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

INTRO: [*R1]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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