Song Name: | Ballad of Curtis Lowe | By: | Lynard Skynard |
Posted By: | Samuelg20 | Difficulty: | Beginner |
Key: | Any | Genre: | Rock |
Harp Type: | Any | ||
Created: | 2005-12-30 13:12:35 | Modified: | 2008-02-04 00:02:15 |
Song: | Ballad of Curtis Loew
Lynard Skynard 4 -4 5 6 6 6 6 5 Well I used to wake the morning -4 -4 -4 -4 5 -4 before the rooster crowed. 6 6 6 -6 6 5 4 Searchin for soda bottles 4 4 4 4 4 -4 to get myself some dough. 6 6 6 6 6 6 -6 Brought them down to the corner, 5 5 5 5 5 -4 down to the country store. -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 4 Cash em in and give my money 4 4 5 4 5 -4 4 to a man named Curtis Loew. 6 6 6 6 6 -6 Old Curt was a black man -6 -6 -6 6 5 with white curly hair. 6 6 6 6 6 6 -6 When he had a fifth of wine -6 -6 -6 -6 6 5 he did not have a care. 7 7 7 7 -6 6 7 -6 He used to own an old Dobro, -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 5 used to play it .cross his knee. 6 6 6 6 6 6 -6 I'd give old Curt my money 6 7 -6 6 5 4 he'd play all day for me. Chorus: 7 7-6 7 6 -6 7 Play me a song Curtis Loew, -6 6 5 Curtis Loew. 7 7 7 -6 7 7 Well I got your drinkin -6 7 7 -6 -6 6 4 money tune up your Dobro. 7 7 7 -6 6 7 -6 People said he was useless, -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -4 but them people all were fools. 4 5 6 6 Cause Curtis Loew -6 6 -6 6 5 -4 was the finest picker 4 5 5 5 -4 4 to ever play the blues. 6 6 6 6 6 -6 He looked to be sixty -6 -6 -6-6 6 5 and maybe I was ten 6 6 6 6 6 -6 Momma used to whoop me, 6 -6 7 -6 6 6 5 but I'd go see him again. 7 7 7 7 7 -6 I'd clap my hands, stomp my -6 -6 -6 -6 6 5 feets, try to stay in time. 6 6 6 6 6 6 He'd play a song or two -6 7 -6 -6-6 -6 6 5 then take another drink of wine. Chorus |