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---/---1311--9--9/11~~~--|---------9---/13--1311--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-----54--|---------------------------|--------------------------
A----------------|--7------------------/4---|--0-----0--0--------------
E----------------|---------------------------|--------------0--2--------
                     Searchin' for soda bottles, get myself some dough--

    F#7              E                                           B7     
E--------------|----------------------------------------------|---------
B--------------|----------------------------------------------|---------
G--------------|--------------------------------------76-----|--4------
D--------------|----------------------------------------------|---------
A--------------|----------------------------------------------|---------
E---------42--|-----0----------------------------------------|---------
                       Run em' down to the corner,               down to

                                           A                            
E------------------------------------|-----------------|----------------
B------------------------------------|-----------------|----------------
G---~~~~~~---------------------------|-----2~~~~~~~~~--|----------------
D---------------------/6-----64--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-----------54-----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~~~--------54-----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---------87--|--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--------------1211/13--|--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-----1311-----9-----9/11~~~-----|-------
D------64--2-----2-----|---------------------------------------|-------
A-----------------------|---------------------------------------|-------
E-----------------------|---------------------------------------|-------
   play the blues....                                                                        


                   A  E                                                 
E--------------------------9-----7--------||----------------------------
B---------7-----------7/9-----------87---||----------------------------
G---7--------7-----9---------------------*||----------------------------
D------7---------------------------------*||----------------------------
A-----------------------------------------||----------------------------
E-----------------------------------------||----------------------------
                                                                        
                                                                        

    After 2nd time thru Chorus, play this:           A                  
E---||---------------------------------7----------|---------------------
B---||------------------------------------87-----|---------------------
G---||---/13-----1311-----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----------|-------------------------|-------------------1211-----
D---------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------
A---------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------
E---------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------
                                                                        


    E                                    B7                 D           
E--------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------
B--------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------
G---9--6--4----|------------6-------------------------|-----------------
D------------6|-----64/6---/6---/6-----4~~~--(4)/6--|---/64--2-------
A--------------|--------------------------------------|------------0----
E--------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------
                                                                        


            E                               B7          A       G       
E-----------------------|--------9--------------------------------------
B--------------------5--|/97/9-----7/9-----7~~~---/87/8/7--5----------
G--------------6--4-----|---------------------------------------6--4----
D-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------
A---2-------------------|-----------------------------------------------
E------3/4--0-----------|-----------------------------------------------
                                                                        


          E             E                      B7                       
E-----------------9--|--12~~~-----19--0/15--0--1412--------------------
B---5--5~~~--8/9-----|---------0----------------------12--12------------
G--------------------|----------------------------------------1211-----
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-----1311----/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--------------------||------------------------------------------------- 

 Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Ballad of Curtis Loew

Tabbed by: Josua Romano alias Ronnie Van Zant (joro@gmx.ch)


/ slide up
~ pull or pull the string up or down
 slide down

E||---------------------------------|--------------------------------
H||---------------------------------|--------------------------------
G||-----13---/---1311--9--9/11~~~--|---------9---/13--1311--9------
D||---------------------------------|--9--11-------------------------
A||---------------------------------|--------------------------------
E||---------------------------------|--------------------------------

E||------------------------------------------------------------------
H||------------------------------------------------------------------
G||------------------------------------------------------------------
D||----------------------------------------------------------4-6-6-4-
A||----------------------------4-------------------------------------
E||------------------------------------------------------------------
Well,I used to wake the mornin',  before the rooster crowed, 

E||------------------------------------------------------------------
H||------------------------------------------------------------------
G||-------------------------------2---------------3--------------4---
D||2-----------------------------------------------------------------
A||------------------------------------------------------------------
E||------------------------------------------------------------------                            
   Searchin' for soda bottles to get myself some dough.

E||---------------------------------------------------------------------
H||---------------------------------------------------------------------
G||-------------------------------76-----------------------------------
D||---------------------------------------------------------------------
A||---------------------------------------------------------------------
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Brought 'em down to the corner,    down to the country store, cash 

E||---------------------------------------------------------------------
H||---------------------------------------------------------------------
G||---------------------------------------------------------------------
D||-----------------------------2---2-------2---------------------------
A||--------------------------------------4------------4-2---------------
E||--------------------------------------------0----------3-0-----------
  'em in and give my money to a man name Cutis Loew.


E||--------------------------------------------------
H||--------------------------------------------------
G||-----------------------4-4----------2-2-----------
D||---2-------2---------------0-------------------2-2
A||-4----------------2-----------------------4-------
E||--------------------------------------------------
     Old Curt was a black man with white curly hair. 
    



  
E||--------------------------------------------------------------
H||-------------------------------------3---3--------------------
G||--------------------------4--4----2----------------0-2-2-2-0--
D||------2-------2----------------------------------------------2
A||-4------------------2-----------------------------------------
E||--------------------------------------------------------------
      When he had a fifth of wine he did not have a care.


E||--------------------------------------------------------------
H||--------------------------------------------------------------
G||-----------------------4-4----------2-2-----------------------
D||---2-------2---------------0-------------------------------2-2
A||-4----------------2-----------------------------------4-------
E||--------------------------------------------------------------
     He used to own an old dobro, used to play it across his knee.


E||----------------------------------------------------------------
H||------------------------------------------------3---3-----------
G||-----------------------------4--4--------2----------------------
D||---------2--2------------------------------------------------2-2
A||----4------------------2---------------------------------4------
E||----------------------------------------------------------------
             I'd give old Curt my money, he'd play all day for me.



E||-9---------------------------------------9-7-------------------------
H||----------------------9----------------9-----9-----------------------
G||-----------------------------------------------9---------------------
D||---------------------------------------------------------------------
A||---------------------------------------------------------------------
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Play me a song Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew.          I got your drinking

E||----------------------9-12-7--------------------------------------------
H||--------------------9--------97----------------------------------------
G||---------------------------------9--------------------------------------
D||11-9---------------------------------------------------11-9-------------
A||------------------------------------------------------------11----------
E||---------------------------------------------------------------12-------
  money, tune up your dobro.           Poeple said he was useless, then 


E||----------------2-------------------4------------------2-------------
H||---------------------------------------------------------------------
G||--------------2-----3/43--------------------------------------------
D||------------------4--------------------------------------------------
A||---------------------------------------------------------------------
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------
poeple all where fools.        'Cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker 


E||--------------------0--------------------------------------------------
H||---2--------------------------------------------------------14-12------
G||-----------------------13-1311-9-9/11-11-------11-------13-------13---
D||------------------------------------------12-------12-14-------------14
A||---------------------------------------------12------------------------
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  to ever play the blues.



  






 play up to chorus!! 
E||--------------------------------------------------
H||--------------------------------------------------
G||-----------------------4-4----------2-2-----------
D||---2-------2---------------0-------------------2-2
A||-4----------------2-----------------------4-------
E||--------------------------------------------------
            
E||---------------------------------------------------9-------97-5-5/7
H||-------------------------------------3---3--------------------------
G||--------------------------4--4----2------------------9-9-9----------
D||------2-------2-----------------------------------------------------
A||-4------------------2-----------------------------------------------
E||--------------------------------------------------------------------
      

E||--------------------------------------------------------------
H||--------------------------------------------------------------
G||-----------------------4-4----------2-2-----------------------
D||---2-------2---------------0-------------------------------2-2
A||-4----------------2-----------------------------------4-------
E||--------------------------------------------------------------
    

E||----------------------------------------------------------------
H||------------------------------------------------3---3-----------
G||-----------------------------4--4--------2----------------------
D||---------2--2------------------------------------------------2-2
A||----4------------------2---------------------------------4------
E||----------------------------------------------------------------
           
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.  

 
E||-9-----------------------------------------------9-------------------
H||----------------------9----------------9-7---------------------------
G||-------------------------------------------9-------------------------
D||---------------------------------------------------------------------
A||---------------------------------------------------------------------
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Play me a song Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew.          I got your drinking

E||----9-------------------12-12-12-10-------------------------------------
H||---------------------12-------------12-9--------------------------------
G||-----------------------------------------9------------------------------
D||---------------------------------------------------------------11-9-----
A||--------------------------------------------------------------------11--
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------12
money, tune up your dobro.                     Poeple said he was useless, then 


E||----------------2-------------------4------------------2-------------
H||---------------------------------------------------------------------
G||--------------2-----3/43--------------------------------------------
D||------------------4--------------------------------------------------
A||---------------------------------------------------------------------
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------
poeple all where fools.        'Cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker 



E||--------------------0------------------------------------------------
H||---2-----------------------------------12----------------------------
G||-----------------------13-1311-9-9/11----13-------------------------
D||---------------------------------------------14----------------------
A||---------------------------------------------------------------------
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------
  to ever play the blues.   





GUITAR SOLO!!!
E||------------12-14-16-14-16-16-14-12-----------------------------------
H||------12-14-------------------------14--------------------------------
G||---13----------------------------------1311--------------------------
D||14-------------------------------------------14-11--------------------
A||---------------------------------------------------14-11-11-11-11-11-9
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
              Yes Sir!!!!!!!
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------12--
H||-----------------------------14-------------------------------12-----
G||------------------------9-13----13-11-12-12-11-9----9-9-11-13--------
D||-------------------11-9--------------------------11------------------
A||10-10-9--------------------------------------------------------------
E||--------12-9-12-12---------------------------------------------------

E||19-16-14------------------------------
H||---------12-12------------------------
G||---------------13---------------------
D||------------------14-11---------------
A||------------------------14-11---------
E||------------------------------(14-12)-

E||9-12-9------------------------9-12-9----12
H||-------12-------12-------------------12---
G||----------11-13----13-11-9-11-------------
D||------------------------------------------
A||------------------------------------------
E||------------------------------------------

E||---9---------9-12-9-------12-9---------9--------------------------------
H||12---12-------------12---------12-9------12-9---------------------------
G||--------13-9-----------13-----------13--------11-9----------------------
D||--------------------------------------------------11-9------------------
A||-------------------------------------------------------7-10-------------
E||------------------------------------------------------------12-9-7-4-2-0

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

E||-9-------------------------------------------------------------------
H||----------------------9---------------------9-7----------------------
G||------------------------------------------------9--------------------
D||---------------------------------------------------------------------
A||---------------------------------------------------------------------
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Play me a song Curtis Loew, hey Curtis Loew

E||------------------------------12-17-16-12----12-12----12-------------
H||------------------------12-14-------------14-------14----------------
G||---------------------------------------------------------------------
D||---------------------------------------------------------------------
A||---------------------------------------------------------------------
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------
I wish that you was here so everyone would know

E||---------------------------------------------------------14-12-9-----
H||------------------------------------------------------14---------10--
G||---------------------------------------------------------------------
D||---------------------------------------------------------------------
A||---------------------------------------------------------------------
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------
  Poeple said he was useless, then poeple all where fools.

E||----4--------------2-------------------------------------------------
H||-------------------------------------2-------------------------------
G||---------------------------------------------------------------------
D||----------------------------------------------------2----------------
A||---------------------------------------------------------------------
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------
'Cause Curtis your the finest picker to ever play the blues.






E||----------------------------------------------------------------------
H||----------------------------------------------------------------------
G||13-1311-9-9/11-11-------11-------13-1311-9-9/1311------9----13-11-9
D||-------------------12-------12-14--------------------9-11---11--------
A||----------------------12----------------------------------------------
E||----------------------------------------------------------------------

So... i think that the most is correct now...
take it easy!
Ronnie Van Zant 

 #----------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------#
#--This file is the author's own work and represents their--#
#--interpretation of thesong. You may only use this file----#
#-----for private study scholarship, or research------------#
#-----------------------------------------------------------#

Song Title: The Ballad of Curtis Lowe
Author:     Lynyrd Skynyrd
Album:	      Greatest Hits
Tempo:	      N/A
Transcribed By;  Daniel Kinder
My Email:   dkinder5063@yahoo.com
Last edit:  May 1, 2004
Parts:	     Intro, Verses, Chorus, Solo, Tab Explanation, & Chord Eplanation
Missing:	    N/A
                         Title                      Artist
Other tabs made by me: Back in Black Bass Tabs      AC/DC
                       Faithfully                   Journey 
                     Seprate Ways              Joutney
                     The Ballad of Curtis Lowe Lynyrd Synyrd

While the Accustic Guitar is Playing the Chords The Glass Slide Guitar Plays
what is on the lines. This tab contains both guitar parts.
 
Accustic- Reads the Chords Above the Lines or Words
Elictric- Reads what is written on the lines

Intro (Glass Slde Guitar)

E|----------------------------------------------------------||
B|------/9---9/7-5---/7~--------5----/9---9/7--5~/9~--------||
G|--------------------------4h6---6-------------------------||
D|----------------------------------------------------------||
A|----------------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------||

Intro Accuostic Gutiar

Well I used to wake the morning before the rooster crowed

E                               B
Searching for soda bottles to get ..

E                          A                 F#
Brought 'em down to the corner, down to the c...

E                               B
Cash 'em in and give my money to ...

A

Glass Slide Guitar

E|----------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------||
G|----------------------------------------------------------||
D|----------------------------------------------------------||
A|----4-2---------------------------------------------------||
E|--------2~--0---------------------------------------------||


Verses

     E       B       A     F#      E

E|----0---------------5-------------0-----------------------||
B|----0-------4-------5-------------0-----------------------||
G|----1-------4-------6-------------1-----------------------||
D|----2-------4-------7-------------2-----------------------||
A|----2-------2-------7-------------2-----------------------||
E|----0---------------5-----2~---0--0-----------------------||


     E       B       A          E

E|----0---------------5-------------------------------------||
B|----0-------4-------5----------9--------------------------||
G|----1-------4-------6----------9--------------------------||
D|----2-------4-------7----------9--------------------------||
A|----2-------2-------7----------7--------------------------||
E|----0---------------5-------------------------------------||


Chorus

A    E     A    E   F#          E  D  A  E 


      A         E                          A

E|-----/9~-------------------9-7----------------------------||
B|--------------/9~------/9-------8/7--5~-------------------||
G|---------------------------------------------6-4----------||
D|------------------------------------------/6-----5/4--2~--||
A|----------------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------||

        E                               F#
E|--------9-12-9--------------------------------------------||
B|---/9-----------8/7-5~------------------------------------||
G|----------------------------------------------------------||
D|----------------------------------------------------------||
A|----------------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------||



E|---------------------------------------------9-7----------||
B|----/9~---9/7-5---/7~----7-----7-----7---/9------8/7-5~---||
G|---------------------------7-----7------------------------||
D|-----------------------------7-----7----------------------||
A|----------------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------||

Second verse

chorus 


Solo

Glass Slide Guitar Plays the Solo the Accoustic plays the verse and
then the chorus,

E|----------------------9-7----------------7-9--/12~--------||
B|----/9----9/7-5--/7~-------8/7-5~-----/8------------------||
G|----------------------------------------------------------||
D|----------------------------------------------------------||
A|----------------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------||


E|------/16--14~--/16---14/16/14--12------------------------||
B|-------------------------------------7/8/7-5~-------------||
G|----------------------------------------------------------||
D|-----------------------------------------------/6/4/2~----||
A|----------------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------||

E|----------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------||
G|----------------------------------------------------------||
D|----/6--/6---/6/6--/6-4~-----/6--/6/4-2-------------------||
A|----------------------------------------------------------||
E|-------------------------------------------2~--0----------||


E|------------------------9---------------------------------||
B|------------------9/8/9---9/7--/9-/9-/9/7-5---------------||
G|--------/6---/9------------------------------/9-/9~-------||
D|----------------------------------------------------------||
A|----------------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------||

E|----------9---/12~---16-14/12-----------------------------||
B|-----7/9----------------------12~----/8/7-5~--------------||
G|----------------------------------------------------------||
D|----------------------------------------------/6/4/2~-----||
A|----------------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------||
 
E|-----------12----------------9----------------------------||
B|------/14------14/12-----/9-----9/7-5-/9~-----------------||
G|----------------------------------------------------------||
D|----------------------------------------------------------||
A|----------------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------||


E|-----------12---------12--------9-7-----------------------||
B|------/14------14/12--------/9-------8/7--5~--------------||
G|----------------------------------------------------------||
D|----------------------------------------------------------||
A|----------------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------||

E|-----------12---------------------------------------------||
B|------/14------14/12---------5--/9/7~---/9/11~------------||
G|---------------------------6------------------------------||
D|-------------------------7--------------------------------||
A|----------------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------||


E|---------12--9-7/-------9-7---4/2--0----------------------||
B|----/12-------------/9------------------------------------||
G|---------------------------------------/6-4---------------||
D|---------------------------------------------6/4--2~------||
A|----------------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------||

After the Solo these parts are played. Then the song ends.

verse 

chorus

Tab Explanation

h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
bb- 1 1/2 tone bend
H - hold bend
r - release bend
/ - slides
~ - vibrato
t - right hand tap
x - play 'note' with heavy damping

I always put the chords in here so that players who don't have chord vharts don't 
have to search for the chords. 

    Play E as E A D G B e
              0 1 2 2 0 0

    Play B as E A D G B e
              x 2 4 4 4 x

    Play A as E A D G B e
              0 0 2 2 2 0

   Play F# as E A D G B e
              2 4 4 3 2 2

    Play D as E A D G B e
              x x 0 2 3 2 

If you have any feedback feel free to e-mail me. 

 #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
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

 

 #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From: Steve Vetter 
Message-ID: 
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