The Ballad Of Curtis Loew
Lynyrd SkynyrdVersion1
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Well I used to wake the morning before the rooster crowed
Searching for soda bottles to get myself some dough
Brought em down to the corner, down to the country store
Cash em in and give my money to a man named curtis loew
Old 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 across his knee
Id give old curt my money, hed play all day for me
(chorus)
Play me a song curtis loew, curtis loew
I got your drinking money, tune up your dobro
People said he was useless, them people are the fools
cause curtis loew was the finest picker to ever play the blues
He looked to be sixty, and maybe I was ten
Mama used to whip me but Id go see him again
Id clap my hands, stomp my feets, try to stay in time
Hed play me a song or two
Then take another drink of wine.
Yes sir
On the day old curtis died, nobody came to pray
Ol preacher said some words, and they chunked him in the clay
But he lived a lifetime playin the black mans blues
And on the day he lost his life, thats all he had to lose
Play me a song curtis loew, hey curtis loew
I wish that you was here so everyone would know
People said he was useless, them people all are fools
cause curtis youre the finest picker to ever play the blues
END
hey this is our first tab from joeandsmithband. we couldnt find a tab on
here that sounded quite right so we tabbed it ourselves its REALLY easy. if
you have any advice for starting our new band let us know, thanks
-joe stapleton and nathan smith
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Readable chord sheet for The Ballad Of Curtis Loew by Lynyrd Skynyrd
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 [A7]
[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 [A]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 [A]play all day for m[E]e [E7]
(chorus)
[A]Play me a song curtis [E]loew, curtis [E7]loew
[A]I got your drinking money, [E]tune up your do[E7]bro
[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 b[A]lues [A7]
[E]He looked to be [B]sixty, [A]and maybe I was [E]ten
[E]Mama used to [B]whip me but Id [A]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 [A]take another drink of [E]wine.[E7]
Yes sir
[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 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 [A]all he had to [E]lose [E7]
[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 youre the [D]finest picker to [A]ever [A7]play the blues[E]
END
hey this is our first tab from joeandsmithband. we couldnt find a tab on
here that sounded quite right so we tabbed it ourselves its REALLY easy. if
you have any advice for starting our new band let us know, thanks
-joe stapleton and nathan smith