Lynyrd Skynyrd The Ballad of Curtis Loew Tabbed by: Josua Romano alias Ronnie Van Zant (joro@gmx.ch) / slide up ~ pull or pull the string up or down \ slide down E||---------------------------------|-------------------------------- H||---------------------------------|-------------------------------- G||-----13---/---13\11--9--9/11~~~--|---------9---/13--13\11--9------ D||---------------------------------|--9--11------------------------- A||---------------------------------|-------------------------------- E||---------------------------------|-------------------------------- E||------------------------------------------------------------------ H||------------------------------------------------------------------ G||------------------------------------------------------------------ D||----------------------------------------------------------4-6-6-4- A||----------------------------4------------------------------------- E||------------------------------------------------------------------ Well,I used to wake the mornin', before the rooster crowed, E||------------------------------------------------------------------ H||------------------------------------------------------------------ G||-------------------------------2---------------3--------------4--- D||2----------------------------------------------------------------- A||------------------------------------------------------------------ E||------------------------------------------------------------------ Searchin' for soda bottles to get myself some dough. E||--------------------------------------------------------------------- H||--------------------------------------------------------------------- G||-------------------------------7\6----------------------------------- D||--------------------------------------------------------------------- A||--------------------------------------------------------------------- E||--------------------------------------------------------------------- Brought 'em down to the corner, down to the country store, cash E||--------------------------------------------------------------------- H||--------------------------------------------------------------------- G||--------------------------------------------------------------------- D||-----------------------------2---2-------2--------------------------- A||--------------------------------------4------------4-2--------------- E||--------------------------------------------0----------3-0----------- 'em in and give my money to a man name Cutis Loew. E||-------------------------------------------------- H||-------------------------------------------------- G||-----------------------4-4----------2-2----------- D||---2-------2---------------0-------------------2-2 A||-4----------------2-----------------------4------- E||-------------------------------------------------- Old Curt was a black man with white curly hair. E||-------------------------------------------------------------- H||-------------------------------------3---3-------------------- G||--------------------------4--4----2----------------0-2-2-2-0-- D||------2-------2----------------------------------------------2 A||-4------------------2----------------------------------------- E||-------------------------------------------------------------- When he had a fifth of wine he did not have a care. E||-------------------------------------------------------------- H||-------------------------------------------------------------- G||-----------------------4-4----------2-2----------------------- D||---2-------2---------------0-------------------------------2-2 A||-4----------------2-----------------------------------4------- E||-------------------------------------------------------------- He used to own an old dobro, used to play it across his knee. E||---------------------------------------------------------------- H||------------------------------------------------3---3----------- G||-----------------------------4--4--------2---------------------- D||---------2--2------------------------------------------------2-2 A||----4------------------2---------------------------------4------ E||---------------------------------------------------------------- I'd give old Curt my money, he'd play all day for me. E||-9---------------------------------------9-7------------------------- H||----------------------9----------------9-----9----------------------- G||-----------------------------------------------9--------------------- D||--------------------------------------------------------------------- A||--------------------------------------------------------------------- E||--------------------------------------------------------------------- Play me a song Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew. I got your drinking E||----------------------9-12-7-------------------------------------------- H||--------------------9--------9\7---------------------------------------- G||---------------------------------9-------------------------------------- D||11-9---------------------------------------------------11-9------------- A||------------------------------------------------------------11---------- E||---------------------------------------------------------------12------- money, tune up your dobro. Poeple said he was useless, then E||----------------2-------------------4------------------2------------- H||--------------------------------------------------------------------- G||--------------2-----3/4\3-------------------------------------------- D||------------------4-------------------------------------------------- A||--------------------------------------------------------------------- E||--------------------------------------------------------------------- poeple all where fools. 'Cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker E||--------------------0-------------------------------------------------- H||---2--------------------------------------------------------14-12------ G||-----------------------13-13\11-9-9/11-11-------11-------13-------13--- D||------------------------------------------12-------12-14-------------14 A||---------------------------------------------12------------------------ E||----------------------------------------------------------------------- to ever play the blues. play up to chorus!! E||-------------------------------------------------- H||-------------------------------------------------- G||-----------------------4-4----------2-2----------- D||---2-------2---------------0-------------------2-2 A||-4----------------2-----------------------4------- E||-------------------------------------------------- E||---------------------------------------------------9-------9\7-5-5/7 H||-------------------------------------3---3-------------------------- G||--------------------------4--4----2------------------9-9-9---------- D||------2-------2----------------------------------------------------- A||-4------------------2----------------------------------------------- E||-------------------------------------------------------------------- E||-------------------------------------------------------------- H||-------------------------------------------------------------- G||-----------------------4-4----------2-2----------------------- D||---2-------2---------------0-------------------------------2-2 A||-4----------------2-----------------------------------4------- E||-------------------------------------------------------------- E||---------------------------------------------------------------- H||------------------------------------------------3---3----------- G||-----------------------------4--4--------2---------------------- D||---------2--2------------------------------------------------2-2 A||----4------------------2---------------------------------4------ E||---------------------------------------------------------------- He looked to be sixty, and maybe I was ten Mama used to whip me but I'd go see him again I'd clap my hands, stomp my feets, try to stay in time He'd play me a song or two Then take another drink of wine. E||-9-----------------------------------------------9------------------- H||----------------------9----------------9-7--------------------------- G||-------------------------------------------9------------------------- D||--------------------------------------------------------------------- A||--------------------------------------------------------------------- E||--------------------------------------------------------------------- Play me a song Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew. I got your drinking E||----9-------------------12-12-12-10------------------------------------- H||---------------------12-------------12-9-------------------------------- G||-----------------------------------------9------------------------------ D||---------------------------------------------------------------11-9----- A||--------------------------------------------------------------------11-- E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------12 money, tune up your dobro. Poeple said he was useless, then E||----------------2-------------------4------------------2------------- H||--------------------------------------------------------------------- G||--------------2-----3/4\3-------------------------------------------- D||------------------4-------------------------------------------------- A||--------------------------------------------------------------------- E||--------------------------------------------------------------------- poeple all where fools. 'Cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker E||--------------------0------------------------------------------------ H||---2-----------------------------------12---------------------------- G||-----------------------13-13\11-9-9/11----13------------------------- D||---------------------------------------------14---------------------- A||--------------------------------------------------------------------- E||--------------------------------------------------------------------- to ever play the blues. GUITAR SOLO!!! E||------------12-14-16-14-16-16-14-12----------------------------------- H||------12-14-------------------------14-------------------------------- G||---13----------------------------------13\11-------------------------- D||14-------------------------------------------14-11-------------------- A||---------------------------------------------------14-11-11-11-11-11-9 E||---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes Sir!!!!!!! E||-----------------------------------------------------------------12-- H||-----------------------------14-------------------------------12----- G||------------------------9-13----13-11-12-12-11-9----9-9-11-13-------- D||-------------------11-9--------------------------11------------------ A||10-10-9-------------------------------------------------------------- E||--------12-9-12-12--------------------------------------------------- E||19-16-14------------------------------ H||---------12-12------------------------ G||---------------13--------------------- D||------------------14-11--------------- A||------------------------14-11--------- E||------------------------------(14-12)- E||9-12-9------------------------9-12-9----12 H||-------12-------12-------------------12--- G||----------11-13----13-11-9-11------------- D||------------------------------------------ A||------------------------------------------ E||------------------------------------------ E||---9---------9-12-9-------12-9---------9-------------------------------- H||12---12-------------12---------12-9------12-9--------------------------- G||--------13-9-----------13-----------13--------11-9---------------------- D||--------------------------------------------------11-9------------------ A||-------------------------------------------------------7-10------------- E||------------------------------------------------------------12-9-7-4-2-0 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 man's blues And on the day he lost his life, that's all he had to lose E||-9------------------------------------------------------------------- H||----------------------9---------------------9-7---------------------- G||------------------------------------------------9-------------------- D||--------------------------------------------------------------------- A||--------------------------------------------------------------------- E||--------------------------------------------------------------------- Play me a song Curtis Loew, hey Curtis Loew E||------------------------------12-17-16-12----12-12----12------------- H||------------------------12-14-------------14-------14---------------- G||--------------------------------------------------------------------- D||--------------------------------------------------------------------- A||--------------------------------------------------------------------- E||--------------------------------------------------------------------- I wish that you was here so everyone would know E||---------------------------------------------------------14-12-9----- H||------------------------------------------------------14---------10-- G||--------------------------------------------------------------------- D||--------------------------------------------------------------------- A||--------------------------------------------------------------------- E||--------------------------------------------------------------------- Poeple said he was useless, then poeple all where fools. E||----4--------------2------------------------------------------------- H||-------------------------------------2------------------------------- G||--------------------------------------------------------------------- D||----------------------------------------------------2---------------- A||--------------------------------------------------------------------- E||--------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Cause Curtis your the finest picker to ever play the blues. E||---------------------------------------------------------------------- H||---------------------------------------------------------------------- G||13-13\11-9-9/11-11-------11-------13-13\11-9-9/13\11------9----13-11-9 D||-------------------12-------12-14--------------------9-11---11-------- A||----------------------12---------------------------------------------- E||---------------------------------------------------------------------- So... i think that the most is correct now... take it easy! Ronnie Van Zant