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

INTRO: [*R1]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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