The Weight by The Band

Verse 1

                    G
                  
                    I pulled into 
                  
                    Bm
                  
                    Nazareth, was 
                  
                    C
                  
                    feelin' 'bout half past 
                  
                    G
                  
                    dead
                  
                    G
                  
                    I just need some 
                  
                    Bm
                  
                    place, where 
                  
                    C
                  
                    I can lay my 
                  
                    G
                  
                    head
                  
                    G
                  
                    Hey Mister can you 
                  
                    Bm
                  
                    tell me, where a 
                  
                    C
                  
                    man might find a 
                  
                    G
                  
                    bed
                  
                    G
                  
                    He just grinned and 
                  
                    Bm
                  
                    shook my hand, 
                  
                    C
                  
                    "No" was all he said 
                  
                    G

Chorus 1

                    G
                  
                    Take a 
                  
                    D/F#
                  
                    load off 
                  
                    C
                  
                    Fanny
                  
                    G
                  
                    Take a 
                  
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                    load for 
                  
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                    free
                  
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                    Take a 
                  
                    D/F#
                  
                    load off 
                  
                    C
                  
                    Fanny
                  
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                     And... and... and... You put the load, put the load right on
                  
                    G
                  
                    me 
                  
                    D/F#
                  
                    Em
                  
                    D
                  
                    C

Verse 2

                    G
                  
                    I picked up my 
                  
                    Bm
                  
                    bag, I went 
                  
                    C
                  
                    lookin' for a place to
                  
                    G
                  
                     hide
                  
                    G
                  
                    When I saw old 
                  
                    Bm
                  
                    Carmen and the devil 
                  
                    C
                  
                    walkin' side by 
                  
                    G
                  
                    side
                  
                    G
                  
                    I said "Hey 
                  
                    Bm
                  
                    Carmen, come 
                  
                    C
                  
                    on, let's go down 
                  
                    G
                  
                    town"
                  
                    G
                  
                    She said 
                  
                    Bm
                  
                    "I gotta go but my 
                  
                    C
                  
                    friend can stick a-
                  
                    G
                  
                    round"

Chorus 2

                    G
                  
                    Take a 
                  
                    D/F#
                  
                    load off 
                  
                    C
                  
                    Fanny
                  
                    G
                  
                    Take a 
                  
                    D/F#
                  
                    load for 
                  
                    C
                  
                    free
                  
                    G
                  
                    Take a 
                  
                    D/F#
                  
                    load off 
                  
                    C
                  
                    Fanny
                  
                    C
                  
                     And... and... and... You put the load, put the load right on
                  
                    G
                  
                    me 
                  
                    D/F#
                  
                    Em
                  
                    D
                  
                    C

Verse 3

                    G
                  
                    Go down miss 
                  
                    Bm
                  
                    Moses, there's 
                  
                    C
                  
                    nothin' you can 
                  
                    G
                  
                    say
                  
                    G
                  
                    It's just old 
                  
                    Bm
                  
                    Luke and, Luke's 
                  
                    C
                  
                    waitin' on the Judgement 
                  
                    G
                  
                    Day
                  
                    G
                  
                    Well Luke my 
                  
                    Bm
                  
                    friend, what a-
                  
                    C
                  
                    bout young Anna 
                  
                    G
                  
                    Lee?
                  
                    G
                  
                    He said "Do me a 
                  
                    Bm
                  
                    favor son, won't you 
                  
                    C
                  
                    stay & keep Anna Lee 
                  
                    G
                  
                    company"

Chorus 3

                    G
                  
                    Take a 
                  
                    D/F#
                  
                    load off 
                  
                    C
                  
                    Fanny
                  
                    G
                  
                    Take a 
                  
                    D/F#
                  
                    load for 
                  
                    C
                  
                    free
                  
                    G
                  
                    Take a 
                  
                    D/F#
                  
                    load off 
                  
                    C
                  
                    Fanny
                  
                    C
                  
                     And... and... and... You put the load, put the load right on
                  
                    G
                  
                    me 
                  
                    D/F#
                  
                    Em
                  
                    D
                  
                    C

Verse 4

                    G
                  
                    Crazy Chester 
                  
                    Bm
                  
                    followed me, and he 
                  
                    C
                  
                    caught me in the 
                  
                    G
                  
                    fog
                  
                    G
                  
                    He said "I will 
                  
                    Bm
                  
                    fix your rack, if 
                  
                    C
                  
                    you take Jack my 
                  
                    G
                  
                    dog"
                  
                    G
                  
                    I said "Wait a minute 
                  
                    Bm
                  
                    Chester, you know 
                  
                    C
                  
                    I'm a peaceful 
                  
                    G
                  
                    man"
                  
                    G
                  
                    He said "That's o-
                  
                    Bm
                  
                    kay boy, won't you 
                  
                    C
                  
                    feed him when you 
                  
                    G
                  
                    can"

Chorus 4

                    G
                  
                    Take a 
                  
                    D/F#
                  
                    load off 
                  
                    C
                  
                    Fanny
                  
                    G
                  
                    Take a 
                  
                    D/F#
                  
                    load for 
                  
                    C
                  
                    free
                  
                    G
                  
                    Take a 
                  
                    D/F#
                  
                    load off 
                  
                    C
                  
                    Fanny
                  
                    C
                  
                     And... and... and... You put the load, put the load right on
                  
                    G
                  
                    me 
                  
                    D/F#
                  
                    Em
                  
                    D
                  
                    C

Interlude

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Verse 5

                    G
                  
                    Catch a 
                  
                    Bm
                  
                    cannonball, now to 
                  
                    C
                  
                    take me down the 
                  
                    G
                  
                    line
                  
                    G
                  
                    My bag is 
                  
                    Bm
                  
                    sinking low, and I 
                  
                    C
                  
                    do believe it's 
                  
                    G
                  
                    time
                  
                    G
                  
                    To get back to Miss 
                  
                    Bm
                  
                    Fanny, you know 
                  
                    C
                  
                    she's the only 
                  
                    G
                  
                    one
                  
                    G
                  
                    Who sent me 
                  
                    Bm
                  
                    here with her re-
                  
                    C
                  
                    gards for every-
                  
                    G
                  
                    one

Chorus 5

                    G
                  
                    Take a 
                  
                    D/F#
                  
                    load off 
                  
                    C
                  
                    Fanny
                  
                    G
                  
                    Take a 
                  
                    D/F#
                  
                    load for 
                  
                    C
                  
                    free
                  
                    G
                  
                    Take a 
                  
                    D/F#
                  
                    load off 
                  
                    C
                  
                    Fanny
                  
                    C
                  
                     And... and... and... You put the load, put the load right on
                  
                    G
                  
                    me 
                  
                    D/F#
                  
                    Em
                  
                    D
                  
                    C

Ending

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Em

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