Band - The Weight (1968) | Musicians Playbook | Chords & Lyrics

Band, The Weight (1968)
^{Key: :[E] (w: Robbie Robertson)}
INTRO: [*R1]

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

ADDITIONAL INFO:

[*R1]
E|---------5---5-5---5-|-------------------|------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5h7---5h7-5-|-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-|------------------|
G|-4h6-4h6-------------|-4h6-4--2h4-2h4--2-|-2----------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|----4--2----------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|----------4--2--0-|
E|---------------------|-------------------|------------------|

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Q ( 7 songs )

R ( 104 songs )

S ( 183 songs )

T ( 93 songs )

U ( 19 songs )

V ( 22 songs )

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