*This is a repost of a current version on here by joesmithband 21, with a few corrections, all credit goes to them for making it The Ballad Of Curtis Loew Intro: E D A E

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 ^E

^EOld curt was a ^Bblack man with ^Awhite curly hai^Er ^EWhen he had a ^Bfifth of wine he ^Ddid 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 ^Dplay all day for m^Ee ^E7

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^APlay me a song curtis ^Eloew, curtis loew ^AI got your drinking money, ^Etune up your dobro ^APeople said he was useless, them ^Epeople are the ^F#7fools cause ^Ecurtis loew was the ^Dfinest picker to ^Aever play the b^Elues

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

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

^APlay me a song curtis ^Eloew, hey curtis loew ^AI wish that you was here so ^Eeveryone would know ^APeople said he was useless, ^Ethem people all are fool^F#7s cause ^Ecurtis youre the ^Bfinest picker to ^Dever play the blu^Ees

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Lynyrd Skynyrd - The ballad of curtis loew