Key: :[B] (w: Robbie Robertson)

INTRO: [*R1]

VERSE 1:
[B] I pulled into [D#m] Nazareth, was [E] feelin' 'bout half past [B] dead
[B] I just need some [D#m] place where [E] I can lay my [B] head
[B] "Hey mister, can you [D#m] tell me where a [E] man might find a [B] bed?"
[B] He just grinned and [D#m] shook my hand, [E] no was all he [B] said

CHORUS:
[B] Take a [B/A#] load off [E] Fanny
[B] Take a [B/A#] load for [E] free
[B] Take a [B/A#] load off [E] Fanny
[E open] and... you put the load right on me
[B] [B/A#] [B/G#] [B/F#] [E open]

VERSE 2:
[B] I picked up my [D#m] bags, I went [E] lookin' for a place to [B] hide
[B] When I saw [D#m] Carmen and the Devil [E] walkin' side by [B] side
[B] I said "Hey [D#m] Carmen, come [E] on let's go down [B] town"
[B] She said [D#m] "I've got to go, but my [E] friend can stick a-[B]-round"

REPEAT CHORUS:

VERSE 3:
[B] Go down Miss [D#m] Moses, there's [E] nothin' that you can [B] say
[B] It's just old [D#m] Luke, and Luke's [E] waitin' on the judgement [B] day
[B] "Well, Luke, my [D#m] friend, what a-[E]-bout young Anna [B] Lee?"
[B] He said "Do me a [D#m] favor son, won't you [E] stay and keep Anna Lee compan-[B]-y"

REPEAT CHORUS:

VERSE 4:
[B] Crazy Chester [D#m] followed me, and he [E] caught me in the [B] fog
[B] He said "I'll will [D#m] fix your rack if [E] you'll take Jack my [B] dog"
[B] I said [D#m] "Wait a minute Chester, you know [E] I'm a peacful [B] man"
[B] He said "That's o-[D#m]-kay boy, won't you [E] feed him when you [B] can"

REPEAT CHORUS:

VERSE 5:
[B] Get your [D#m] cannonball now to [E] take me down the [B] line
[B] My bag is [D#m] sinking low, and I [E] do believe it's [B] time
[B] To get back to Miss [D#m] Fanny, you know [E] she's the only [B] one
[B] Who sent me [D#m] here with her re-[E]-gards for every [B] one

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