late, [B]and I knew you’d been drinking [Bb] By that [A]old mellow [E]look on your [B]face, [E]I thought, “It don’t matter [B] ‘Cause it’s the holiday season” [B] [Bb] [A]and you fill such a [E]big empty [B]space

And I [A]laid down [G#m]beside you, and I [A]wanted your [G#m]lovin’ Because [E]your love makes [B]my life [C#m]complete, [B]but the [A]last thing I needed The [E]first thing this [C#m]morning, was to [B]have you walk out on me [E]

So [A]excuse me for [F#m]looking, [A]like my [F#m]world just [E]ended [E] [F#m] [G#m] And [A]excuse me for [F#m]looking [A]like I just [F#m]lost my best [E]friend [E] [F#m] [G#m] And [A]excuse me for [F#m]living, and being [A]forgiving So just go [F#m]on if you want to be [E]free [E] [F#m] [G#m]

But [A]the last thing I needed, the [E]first thing this [C#m]morning Was to [B]have you walk out on me, [E]but [A]the last thing I needed The [E]first thing this [C#m]morning, was to [B]have you walk out on me [E]

Artist Chris Stapleton
Album From A Room: Volume 1
Genres Country, Country Rock, Rock
Year 2017
Key E

How to Play Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning on Guitar?

Chris Stapleton - Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning can be played in the key of E using the E, B, Bb, A, G#m, C#m, C#, F#m chords.

  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For G#m, To play G#m | Abm, barre fret 1 from the D string to the G string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A.
  • For C#, To play C# | Db, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, mute A, D.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.