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The Weight  The Band

Intro]
[A] [C#] [D] [A]  
[Verse] 
[A] I pulled into [C#]Nazareth I was [D]feelin 'bout half past d[A]ead
[A] I just need [C#]a place where [D]I could lay my [A]head
[A] Hey mister can you [C#]tell me where a [D]man might find a [A]bed
[A] He just went and [C#]shook my hand and [D]no was all he [A]said
[Cborus] 
[A] Take a [E]load off [D]Fanny [A] Take a [E]load for [D]free
[A] Take a [E]load off [D]Fanny [D]and,
N.C A E F#m E D A
Put the load right on me
[Verse] 
[A] I picked up [C#]my bags and went [D]lookin' for a place to [A]hide
[A] When I saw old [C#]Carmen and the [D]Devil walkin' side by [A]side
[A] I said "Hey [C#]Carmel, come [D]on let's go down [A]town"
[A] She said, "I've [C#]got to go but my [D]friend you can stick ar[A]ound"
[Cborus] 
[A] Take a [E]load off [D]Fanny [A] Take a [E]load for[D] free
[A] Take a [E]load off [D]Fanny [D]and,
N.C A E F#m E D A
Put the load right on me
[Verse] 
[A] Go down Miss [C#]Moses ain't [D]nothin' you can [A]say
[A] It's just old [C#]Luke, Luke is [D]waitin' on the Judgement [A]Day
[A] Hey Luke my [C#]friend what ab[D]out young Anna [A]Lee'
[A] Said, "Do me a [C#]favour boy, won't you [D]stay and keep Anna Lee[A] company'"
[Cborus] 
[A] Take a [E]load off [D]Fanny [A] Take a [E]load for[D] free
[A] Take a [E]load off [D]Fanny [D]and,
N.C A E F#m E D A
Put the load right on me
[Verse] 
[A] Crazy Chester [C#]followed me and he [D]caught me in the [A]fall
[A] He said, "I [C#]see you right if you [D]take on Jack my [A]dog"
[A] I said, "No wait a [C#]minute Chester [D]though I'm a peaceful [A]man"
[A] He said "That's O[C#]K just [D]feed him when ya [A]can"
[Chorus}
[A] Take a [E]load off [D]Fanny [A] Take a [E]load for[D] free
[A] Take a [E]load off [D]Fanny [D]And,
N.C A E F#m E D A
Put the load right on me
[A] [E] [F#m] [E] [D] [A]  
[Verse] 
[A] I catch a [C#]cannonball now to [D]take me down the [A]line
[A] My bags are [C#]sinkin' low I [D]do believe it's [A]time
[A] To get back to Miss [C#]Fanny you know [D]she's the only on[A]e
[A] Who sent me [C#]here' with her re[D]gards for every[A]one
[Chorus}
[A] Take a [E]load off [D]Fanny [A] Take a [E]load for[D] free
[A] Take a [E]load off [D]Fanny [D]And,
N.C A E F#m E D A
Put the load right on me
[A] Right on me [A] [E] [F#m] [E] [D] [A]

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