4 -4 5 6 6 6 6 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 5 -4 Well I used to wake the morning before the rooster crowed. 6 6 6 -6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 -4 Searchin for soda bottles to get myself some dough. 6 6 6 6 6 6 -6 5 5 5 5 5 -4 Brought them down to the corner, down to the country store. -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 4 4 4 5 4 5 -4 4 Cash em in and give my money to a man named Curtis Loew. 6 6 6 6 6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 5 Old Curt was a black man with white curly hair. 6 6 6 6 6 6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 5 When he had a fifth of wine he did not have a care. 7 7 7 7 -6 6 7 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 5 He used to own an old Dobro, used to play it .cross his knee. 6 6 6 6 6 6 -6 6 7 -6 6 5 4 I'd give old Curt my money he'd play all day for me. Chorus: 7 7-6 7 6 -6 7 -6 6 5 Play me a song Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew. 7 7 7 -6 7 7 -6 7 7 -6 -6 6 4 Well I got your drinkin money tune up your Dobro. 7 7 7 -6 6 7 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -4 People said he was useless, but them people all were fools. 4 5 6 6 -6 6 -6 6 5 -4 Cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker 4 5 5 5 -4 4 to ever play the blues. 6 6 6 6 6 -6 -6 -6 -6-6 6 5 He looked to be sixty and maybe I was ten 6 6 6 6 6 -6 6 -6 7 -6 6 6 5 Momma used to whoop me, but I'd go see him again. 7 7 7 7 7 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 5 I'd clap my hands, stomp my feets, try to stay in time. 6 6 6 6 6 6 -6 7 -6 -6-6 -6 6 5 He'd play a song or two then take another drink of wine. Chorus: 6 6 6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6-6-6 -6 6 5 On the day old Curtis died, nobody came to pray. 6 6 6 6 6 6 Old preacher said some words, -6 6 7 -6 6 6 5 and they chucked him in the clay. 7 7 7 -6 7 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 5 Well he lived a lifetime of playing the black man's blues. 6 6 6 6 -6 -6 6 5 And on the day he lost his life, -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 5 well that's all he had to lose. Chorus.
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