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

INTRO: [*R1]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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