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{t:The Weight}
{st:Robbie Robertson (1968)}
{c:riff:}
[A] [Dbm] [Gbm] [A] [D]
I [A] pulled into [Dbm] Nazareth, was [D] feeling bout half past [A] dead
[A] I just need some-[Dbm]place where [D] I can lay my [A] head
[A] Hey mister, can you [Dbm] tell me, where a [D] man might find a [A] bed?
[A] He just grinned and [Dbm] shook my hand, [D] no was all he [A] said
{soc}
{c:CHORUS: }
(Bm in 1st two lines of chorus are optional)
[A] Take a [Dbm] load off [D] Fanny, [A] take a [Dbm] load for [D] free,
[A] Take a [Dbm] load off [D] Fanny
[D] And..and..and...you put the load right on me [A] [Dbm] [Gbm] [A] [D]
you put the load right on me
{eoc}
[A] I picked up my [Dbm] bag and went [D] looking for a place to [A] hide
[A] When I saw [Dbm] Carmen and the devil [D] walking side by [A] side
[A] I said hey [Dbm] Carmen, come [D] on let’s go down-[A]town
[A] She said no, I [Dbm] gotta go, but my [D] friend can stick a-[A]round
{soc}
{c:CHORUS: }
(Bm in 1st two lines of chorus are optional)
[A] Take a [Dbm] load off [D] Fanny, [A] take a [Dbm] load for [D] free,
[A] Take a [Dbm] load off [D] Fanny
[D] And..and..and...you put the load right on me [A] [Dbm] [Gbm] [A] [D]
you put the load right on me
{eoc}
[A] Get down Miss [Dbm] Moses, there’s [D] nothing you can [A] say
[A] It’s just old [Dbm] Luke, and Luke’s a-[D]waiting on the judgement [A] day
[A] Well, Luke my [Dbm] friend, what a-[D]bout young Anna-[A]Lee?
[A] He said do me a [Dbm] favour son, won’t you [D] stay and keep Anna-Lee [A] company
{soc}
{c:CHORUS: }
(Bm in 1st two lines of chorus are optional)
[A] Take a [Dbm] load off [D] Fanny, [A] take a [Dbm] load for [D] free,
[A] Take a [Dbm] load off [D] Fanny
[D] And..and..and...you put the load right on me [A] [Dbm] [Gbm] [A] [D]
you put the load right on me
{eoc}
{c:}
[A] Crazy Chester [Dbm] followed me and he [D] caught me in the [A] fog
[A] He said I will [Dbm] treat you right if [D] you’ll take Jack my [A] dog
[A] I said hey wait a minute [Dbm] Chester, now [D] I’m a peaceful [A] man
[A] He said, that’s o-[Dbm]kay, won’t you [D] feed him when you [A] can
{soc}
{c:CHORUS:}
(Bm in 1st two lines of chorus are optional)
[A] Take a [Dbm] load off [D] Fanny, [A] take a [Dbm] load for [D] free,
[A] Take a [Dbm] load off [D] Fanny
[D] And..and..and...you put the load right on me [A] [Dbm] [Gbm] [A] [D]
you put the load right on me
{eoc}
{c:INSTRUMENTAL VERSE:}
[A] Catch a [Dbm] cannonball now to [D] take me down the [A] line
[A] My bag is [Dbm] sinking low and I [D] do believe it’s [A] time
[A] To get back to Miss [Dbm] Fanny, you know [D] she’s the only one [A]
[A] Who sent me [Dbm] here with her re-[D]gards for every-[A]one
{soc}
{c:CHORUS: one last time}
(Bm in 1st two lines of chorus are optional)
[A] Take a [Dbm] load off [D] Fanny, [A] take a [Dbm] load for [D] free,
[A] Take a [Dbm] load off [D] Fanny
[D] And..and..and...you put the load right on me [A] [Dbm] [Gbm] [A] [D]
you put the load right on me
{eoc}
{c:}
