The Ballad Of Curtis Loew



       E (022100@1)                      BWell (x2444x@1)I used to wake the morning before the rooster crowed
E (022100@1)                           A (x02220@1)             F#7Searching (242352@1)for soda bottles to get myself some dough
E (022100@1)                            B (x2444x@1)                     
Brought em down to the corner, down to the country store
A (x02220@1)                                                     A7Cash (x02020@1)em in and give my money to a man named curtis loew



E (022100@1)            B (x2444x@1)            A (x02220@1)            EOld (022100@1)curt was a black man with white curly hair
E (022100@1)           B (x2444x@1)              A (x02220@1)               EWhen (022100@1)he had a fifth of wine he did not have a care
E (022100@1)                   B (x2444x@1)            A (x02220@1)                EHe (022100@1)used to own an old dobro, used to play it across his knee
E (022100@1)         B (x2444x@1)                A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)E7Id (020130@1)give old curt my money, hed play all day for me




(chorus)
A (x02220@1)                   E (022100@1)          E7Play (020130@1)me a song curtis loew, curtis loew
A (x02220@1)                        E (022100@1)            E7I (020130@1)got your drinking money, tune up your dobro
A (x02220@1)                              E (022100@1)            E7People (020130@1)said he was useless, them people are the fools
      E (022100@1)                 A (x02220@1)              D (xx0232@1)            A (x02220@1)  A7cause (x02020@1)curtis loew was the finest picker to ever play the blues



E (022100@1)             B (x2444x@1)    A (x02220@1)             EHe (022100@1)looked to be sixty, and maybe I was ten
E (022100@1)          B (x2444x@1)            A (x02220@1)           EMama (022100@1)used to whip me but Id go see him again
E (022100@1)               B (x2444x@1)             A (x02220@1)            E (022100@1)
Id clap my hands, stomp my feets, try to stay in time
E (022100@1)           BHed (x2444x@1)play me a song or two
     A (x02220@1)                   E (022100@1)  E7Then (020130@1)take another drink of wine.




Chorus




Yes sir



E (022100@1)            B (x2444x@1)          A (x02220@1)            EOn (022100@1)the day old curtis died, nobody came to pray
E (022100@1)         B (x2444x@1)                       A (x02220@1)                    EOl (022100@1)preacher said some words, and they chunked him in the clay
E (022100@1)            B (x2444x@1)      A (x02220@1)                   EBut (022100@1)he lived a lifetime playin the black mans blues
E (022100@1)               B (x2444x@1)                  A (x02220@1)           E (022100@1)  E7 (020130@1)And on the day he lost his life, thats all he had to lose



A (x02220@1)                   E (022100@1)                   E7Play (020130@1)me a song curtis loew, hey curtis loew
A (x02220@1)                         E (022100@1)                 E7I (020130@1)wish that you was here so everyone would know
A (x02220@1)                         E (022100@1)                       E7People (020130@1)said he was useless, them people all are fools
      E (022100@1)              D (xx0232@1)              A (x02220@1)  A7 (x02020@1)          Ecause (022100@1)curtis youre the finest picker to ever play the blues
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hey this is our first tab from joeandsmithband. we couldnt find a tab on 

here that sounded quite right so we tabbed it ourselves its REALLY easy. if 

you have any advice for starting our new band let us know, thanks 

                                   -joe stapleton and nathan smith