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ad of Curtis Loew"           
Lynyrd Skynyrd / Edited by:  Cook & Dees
 Originally formed in 1966 as the The Pretty Ones in Jacksonville, Florida

Key of:  (E)
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 (A7) Loew

(E) Old Curt was a (B) black man with (A) white curly (E) hair
(E) When he had a (B) fifth of wine he (A) did not have a (E) care
(E) He used to own an old (B) dobro, used to (A) play it across his (E) knee
(E) I'd give old (B) Curt my money, he'd (A) play all day for (E) me (E7)

Chorus:
(A) Play me a song Curtis (E) Loew, Curtis (E7) Loew
(A) I got your drinking money, (E) tune up your dobro
(A) People said he was useless, them (E) people are the (E7) fools
Cause (E) Curtis Loew was the (A) finest picker to (D) ever play the (A) blues 

Solo:  (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 I'd (A) go see him (E) again
(E) I'd clap my hands, (B) stomp my feet, (A) try to stay in (E) time
(E) He'd play me a (B) song or two
Then (A) take another drink of (E) wine 

Chorus:
(A) Play me a song Curtis (E) Loew, Curtis (E7) Loew
(A) I got your drinking money, (E) tune up your dobro
(A) People said he was useless, them (E) people are the (E7) fools
Cause (E) Curtis Loew was the (A) finest picker to (D) ever play the (A) blues 
Yes Sir

Solo:  (E)(D)(A) 
(E)(D)(A)(E) x4
(A)(E)(A)(E)(A)(E)  
(E)(B)(A)(E) x2

(E) On the day old (B) Curtis died, (A) nobody came to (E) pray
(E) Ol preacher (B) said some words, and they (A) chunked him in the (E) clay
(E) But he lived a (B) lifetiime (A) playing the black man's (E) blues
And on the day he (B) lost his life, thats (A) all he had to (E) lose 

(A) Play me a song Curtis (E) Loew, hey Curtis Loew (E7)
(A) I wish that you was here so (E) everyone would know (E7)
(A) People said he was useless, (E) them people all are fools (E7)
Cause (E) Curtis you're the (D) finest picker to (A) ever play the blues (E)

Outro :  (E)(D)(A)(

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