The Ballad Of Curtis Loew Chords by Lynyrd Skynyrd

[Intro]

[Verse]
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Well I used to wake the mornin'
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Before the rooster crowed
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■  Searchin' for soda bottles
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To get myself some dough
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Run 'em down to the corner
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Down to the country store
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Cash 'em in and give my money
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To a man named Curtis Loew
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Old Curt was a black man
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With white curly hair
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When he had a fifth of wine
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He did not have a care
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He used to own an old Dobro
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Used to play it 'cross his knee
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I'd give old Curt my money
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He'd play all day for me


[Chorus]
Ab            
Play me a song
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Curtis Loew Curtis Loew
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Well I got your drinkin' money
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Tune up your Dobro
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People said he was useless
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Them people all were fools
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'cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker
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To ever play the blues ■ 


[Verse]
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■  He looked to be sixty
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And maybe I was ten
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Mama used to whoop me
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But I'd go see him again
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I'd clap my hands stomp my feet
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Try to stay in time
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He'd play me a song or two
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Then take another drink of wine ■ 


[Chorus]
Ab            
Play me a song
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Curtis Loew Curtis Loew
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Well I got your drinkin' money
             Ab   
Tune up your Dobro
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People said he was useless
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Them people all were fools
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'cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker
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To ever play the blues ■ 
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■  Yes sir


[Solo]
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Bb Ab Eb Bb Db Eb Ab Eb
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Ab Eb Ab Eb F Eb
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Db Ab7 Eb
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[Verse]
               Bb         
On the day old Curtis died
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Nobody came to pray
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Ol' preacher said some words
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And they chunked him in the clay
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Well he lived a lifetime
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Playin' the black man's blues
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And on the day he lost his life
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That's all he had to lose


[Chorus]
Ab            
Play me a song
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Curtis Loew hey Curtis Loew
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■  I wish that you was here so
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Everyone would know
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People said he was useless
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Them people all were fools
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'cause Curtis you're the finest picker
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To ever play the blues


[Outro]
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