Chord The Ballad Of Curtis Loew by Lynyrd Skynyrd

* 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 E B well i used to wake the morning before the rooster crowed E A F#7 searching for soda bottles to get myself some dough E B brought Em down to the corner , down to the country store A E cash Em in and give my money to a man named curtis loew E B A E old curt was a black man with white curly hair E B D E when he had a fifth of wine he did not have a care E B A E he used to own an old dobro , used to play it across his knee E B D E E7 id give old curt my money , hed play all day for me chorus A E play me a song curtis loew , curtis loew A E i got your drinking money , tune up your dobro A E F#7 people said he was useless , them people are the fools E D A E cause curtis loew was the finest picker to ever play the blues bridge : E D A E E B A E he looked to be sixty , and maybe i was ten E B D E mama used to whip me but id go see him again E B A E id clap my hands , stomp my feets , try to stay in time E B hed play me a song or two D E then take another drink of wine . chorus solo : main verse chorus E B A E on the day old curtis died , nobody came to pray E B D E ol preacher said some words , and they chunked him in the clay E B A E but he lived a lifetime playin the black mans blues E B D E and on the day he lost his life , thats all he had to lose A E play me a song curtis loew , hey curtis loew A E i wish that you was here so everyone would know A E F#7 people said he was useless , them people all are fools E B D E cause curtis youre the finest picker to ever play the blues outro : E B D E end