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/ Lynyrd Skynyrd / Second Helping (1974) / The Ballad of Curtis Loew guitar tab

Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Ballad of Curtis Loew

Tabbed by: Angus1273


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Well,I used to wake the mornin',  before the rooster crowed,

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   Searchin' for soda bottles to get myself some dough.

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   Brought 'em down to the corner,    down to the country store, cash

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  'em in and give my money to a man name Cutis Loew.


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     Old Curt was a black man with white curly hair.





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      When he had a fifth of wine he did not have a care.


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     He used to own an old dobro, used to play it across his knee.


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             I'd give old Curt my money, he'd play all day for me.



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   Play me a song Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew.          I got your drinking

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  money, tune up your dobro.           Poeple said he was useless, then


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poeple all where fools.        'Cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker


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  to ever play the blues.










 play up to chorus!!
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He looked to be sixty, and maybe I was ten
Mama used to whip me but I'd go see him again
I'd clap my hands, stomp my feets, try to stay in time
He'd play me a song or two
Then take another drink of wine.


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   Play me a song Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew.          I got your drinking

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money, tune up your dobro.                     Poeple said he was useless, then


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poeple all where fools.        'Cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker



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  to ever play the blues.





GUITAR SOLO!!!
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              Yes Sir!!!!!!!
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On the day old Curtis died, nobody came to pray
Ol' preacher said some words, and they chunked him in the clay
But he lived a lifetime playin' the black man's blues
And on the day he lost his life, that's all he had to lose

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   Play me a song Curtis Loew, hey Curtis Loew

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I wish that you was here so everyone would know

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  Poeple said he was useless, then poeple all where fools.

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'Cause Curtis your the finest picker to ever play the blues.






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ANGUS


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Second Helping tabs
02I Need You tabbass tab
03Don't Ask Me No Questions tabbass tab
04Workin' for MCA tabbass tab
05The Ballad of Curtis Loew tabbass tab
06Swamp Music tabbass tab
07The Needle and the Spoon tabbass tab
08Call Me the Breeze tabbass tab
09Don't Ask Me No Questions tabbass tab
10Was I Right or Wrong tabbass tab

 

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