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	D	A
Well I u	sed to wake the mornin' bef	ore the rooster crowed

	D	G	E
	Searchin for soda bottles to	get myself some d	ough

	D	A
	Brung em down to the corner,	down to the country store

	G	D
	Cash em in and give my money to a man named Curtis	Lowe

	D	A	G	D
	Ol' Curt was a	black man with w	hite curly	hair

	D	A	G	D
	When he had a	fifth of wine he d	id not have a	care

	D	A	G	D
	He used to own an old do	bro used to p	lay it 'cross his k	nee

	D	A	G	D
	I'd give Ol' C	urt my money, he'd p	lay all day for	me

Chorus

	G	D
	Play me a song, Curtis L	owe, hey Curtis Lowe

	G	D
	I got your drinkin' money, t	une up your dobro

	G	D	E
	People said you was useless but them p	eople all were f	ools

	D	A	G	D
	Cause Curtis Lowe was the f	inest picker to e	ver play the	blues

	D	A	G	D
	He looked to be	60, m	aybe I was	10

	D	A	G	D
	Mama used to w	hoop me but I'd	go see him aga	in

	D	A	G	D
	I'd clap my hands, st	omp my feets	tryin' to stay in	time

	D	A	G	D
	He'd play me s	ong or two then	take another drink of	wine

Chorus

	D	A	G	D
	On the day Ol' C	urtis died no	body came to	pray

	D	A	G	D
	Old preacher s	aid some words and they ch	ucked him in the c	lay

	D	A	G	D
	He lived a l	ifetime	playin' the black man's b	lues

	D	A	G	D
	And on the day he lo	st his life that's a	ll he had to l	ose

	G	D
	Play me a song Curtis L	owe, hey Curtis Lowe

	G	D
	I wish that you was here so e	veryone would know

	G	D	E
	People said you was useless but them p	eople all were f	ools

	D	A	G	D
Cause C	urtis, you're the f	inest picker to	ever play the	blues

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