Curtis Lowe
Lynyrd SkynyrdVersion1
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Well I used to wake the mornin' before the rooster crowed
Searchin for soda bottles to get myself some dough
Brung em down to the corner, down to the country store
Cash em in and give my money to a man named Curtis Lowe
Ol' Curt was a black man with white curly hair
When he had a fifth of wine he did not have a care
He used to own an old dobro used to play it 'cross his knee
I'd give Ol' Curt my money, he'd play all day for me
Play me a song, Curtis Lowe, hey Curtis Lowe
I got your drinkin' money, tune up your dobro
People said you was useless but them people all were fools
Cause Curtis Lowe was the finest picker to ever play the blues
He looked to be 60, maybe I was 10
Mama used to whoop me but I'd go see him again
I'd clap my hands, stomp my feets tryin' to stay in time
He'd play me song or two then take another drink of wine
On the day Ol' Curtis died nobody came to pray
Old preacher said some words and they chucked him in the clay
He lived a lifetime playin' the black man's blues
And on the day he lost his life that's all he had to lose
Play me a song Curtis Lowe, hey Curtis Lowe
I wish that you was here so everyone would know
People said you was useless but them people all were fools
Cause Curtis, you're the finest picker to ever play the blues
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Readable chord sheet for Curtis Lowe by Lynyrd Skynyrd
-----------------------------------------------------------------------| -7b(9)-(9)b7-5-5h7~------5-7--7b(9)-(9)b7--5~/9------------------------| ---------------------4-6-----------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -[E]0- -[A]0- -[B]2- -[F#]2-| -0- -2- -4- -2-| -1- -2- -4 -3-| -2- -2- -4- -4-| -2- -0- -2- -4-| -0- --- --- -2-| Well I u[E]sed to wake the mornin' b[B]efore the rooster crowed [E]Searchin for soda bottles t[A]o get myself some [F#]dough [E]Brung em down to the corner, [B]down to the country store [A]Cash em in and give my money to a man named Curtis[E] Lowe [E]Ol' Curt was a[B] black man with w[A]hite curly [E]hair [E]When he had a [B]fifth of wine he d[A]id not have a [E]care [E]He used to own an old do[B]bro used to p[A]lay it 'cross his k[E]nee [E]I'd give Ol' [B]Curt my money, he'd [A]play all day for[E] me [A]Play me a song, Curtis L[E]owe, hey Curtis Lowe [A]I got your drinkin' money, t[E]une up your dobro [A]People said you was useless but them p[E]eople all were f[F#]ools [E]Cause Curtis Lowe was the f[B]inest picker to e[A]ver play the [E]blues [E]He looked to be[B] 60, m[A]aybe I was [E]10 [E]Mama used to w[B]hoop me but I'd [A]go see him aga[E]in [E]I'd clap my hands, st[B]omp my feets [A]tryin' to stay in [E]time [E]He'd play me s[B]ong or two then [A]take another drink of [E]wine [E]On the day Ol' C[B]urtis died no[A]body came to [E]pray [E]Old preacher s[B]aid some words and they ch[A]ucked him in the c[E]lay [E]He lived a l[B]ifetime [A]playin' the black man's b[E]lues [E]And on the day he lo[B]st his life that's a[A]ll he had to l[E]ose [A]Play me a song Curtis L[E]owe, hey Curtis Lowe [A]I wish that you was here so e[E]veryone would know [A]People said you was useless but them p[E]eople all were f[F#]ools Cause C[D]urtis, you're the f[B]inest picker to [A]ever play the [E]blues ?