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The Ballad Of Curtis Loew

Well I ^Eused to wake the morning ^Bbefore the rooster crowed ^ESearching for soda bottles to ^Aget myself some ^F#7dough ^EBrought em down to the corner, ^Bdown to the country store ^ACash em in and give my money to a man named curtis loew ^A7

^EOld curt was a ^Bblack man with ^Awhite curly hai^Er ^EWhen he had a ^Bfifth of wine he ^Adid not have a car^Ee ^EHe used to own an old ^Bdobro, used to ^Aplay it across his ^Eknee ^EId give old ^Bcurt my money, hed ^Aplay all day for m^Ee ^E7

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^APlay me a song curtis ^Eloew, curtis ^E7loew ^AI got your drinking money, ^Etune up your do^E7bro ^APeople said he was useless, them ^Epeople are the ^E7fools cause ^Ecurtis loew was the ^Afinest picker to ^Dever play the b^Alues ^A7

^EHe looked to be ^Bsixty, ^Aand maybe I was ^Eten ^EMama used to ^Bwhip me but Id ^Ago see him aga^Ein ^EId clap my hands, ^Bstomp my feets, ^Atry to stay in ^Etime ^EHed play me a ^Bsong or two Then ^Atake another drink of ^Ewine.^E7

Chorus Yes sir

^EOn the day old ^Bcurtis died, ^Anobody came to ^Epray ^EOl preacher ^Bsaid some words, and they ^Achunked him in the clay^E ^EBut he lived a ^Blifetime ^Aplayin the black mans ^Eblues ^EAnd on the day he ^Blost his life, thats ^Aall he had to ^Elose ^E7

^APlay me a song curtis ^Eloew, hey curtis loew ^E7 ^AI wish that you was here so ^Eeveryone would know ^E7 ^APeople said he was useless, ^Ethem people all are fools ^E7 cause ^Ecurtis youre the ^Dfinest picker to ^Aever ^A7play the blues^E END

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