Lynyrd Skynyrd – The Ballad Of Curtis Loew (Guitar)
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[Intro]
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[Verse]
E B Well, I used to wake the morning before the rooster crowed E A F# Searching for soda bottles to get myself some dough E B Brought 'em down to the corner, down to the country store A A7 E Cash 'em in and give my money to a man named Curtis Loew E B A E Old Curt was a black man with white curly hair E B D A When he had a fifth of wine he did not have a care E B A E He used to own an old dobro, used to play it across his knee E B D E E7 I'd give old Curt my money, he'd play all day for me
[Chorus]
A E E7 Play me a song Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew A E E7 Well, I got your drinking money, tune up your dobro A E F# People said he was useless, them people are the fools E D A E cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker to ever play the blues
[Interlude]
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[Verse]
E B A E He looked to be sixty, and maybe I was ten E B D A Mama used to whip me but I'd go see him again E B A E I'd clap my hands, stomp my feets, try to stay in time E B He'd play me a song or two D E E7 Then take another drink of wine.
[Chorus]
A E E7 Play me a song Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew A E E7 Well, I got your drinking money, tune up your dobro A E F# People said he was useless, them people are the fools E D A E cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker to ever play the blues
[Interlude]
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Yes sir
[Solo]
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[Verse]
E B A E On the day old Curtis died, nobody came to pray E B D A Ol' preacher said some words, and they chunked him in the clay E B A E Well he lived a lifetime playin' the black man's blues E B D E E7 And on the day he lost his life, that's all he had to lose
[Chorus]
A E E7 Play me a song Curtis Loew, hey Curtis Loew A E E7 I wish that you was here so everyone would know A E F# People said he was useless, them people all are fools E D A E cause Curtis you're the finest picker to ever play the blues
[Outro]
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