The Weight chords by The Band |
| Intro: |
| | E | D | A | A | |
| C#m |
| I pulled into Nazareth |
| D A |
| Was feelin' about half past dead |
| C#m |
| I just need some place where |
| D A |
| I can lay my head |
| A |
| "Hey, mister |
| C#m |
| Can you tell me |
| A |
| Where a man might find a bed?" |
| C#m |
| He just grinned and shook my hand |
| D A |
| "no" was all he said |
| E/G# D |
| Take a load off Fanny |
| E/G# D |
| Take a load for free |
| E/G# D |
| Take a load off Fanny |
| D |
| And (and, and) you put the |
| A |
| Load right on me |
| Bridge: |
| | A/G# | F#m | F#m/E | |
| | D | D | D | D | |
| | A | |
| C#m |
| I picked up my bag |
| D A |
| I went lookin' for a place to hide |
| C#m |
| When I saw Carmen and the |
| D A |
| Devil walkin' side by side |
| C#m |
| I said, "Hey, Carmen |
| D A |
| Come on let's go downtown." |
| C#m |
| She said, "I gotta go but |
| D A |
| My friend can stick around." |
| E/G# D |
| Take a load off Fanny |
| E/G# D |
| Take a load for free |
| E/G# D |
| Take a load off Fanny |
| D |
| And (and, and) you put the |
| A |
| Load right on me |
| Bridge: |
| | A/G# | F#m | F#m/E | |
| | D | D | D | D | |
| | A | |
| C#m |
| Go down, Miss Moses |
| D A |
| There's nothin' you can say |
| C#m |
| It's just old Luke and Luke's |
| D A |
| Waitin' on the Judgment Day |
| C#m |
| "Well, Luke, my friend |
| D A |
| What about young Anna Lee?" |
| C#m |
| He said, "Do me a favor, son |
| D |
| Won't you stay and keep Anna Lee |
| A |
| Company?" |
| E/G# D |
| Take a load off Fanny |
| E/G# D |
| Take a load for free |
| E/G# D |
| Take a load off Fanny |
| D |
| And (and, and) you put the |
| A |
| Load right on me |
| Bridge: |
| | A/G# | F#m | F#m/E | |
| | D | D | D | D | |
| | A | |
| C#m |
| Crazy Chester followed me |
| D A |
| And he caught me in the fog |
| C#m |
| He said, "I will fix your rack' |
| D A |
| 'if you take Jack my dog." |
| C#m |
| I said, "Wait a minute, Chester |
| D A |
| You know I'm a peaceful man." |
| C#m |
| He said, "That's OK, boy |
| D A |
| Won't you feed him when you can?" |
| E/G# D |
| Take a load off Fanny |
| E/G# D |
| Take a load for free |
| E/G# D |
| Take a load off Fanny |
| D |
| And (and, and) you put the |
| A |
| Load right on me |
| Bridge: |
| | A/G# | F#m | F#m/E | |
| | D | D | D | D | |
| | A | A/G# | F#m | F#m/E | |
| | D | D | D | D | |
| | A | |
| C#m |
| Catch a cannon ball now to |
| D A |
| Take me down the line |
| C#m |
| My bag is sinkin' low and |
| D A |
| I do believe it's time |
| C#m |
| To get back to Miss Fanny |
| D A |
| You know she's the only one |
| C#m |
| Who sent me here with her |
| D A |
| Regards for everyone |
| Bridge: |
| D C#m E C#m x4 |
| E/G# D |
| Take a load off Fanny |
| E/G# D |
| Take a load for free |
| E/G# D |
| Take a load off Fanny |
| D |
| And (and, and) you put the |
| A |
| Load right on me |
| Bridge: |
| D C#m E C#m x4 |
| Ending: |
| | A/G# | F#m | F#m/E | |
| | D | D | D | D | |
| | A | A/G# | F#m | F#m/E | |
| | D | |
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