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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--------------------------------------
B--------------------5--|/9\7/9-----7/9-----7~~~---/8\7/8/7--5----------
G--------------6--4-----|---------------------------------------6--4----
D-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------
A---2-------------------|-----------------------------------------------
E------3/4--0-----------|-----------------------------------------------
E E B7
E-----------------9--|--12~~~-----19--0/15--0--14\12--------------------
B---5--5~~~--8/9-----|---------0----------------------12--12------------
G--------------------|----------------------------------------12\11-----
D--------------------|--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------|--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------|--------------------------------------------------
D E Then: Hold this bend ---
E---|---------------------||--|-----------------------------------------
B---|---------------------||--|-------17--------------------------------
G---|--9--6--4------------||--|--16^------16-----(16)-------------------
D---|-----------7\---2/---||--|-----------------------------------------
A---|---------------------||--|-----------------------------------------
E---|---------------------||--|-----------------------------------------
Hold--------------------
E--------------------------------------------|--------------------------
B--------------12----------------------------|--------------------------
G---11^--(11)------11--(11)--9h11--(11)^-----|--------------------------
D--------------------------------------------|--------------------------
A--------------------------------------------|--------------------------
E--------------------------------------------|--------------------------
Hold----------------- Bend & Release
E------------------------------------|--12--9---------------------------
B--------17---------------17-----12--|--12-----12-----------------------
G---16^------16--(16)----------------|-------------11^--(11)-----9------
D------------------------------------|----------------------------------
A------------------------------------|----------------------------------
E------------------------------------|----------------------------------
Hold----------------- Prebend & Release
E--------|---------------------------|----------------------------------
B--------|----------17---------------|----------------------------------
G---~~~--|-----16^------16--(16)-----|---------9--11--(11)/13-----15----
D--------|---------------------------|--9--11---------------------------
A--------|---------------------------|----------------------------------
E--------|---------------------------|----------------------------------
E-----------|--12--------------9--7---------------|---------------------
B------/12--|------14--12\-/9--------8--(8)\7--5--|---------------------
G---~~~-----|-------------------------------------|-----6--4------------
D-----------|-------------------------------------|-----------x--x------
A-----------|-------------------------------------|---------------------
E-----------|-------------------------------------|---------------------
D.S. al Coda Coda(Outro)
E-----------------------||-----------||-------------------------|-------
B-----------------------||-----------||-------------------------|--7----
G-----------------------||-----------||/13-----13\11----/11~~~--|-------
D---5/6--2--------------||-----------||---------------14--------|-------
A-----------4--2--------||-----------||-------------------------|-------
E-----------------4--2--||-----------||-------------------------|-------
Hold bend------
E------------------------------------|-----|--12---12-------------------
B---------7--------------------------|-----|--12---12-------------------
G---7--------7-----9--11/13-----(13)\|-----|--11^--11--(11)--9----------
D------7-----------------------------|-----|----------------------------
A------------------------------------|-----|----------------------------
E------------------------------------|-----|----------------------------
Bend & Release Hold-----
E-----------------|---------------------------------|-------------------
B---12------------|---------------12^--12-----------|-----------14------
G---11^--(11)-----|--------9------11---11--(11)-----|--9~~~-------------
D-----------------|--9h11-----11--------------------|-------------------
A-----------------|---------------------------------|-------------------
E-----------------|---------------------------------|-------------------
Harmonic
E--------------------||--5----------------------------------------------
B---12---------------||-------------------------------------------------
G-------11/13~~~~~~--||-------------------------------------------------
D--------------------||-------------------------------------------------
A--------------------||-------------------------------------------------
E--------------------||-------------------------------------------------
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----5h8--- Hammeron ----(8)--- Ghost ----6--- Tap
---------- ---------- Note --------
----5p8--- Pulloff ---------- --------
---------- ---------- -----p--
----5/8--- Slide Up -----x---- Dead -----7-- Pop
---------- ---------- Note --s-----
----5\8--- Slide Down ---------- --5----- Slap
---------- ||------|| Repeat --------
----5~~~-- Vibrato ||*----*|| ---5^--- Bend
---------- ||*----*|| --------
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---------- ---------- --------
-4:------- Time ---------- --------
-4:------- Signature ---------- --------
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Rhythm:
w = whole note W = dotted whole
h = half note H = dotted half
q = quarter note Q = dotted quarter
e = eighth note E = dotted eighth
s = sixteenth note S = dotted sixteenth
t = 32nd note T = dotted 32nd
x = 64th note X = dotted 64th
^ = triplet
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From: Steve Vetter
Message-ID: <0097B704.54AB1740.19605@vax1.elon.edu>
Subject: CRD: Lynyrd Skynyrd - The Ballad of Curtis Loew
The Ballad of Curtis Loew
by Lynyrd Skynyrd
G D C (walk down to) G
Well, I used to wake the mornin' before the rooster crowed,
G D C (walk down to) G
Searchin' for soda bottles to get myself some dough.
G D C (walk down to) G
Run 'em down to the corner, down to the country store,
G D C (walk down to) G
Cash 'em in, and give my money to a man named Curtis Loew.
Old Curt was a black man with white curly hair,
When he had a fifth of wine he did not have a care,
He used to own an old Dobro, used to play it 'cross his knee
I give old Curt my money, he play all day for me.
C G G7
Play me a song, Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew,
C G G7
Well, I got your drinkin' money, tune up your Dobro.
C G A
People said he was useless, them people all were fools,
G D C G
'Cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker to ever play the blues
He looked to be sixty, and maybe I was ten,
Mama used to whup me, but I'd go see him again.
I clap my hands, stomp my feets, try to stay in time,
He'd play a song or two, then take another drink of wine.
Play me a song, Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew,
Well, I got your drinkin' money, tune up your Dobro.
People said he was useless, them people all were fools,
'Cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker to ever play the blues
On the day old Curtis died, nobody came and prayed.
Ol' preacher said some words, and they chunked him in the grave.
Well, 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.
Play me a song, Curtis Loew, hey, Curtis Loew,
I wish that you was here so ev'ryone would know
People said he was useless, them people all were fools,
'Cause, Curtis, you're the finest picker to ever play the blues.
: Transcribed by Rich Kulawiec, rsk@ecn.purdue.edu
Chords guessed at by Walt Dabell walt@diusys.cms.udel.edu
From: schwebel@labri.u-bordeaux.fr (Olivier SCHWEBEL [93-94])
Subject: l/lynyrd.skynyrd/the.ballad.of.curtis.loeb
LYNYRD SKYNYRD The Ballad Of Curtis Loew
from 'Second Helping'
Intro: E D E
(E) B
Well, I used to wake the mornin' before the rooster crowed,
E A F#
Searchin' for soda bottles to get myself some dough.
E B
Run '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.
Verse:
E B A E
Old Curt was a black man with white curly hair,
(E) B A 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 'cross his knee
(E) B A E
I give old Curt my money, he play all day for me.
Chorus:
A E E7
Play me a song, Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew,
A E E7
Well, I got your drinkin' money, tune up your Dobro.
A E F#
People said he was useless, them people all were fools,
E D A E E D E
'Cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker to ever play the blues
He looked to be sixty, and maybe I was ten,
Mama used to whup me, but I'd go see him again.
I clap my hands, stomp my feets, try to stay in time,
He'd play a song or two, then take another drink of wine.
Play me a song, Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew,
Well, I got your drinkin' money, tune up your Dobro.
People said he was useless, them people all were fools,
'Cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker to ever play the blues
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