The Ballad Of Curtis Loew Lynyrd Skynyrd
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The Ballad Of Curtis Loew
Intro: E D A E
Well I [E]used to wake the morning [B]before the rooster crowed
[E]Searching for soda bottles to [A]get myself some [F#7]dough
[E]Brought em down to the corner, [B]down to the country store
[A]Cash em in and give my money to a man named curtis loew[E]
[E]Old curt was a [B]black man with [A]white curly hai[E]r
[E]When he had a [B]fifth of wine he [D]did not have a car[E]e
[E]He used to own an old [B]dobro, used to [A]play it across his [E]knee
[E]Id give old [B]curt my money, hed [D]play all day for m[E]e[E7]
(chorus)
[A]Play me a song curtis [E]loew, curtis loew
[A]I got your drinking money, [E]tune up your dobro
[A]People said he was useless, them [E]people are the [F#7]fools
cause [E]curtis loew was the [D]finest picker to [A]ever play the b[E]lues
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Bridge: E D A E
[E]He looked to be [B]sixty, [A]and maybe I was [E]ten
[E]Mama used to [B]whip me but Id [D]go see him aga[E]in
[E]Id clap my hands, [B]stomp my feets, [A]try to stay in [E]time
[E]Hed play me a [B]song or two
Then [D]take another drink of [E]wine.
Chorus
Solo: (Main) Verse
Chorus
[E]On the day old [B]curtis died, [A]nobody came to [E]pray
[E]Ol preacher [B]said some words, and they [D]chunked him in the clay[E]
[E]But he lived a [B]lifetime [A]playin the black mans [E]blues
[E]And on the day he [B]lost his life, thats [D]all he had to [E]lose
[A]Play me a song curtis [E]loew, hey curtis loew
[A]I wish that you was here so [E]everyone would know
[A]People said he was useless, [E]them people all are fool[F#7]s
cause [E]curtis youre the [B]finest picker to [D]ever play the blu[E]es
Outro: E B D E
END
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