The Ballad Of Curtis Loew chords by Phish

Chords with lyrics

The Ballad Of Curtis Loew
(based on 8/13/10 and 12/28/11)


[Intro]

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--|
BB|--12---------12-----------------------------------12-----12---------------|--|
G+G|--11b13~--~--11b13r11--9------9h11~--------9------11b13--11b13r11--9~--~--|--|
D MajorD|--------------------------11---------9h11-----11--------------------------|--|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--|


[Verse]

    E MajorE            BB
Well I used to wake the morning before the rooster crowed
E MajorE               A augmentedA        F#7F#7
Searching for soda bottles to get myself some dough
E MajorE               BB
Brought em down to the corner, down to the country store
A augmentedA                   N.C.
Cash em in and give my money to a man named Curtis Loew

[Fill]

E MajorE|-------------------|
BB|-------------------|
G+G|-------------------|
D MajorD|--11--9------------|
A augmentedA|---------11--9--7--|
E MajorE|-------------------|

E MajorE       BB       A augmentedA       E MajorE
Old curt was a black man with white curly hair
E MajorE       BB        A augmentedA         E MajorE
When he had a fifth of wine he did not have a care
E MajorE           BB       A augmentedA         E MajorE
He used to own an old dobro, used to play it across his knee
E MajorE      BB         A augmentedA         E MajorE
Id give old curt my money, hed play all day for me


[Chorus]

A augmentedA           E MajorE
Play me a song Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew
A augmentedA             E MajorE
I got your drinking money, tune up your dobro
A augmentedA                E MajorE       F#7F#7
People said he was useless, them people are the fools
   E MajorE          D MajorD        A augmentedA       E MajorE
cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker to ever play the blues

[Fill]

E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------12---------------|--|
BB|--12-----12---------------------------------------------------------12------------|--|
G+G|--11b13--11b13r11--9------9h11~----11-------11---------9---11b13-------13r11--9~--|--|
D MajorD|----------------------11--------------12------12---12-----------------------------|--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------12-----12--------------------------------|--|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--|


[Verse]

E MajorE        BB   A augmentedA        E MajorE
He looked to be sixty, and maybe I was ten
E MajorE      BB       A augmentedA       E MajorE
Mama used to whip me but Id go see him again
E MajorE         BB        A augmentedA       E MajorE
Id clap my hands, stomp my feets, try to stay in time
E MajorE       BB
Hed play me a song or two
   A augmentedA           E MajorE
Then take another drink of wine.


[Chorus]

A augmentedA           E MajorE
Play me a song Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew
A augmentedA             E MajorE
I got your drinking money, tune up your dobro
A augmentedA                E MajorE       F#7F#7
People said he was useless, them people are the fools
   E MajorE          D MajorD        A augmentedA       E MajorE
cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker to ever play the blues


[Solo]

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------9--12--14b16r14~--|
BB|--12-----12--------------------------------------9--12--------------------|
G+G|--11b13--11b13r11--9------9h11~--~--~-----9--11---------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------11--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                      (in some versions trey plays the walk up
                       one string lower. still 14b on e.)

(Solo in E MajorE over verse/chorus chords)


[Verse]

E MajorE       BB      A augmentedA       E MajorE
On the day old curtis died, nobody came to pray
E MajorE      BB             A augmentedA           E MajorE
Ol preacher said some words, and they chunked him in the clay
E MajorE       BB    A augmentedA           E MajorE
But he lived a lifetime playin the black mans blues
E MajorE         BB          A augmentedA       E MajorE
And on the day he lost his life, thats all he had to lose


[Chorus]

A augmentedA           E MajorE
Play me a song Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew
A augmentedA              E MajorE
I'm singin this here song so everyone will know
A augmentedA                E MajorE       F#7F#7
People said he was useless, them people are the fools
    E MajorE          D MajorD        A augmentedA       E MajorE
'cause Curtis Loew you're finest picker to ever play the blues


[Outro]

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--|
BB|--12-----12---------------------------------------------------------|--|
G+G|--11b13--11b13r11--9------9h11~----11-------11---------9---11b13~---|--|
D MajorD|----------------------11--------------12------12---12---------------|--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------12-----12------------------|--|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--|
BB|--12---------12-----------------------------------12-----12---------------|--|
G+G|--11b13~--~--11b13r11--9------9h11~--------9------11b13--11b13r11--9~--~--|--|
D MajorD|--------------------------11---------9h11-----11--------------------------|--|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--|


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| r Release
| b Bend
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