{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1916031,"song":"The Ballad Of Curtis Loew","artist":"Lynyrd Skynyrd","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1916031-the-ballad-of-curtis-loew-chords-by-lynyrd-skynyrd/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1916031?type=chord","rating":4.67049,"votes":89,"content":"All the other versions on here are incorrect in some way or another.\r\nHere is the CORRECT version. Enjoy!\r\n\r\nThe Ballad Of Curtis Loew\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[tab]-----------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\n-7b(9)-(9)b7-5-5h7~------5-7--7b(9)-(9)b7--5~/9------------------------|\r\n---------------------4-6-----------------------------------------------|\r\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWell I used to wake the mornin', before the rooster crowed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nSearching for soda bottles to get myself some dough[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] \r\nBrought 'em down to the corner, down to the country store[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCash 'em in and give my money to a man named Curtis Loew[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOld Curt was a black man with white curly hair[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen he had a fifth of wine he did not have a care[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe used to own an old Dobro, used to play it 'cross his knee[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nI'd give old Curt my money, he'd play all day for me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] \r\nPlay me a song Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] \r\nI got your drinking money, tune up your Dobro[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nPeople said he was useless, them people all were fools[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] \r\n'cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker to ever play the blues[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe looked to be sixty, and maybe I was ten[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMama used to whoop me but Id go see him again[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] \r\nI'd clap my hands, stomp my feets, try to stay in time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe'd play me a song or two, then take another drink of wine.[/tab]\r\n \r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] \r\nPlay me a song Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] \r\nI got your drinking money, tune up your Dobro[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nPeople said he was useless, them people all were fools[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] \r\n'cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker to ever play the blues[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] \r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOn the day old Curtis died, nobody came to pray[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOl' preacher said some words, and they chunked him in the clay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell he lived a lifetime playin' the black man's blues[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] \r\nAnd on the day he lost his life, that's all he had to lose[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch] \r\nPlay me a song Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nI wish that you were here, So everyone would know[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] \r\nPeople said you were useless, them people all were fools[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n'cause Curtis you’re the finest picker [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] \r\nto ever play the blues[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]","plain_text":"All the other versions on here are incorrect in some way or another.\nHere is the CORRECT version. Enjoy!\n\nThe Ballad Of Curtis Loew\n\n\n[Intro]\n\n\n\nE D A E\n\n\n[Verse]\n \n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\nE D A E\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\n\nE D A\n\nE B A E\nE B D E\nE B A E\nE B D E\nA E A E\nA E F# \n\nE D A E\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\nE D A E\nE D A E","chords":["E","D","A","B","F#","E7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]}}}