The Ballad Of Curtis Loew

The Ballad Of Curtis Loew easy guitar chords by Lynyrd Skynyrd

1974Rock
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

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Fret 2

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  • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    Well, 
    used 
    to 
    wake 
    the 
    mornin' 

    be
    fore 
    the 
    rooster 
    crowed 

    Searchin' 
    for 
    soda 
    bottles 

    To 
    get 
    myself 
    some 
    some 
    dough 

    Brought 
    'em 
    down 
    to 
    the 
    corner 

    Down 
    to 
    the 
    country 
    store 

    Cash 
    'em 
    in, 
    and 
    give 
    my 
    money 

    To 
    man 
    named 
    Curtis 
    Loew 

    Verse 2
    Old 
    Curt 
    was 
    black 
    man 

    With 
    white 
    curly 
    hair 

    When 
    he 
    had 
    fifth 
    of 
    wine 

    He 
    did 
    not 
    have 
    care 

    He 
    used 
    to 
    own 
    an 
    old 
    Dobro 

    Used 
    to 
    play 
    it 
    'cross 
    his 
    knee 

    I'd 
    give 
    old 
    Curt 
    my 
    money 

    He'd 
    play 
    all 
    day 
    for 
    me 

    Chorus 1
    Play 
    me 
    song 

    Curtis 
    Loew, 
    Curtis 
    Loew 

    Well, 
    got 
    your 
    drinkin' 
    money 

    Tune 
    up 
    your 
    Dobro 

    People 
    said 
    he 
    was 
    useless 

    Them 
    people 
    all 
    were 
    fools 

    'Cause 
    Curtis 
    Loew 
    was 
    the 
    finest 
    picker 

    To 
    ever 
    play 
    the 
    blues 


    Verse 3
    He 
    looked 
    to 
    be 
    sixty 

    And 
    maybe 
    was 
    ten 

    Mama 
    used 
    to 
    whoop 
    me 

    But 
    I'd 
    go 
    see 
    him 
    again 

    I'd 
    clap 
    my 
    hands, 
    stomp 
    my 
    feet 

    Try 
    to 
    stay 
    in 
    time 

    He'd 
    play 
    me 
    song 
    or 
    two 

    Then 
    take 
    another 
    drink 
    of 
    wine 

    Chorus 2
    Play 
    me 
    song 

    Curtis 
    Loew, 
    Curtis 
    Loew 

    Well, 
    got 
    your 
    drinkin' 
    money 

    Tune 
    up 
    your 
    Dobro 

    People 
    said 
    he 
    was 
    useless 

    Them 
    people 
    all 
    were 
    fools 

    'Cause 
    Curtis 
    Loew 
    was 
    the 
    finest 
    picker 

    To 
    ever 
    play 
    the 
    blues 

    Yes, 
    sir 

    Solo 1







    Verse 4
    On 
    the 
    day 
    old 
    Curtis 
    died 

    No
    body 
    came 
    to 
    pray 

    Ol' 
    preacher 
    said 
    some 
    words 

    And 
    they 
    chunked 
    him 
    in 
    the 
    clay 

    Well, 
    he 
    lived 
    lifetime 

    Playin' 
    the 
    black 
    man's 
    blues 

    And 
    on 
    the 
    day 
    he 
    lost 
    his 
    life 

    That's 
    all 
    he 
    had 
    to 
    lose 

    Chorus 3
    Play 
    me 
    song 

    Curtis 
    Loew, 
    Curtis 
    Loew 

    wish 
    that 
    you 
    was 
    here 
    so 

    Everyone 
    would 
    know 

    People 
    said 
    he 
    was 
    useless 

    Them 
    people 
    all 
    were 
    fools 

    'Cause 
    Curtis 
    you're 
    the 
    finest 
    picker 

    To 
    ever 
    play 
    the 
    blues 


    Outro 1
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