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

INTRO: [*R1]

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

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

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