Standard (EADGBE)

 Well I used to wake the morning before the rooster crowed

Searching for soda bottles to get myself some dough

Brought em down to the corner, down to the country store

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 across his knee

Id give old curt my money, hed play all day for me

(chorus)

Play me a song curtis loew, curtis loew

I got your drinking money, tune up your dobro

People said he was useless, them people are the fools

 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 whip me but Id go see him again

Id clap my hands, stomp my feets, try to stay in time

Hed play me a song or two

 Then take another drink of wine.

Chorus

Yes sir

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 mans blues

And on the day he lost his life, thats all he had to lose

Play me a song curtis loew, hey curtis loew

I wish that you was here so everyone would know

People said he was useless, them people all are fools

 cause curtis youre the finest picker to ever play the blues

END

hey this is our first tab from joeandsmithband. we couldnt find a tab on

here that sounded quite right so we tabbed it ourselves its REALLY easy. if

you have any advice for starting our new band let us know, thanks

-joe stapleton and nathan smith