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Well I [E]used to wake the morning 
bef[B]ore the rooster crowed
[E]Searching for soda bottles 
to g[A]et myself some d[F#]ough
[E]Brought em down to the corner 
[B]down to the country store
[A]Cash em in and give my money 
to a [A7]man named Curtis [E]Loew

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[E]Old Curt was a [B]black man 
with [A]white curly hai[E]r
[E]When he had a [B]fifth of wine 
he [D]did not have a [A]care
[E]He used to own an old [B]dobro 
used to [A]play it across his [E]knee
[E]Id give old [B]Curt my money 
hed [D]play all day for m[E]e[E7]

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[A]Play me a song 
Curtis [E]Loew Curtis [E7]Loew
[A]Well I got your drinking money 
[E]tune up your do[E7]bro
[A]People said he was useless 
them [E]people are the [F#]fools
cause [E]Curtis Loew 
was the [D]finest picker 
to [A]ever play the b[E]lues

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[E]He looked to be [B]sixty 
[A]and maybe I was [E]ten
[E]Mama used to [B]whip me 
but I'd [D]go see him ag[A]ain
[E]Id clap my hands 
[B]stomp my feets 
[A]try to stay in [E]time
[E]Hed play me 
a [B]song or two
Then [D]take another 
drink of [E]wine[E7]

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[A]Play me a song 
Curtis [E]Loew Curtis [E7]Loew
[A]Well I got your drinking money 
[E]tune up your do[E7]bro
[A]People said he was useless 
them [E]people are the [F#]fools
cause [E]Curtis Loew 
was the [D]finest picker 
to [A]ever play the b[E]lues

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Yes sir

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[E]On the day old [B]Curtis died 
[A]nobody came to [E]pray
[E]Ol preacher [B]said some words 
and they [D]chunked him 
in the [A]clay
[E]Well he lived a [B]lifetime 
[A]playin the black mans [E]blues
[E]And on the day he [B]lost his life 
that's [D]all he had to [E]lose[E7]

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[A]Play me a song 
Curtis [E]Loew hey Curtis Loew[E7]
[A]I wish that you was here 
so [E]everyone would know[E7]
[A]People said he was useless 
them [E]people all are [F#]fools
cause [E]Curtis you're 
the [D]finest picker 
to [A]ever play the b[E]lues

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