The Ballad Of Curtis Loew by Lynyrd Skynyrd Words and music by Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant tabbed by Jason Deere-(OK there's more guitars than this but I'll tab them later) I LOVE THIS SONG!! Gtr. 1 (Elec) Clean Tone w/ Slide A E5 E---||---------------------------------|-------------------------------- B---||---------------------------------|-------------------------------- G---||-----13---/---13\11--9--9/11~~~--|---------9---/13--13\11--9------ D---||---------------------------------|--9--11-----9------------------- A---||---------------------------------|-------------------------------- E---||---------------------------------|-------------------------------- E B7 E-------------|---------------------------|----------------------------- B-------------|---------------------------|----------------------------- G---/-/13~~~--|~~~------------------------|----------------------------- D-------------|--------(13)\--------------|----------------------------- A-------------|---------------------------|----------------------------- E-------------|-------------------7/9-----|-----11---------------------- 1. Well I used to wake... before the rooster crowed, E A E----------------|---------------------------|-------------------------- B----------------|---------------------------|-------------------------- G----------------|---------------------------|-------------------------- D----/6-----5\4--|---------------------------|-------------------------- A----------------|--7------------------/4\---|--0-----0--0-------------- E----------------|---------------------------|--------------0--2-------- Searchin' for soda bottles, get myself some dough-- F#7 E B7 E--------------|----------------------------------------------|--------- B--------------|----------------------------------------------|--------- G--------------|--------------------------------------7\6-----|--4------ D--------------|----------------------------------------------|--------- A--------------|----------------------------------------------|--------- E---------4\2--|-----0----------------------------------------|--------- Run em' down to the corner, down to A E------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------- B------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------- G---~~~~~~---------------------------|-----2~~~~~~~~~--|---------------- D---------------------/6-----6\4--2--|-----------------|---------------- A------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------- E------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------- the country store, Cash em' in, and give my money to Verse: E B7 A G E E-----------------||--------------------------|------------------------- B-----------------||--------------------------|------------------------- G-----------------||*-------------------------|------------------------- D-----------------||*-------------------------|------------------------- A------4--2-------||-------/4-----2-----------|-----0------------------- E------------3\---||---0----------------------|--------------3\---0----- a man... 2. Old Curt was a black man, with white curly hair. 3. He looked to be sixty, and maybe I was ten. 4. On the day ole Curtis died, nobody came to pray. B7 D A E---------|------------------------------|----------------------0------- B---------|------------------------------|------------------------------ G---------|------------------------------|/11--------(11)\---------2---- D---------|------------------------------|------------------------------ A---------|/7-----------5\4-----2--------|------------------------------ E---------|------------------------------|------------------------------ When he had a fifth of wine, he did not have a care. Mama used to whoop me, but I'd go see him again. Ole preacher said some words, and they chunked him in the clay G E(Rhy Fig 1A) B7 A G E E---------0-----|--0--------0-----------------|------------------------- B------2--------|-----------0-----4-----x-----|------------------------- G---2--------2--|-----------------4-----x-----|------------------------- D---------------|-----------------4-----x-----|--------2---------------- A---------------|-----------------------------|--0---------------------- E---------------|-----------------------------|-----------3\------0----- He used to own an old do-bro, used to play... I'd clap my hands, stomp my feets, try to stay in time, Well he lived a lifetime, playin' the black man's blues. B7 E E---------|---------------------------------|--------------------------- B---------|---------------------------------|--------------------------- G---------|---------------------------------|--7-----7\--9-------------- D---------|---------------------------------|--7-----\---9-------------- A---------|/7~~~--------5\4-----2~~~~~~-----|--------------------------- E---------|---------------------------------|--------------------------- I give old Curt my money he'd play all day for me He'd play me a song or two, then take another drink of wine. And on the day he lost his life, that's all he had to lose. End Rhy Fig. 1A A(Begin Rhy Fig. 2) E E---------------------||------------------------|----------------9------ B---------------------||/14~~~~~~--------14-----|/9~~~~~~-----9--------- G---------------7-----||-----------------14-----|-9--------------------- D---9--9--9--9--------||------------------------|----------------------- A---------------------||------------------------|----------------------- E---------------------||------------------------|----------------------- Chorus: Play me a song, Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew. A E E------7-------|----------------------------|----------------------9---- B---------8\7--|--5~~~~~~-------------------|------------------/9------- G--------------|--------------6-----4-------|--------------------------- D--------------|-----------------------5/6--|--------------------------- A--------------|----------------------------|--7------------------------ E--------------|----------------------------|--------------------------- 1,2: Well I got your drinkin money, so tune up your dobro. 3: I wish that you was here so, everyone would know. A E E------12----------------|-------------------------|-------------------- B----------12------------|-------------------------|-------------------- G--------------12\11/13--|--9~~~~~~-----6--4-------|-------------------- D------------------------|--------------------5/6--|--2--------5-------- A------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------- E------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------- People said he was useless,them people are F#7 E D A E-----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------- B-----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------- G-----------------------------|-----13~~~~~~--11~~~~~~--|--6------------ D----/4-----(4)h6p4-----------|-------------------------|-----7--------- A-----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------- E-----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------- the fools------. 'Cause Curtis Loew..finest....ever 3rd time:Cause Curtis you're...finest...ever E End Rhy Fig 2 D E-----------------------|---------------------------------------|------- B-----------------------|---------------------------------------|--7---- G---6-------------------|---/13-----13\11-----9-----9/11~~~-----|------- D------6\4--2-----2-----|---------------------------------------|------- A-----------------------|---------------------------------------|------- E-----------------------|---------------------------------------|------- play the blues.... A E E--------------------------9-----7--------||---------------------------- B---------7-----------7/9-----------8\7---||---------------------------- G---7--------7-----9---------------------*||---------------------------- D------7---------------------------------*||---------------------------- A-----------------------------------------||---------------------------- E-----------------------------------------||---------------------------- After 2nd time thru Chorus, play this: A E---||---------------------------------7----------|--------------------- B---||------------------------------------8\7-----|--------------------- G---||---/13-----13\11-----9---/11----------------|--9~~~~~~~~~--12----- D---||--------------------------------------------|--------------------- A---||--------------------------------------------|--------------------- E---||--------------------------------------------|--------------------- Guitar Solo! B7 A G E---------------|/12~~~--14/16--14~~~/16--|--(16)\14--12---------------- B-------12--14--|-------------------------|---------------14------------ G---13----------|-------------------------|-------------------12\11----- D---------------|-------------------------|----------------------------- A---------------|-------------------------|----------------------------- E---------------|-------------------------|----------------------------- E B7 D E--------------|--------------------------------------|----------------- B--------------|--------------------------------------|----------------- G---9--6--4----|------------6-------------------------|----------------- D------------6\|-----6\4/6---/6---/6-----4~~~--(4)/6--|---/6\4--2------- A--------------|--------------------------------------|------------0---- E--------------|--------------------------------------|----------------- E B7 A G E-----------------------|--------9-------------------------------------- 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