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

INTRO: [*R1]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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