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

INTRO: [*R1]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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