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The Ballad Of Curtis Loew (based on 8/13/10 and 12/28/11) [Intro] E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--| B|--12---------12-----------------------------------12-----12---------------|--| G|--11b13~--~--11b13r11--9------9h11~--------9------11b13--11b13r11--9~--~--|--| D|--------------------------11---------9h11-----11--------------------------|--| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--| [Verse]
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 nN.C.amed Curtis Loew
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EOld curt was a Bblack man with Awhite curly haiEr EWhen he had a Bfifth of wine he Adid not have a carEe 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 mEe
[Chorus]
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 Eblues
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EHe looked to be Bsixty, Aand maybe I was Eten EMama used to Bwhip me but Id Ago see him agaEin 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.
[Chorus]
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 Eblues
[Solo] E|--------------------------------------------------------9--12--14b16r14~--| B|--12-----12--------------------------------------9--12--------------------| G|--11b13--11b13r11--9------9h11~--~--~-----9--11---------------------------| D|----------------------11--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| (in some versions trey plays the walk up one string lower. still 14b on e.) (Solo in E over verse/chorus chords) [Verse]
EOn the day old Bcurtis died, Anobody came to Epray EOl preacher Bsaid some words, and they Achunked him in the clayE EBut he lived a Blifetime Aplayin the black mans Eblues EAnd on the day he Blost his life, thats Aall he had to Elose
[Chorus]
APlay me a song Curtis ELoew, Curtis Loew AI'm singin this here song so Eeveryone will know APeople said he was useless, them Epeople are the F#7fools 'cause ECurtis Loew you're fDinest picker to Aever play the Eblues
[Outro] E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--| B|--12-----12---------------------------------------------------------|--| G|--11b13--11b13r11--9------9h11~----11-------11---------9---11b13~---|--| D|----------------------11--------------12------12---12---------------|--| A|-----------------------------------------12-----12------------------|--| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--| B|--12---------12-----------------------------------12-----12---------------|--| G|--11b13~--~--11b13r11--9------9h11~--------9------11b13--11b13r11--9~--~--|--| D|--------------------------11---------9h11-----11--------------------------|--| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--| ************************************ | h Hammer-on | r Release | b Bend | ~ Vibrato ************************************