Band, The Weight (1968)
^{Key: :[C] (w: Robbie Robertson)}

INTRO: [*R1]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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