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

INTRO: [*R1]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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