The Weight The Band
[Intro] 0:00
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(drums start) (piano starts)
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[Verse 1] 0:10
[A] I pulled into [C#m]Nazareth, was [D]feelin' 'bout half past [A]dead.[Asus4]
[A] I just need some [C#m]place, where [D]I can lay my [A]head.[Asus4]
[A] "Hey mister can you [C#m]tell me, where a [D]man might find a [A]bed?"[Asus4]
[A] He just grinned and [C#m]shook my hand, "[D]No" was all he said.[A] [Asus4]
[Cborus 1] 0:36
[A] Tak[-]e a [E/G#]load off [D]Fanny, [A] Tak[-]e a [E/G#]load for [D]free, [A] Tak[-]e a [E/G#]load off [D]Fanny,
D (2 strums) N.C. N.C. N.C. (2 beats)
And you put the load right on me.
(and) (and) (put the load right on)
A - A/G# F#m7 - A/E D - D D N.C.
(me) (Oooooooooo) (drum fill)
[Verse 2] 0:59
[A] I picked up my [C#m]bag, I went [D]lookin' for a place to [A]hide.[Asus4]
[A] When I saw [C#m]Carmen and the Devil [D]walkin' side by [A]side.[Asus4]
[A] I said "Hey [C#m]Carmen, come [D]on let's go down[A]town.[Asus4]"
[A] She said "I [C#m]gotta go, but my [D]friend can stick a[A]round[Asus4]."
[Cborus 2] 1:26
[A] Tak[-]e a [E/G#]load off [D]Fanny, [A] Tak[-]e a [E/G#]load for [D]free, [A] Tak[-]e a [E/G#]load off [D]Fanny,
D (2 strums) N.C. N.C. N.C. (2 beats)
And you put the load right on me.
(and) (and) (put the load right on)
A - A/G# F#m7 - A/E D - D D N.C.
(me) (Oooooooooo) (drum fill)
[Verse 3] 1:49
[A] Go down Miss [C#m]Moses, there's [D]nothin' you can [A]say.[Asus4]
[A] It's just ol' [C#m]Luke, and Luke's [D]waitin' on the judgement [A]day.[Asus4]
[A] "Well Luke my [C#m]friend, what a[D]bout young Anna [A]Lee?"[Asus4]
[A] He said "Do me a [C#m]favor son, won't ya' [D]stay and keep Anna Lee [A]compa[Asus4]ny?"
[Cborus 3] 2:15
[A] Tak[-]e a [E/G#]load off [D]Fanny, [A] Tak[-]e a [E/G#]load for [D]free, [A] Tak[-]e a [E/G#]load off [D]Fanny,
D (2 strums) N.C. N.C. N.C. (2 beats)
And you put the load right on me.
(and) (and) (put the load right on)
A - A/G# F#m7 - A/E D - D D N.C.
(me) (Oooooooooo) (drum fill)
[Verse 4] 2:38
[A] Crazy Chester [C#m]followed me, and he [D]caught me in the [A]fog.[Asus4]
[A] He said "I will [C#m]fix your rack, if [D]you'll take Jack, my [A]dog."[Asus4]
[A] I said "Wait a minute [C#m]Chester, you know [D]I'm a peaceful man."[A] [Asus4]
[A] He said "That's [C#m]OK boy, won't you [D]feed him when you can."[A] (y[Asus4]eah)
[Cborus 4] 3:04
[A] Tak[-]e a [E/G#]load off [D]Fanny, [A] Tak[-]e a [E/G#]load for [D]free, [A] Tak[-]e a [E/G#]load off [D]Fanny,
D (2 strums) N.C. N.C. N.C. (2 beats)
And you put the load right on me.
(and) (and) (put the load right on)
(m[A]e)[-] [A/G#] [F#m7] [-] [A/E] [D] [D]
A - A/G# F#m7 - A/E D - D D N.C.
(drum fill)
[Verse 5] 3:34.0
[A] Catch a [C#m]cannonball now, to [D]take me down the [A]line.[Asus4]
[A] My bag is [C#m]sinkin' low, and I [D]do believe it's [A]time.[Asus4]
[A] To get back to Miss [C#m]Fanny, you know [D]she's the only [A]one.[Asus4]
[A] Who sent me [C#m]here with her re[D]gards for every[A]one.[Asus4]
[Cborus 5] 4:01
[A] Tak[-]e a [E/G#]load off [D]Fanny, [A] Tak[-]e a [E/G#]load for [D]free, [A] Tak[-]e a [E/G#]load off [D]Fanny,
D (2 strums) N.C. N.C. N.C. (2 beats)
And you put the load right on me.
(and) (and) (put the load right on)
A - A/G# F#m7 - A/E D - D D N.C.
(me) (drum fill)
[A] [-] [A/G#] [F#m7] [-] [A/E] [D] [-] [D] [D]
[End] 4:31
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