The Last Waltz Suite: The Weight, The Staples chords by The Band
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Intro 1
(A major)
(D major) (A major)
(A major)
Verse 1
(A major) I pulled into Nazareth, (D flat minor)
was (D major) feelin' 'bout half past (A major) dead
I just need some place (D flat minor)
where (D major) I can lay my head (A major)
Hey, Mister, can you (D flat minor) tell me
where a (D major) man might find a bed? (A major)
He just grinned and (D flat minor) shook my hand,
(D major) "No," was all he said (A major)
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Chorus 1
(A major) Take a (E major) load off, (D major) Fanny
(A major) Take a (E major) load for free (D major)
(A major) Take a (E major) load off, (D major) Fanny
And (and, and) you put the load
right on me (A major) (F sharp minor) (D major)
Verse 2
(A major) I picked up my bag, (D flat minor)
I went (D major) lookin' for a place to hide (A major)
When I saw Carmen (D flat minor) and the Devil
walkin' (D major) side by side (A major)
I said, "Hey, Carmen, (D flat minor)
come on (D major) let's go down (A major) town"
She said, "I (D flat minor) gotta go, but my
(D major) friend can stick around" (A major)
Chorus 2
(A major) Take a (E major) load off, (D major) Fanny
(A major) Take a (E major) load for free (D major)
(A major) Take a (E major) load off, (D major) Fanny
And (and, and) you put the load
right on me (A major) (F sharp minor) (D major)
Verse 3
(A major) Go down, Miss Moses, (D flat minor)
there's (D major) nothin' you can say (A major)
It's just ol' (D flat minor) Luke and Luke's
waitin' (D major) on the Judgment (A major) Day
Well, Luke, my friend, (D flat minor)
what a (D major) bout young Anna Lee? (A major)
He said, "Do me a (D flat minor) favor, son, won't you
(D major) stay and keep Anna Lee company?" (A major)
Chorus 3
(A major) Take a (E major) load off, (D major) Fanny
(A major) Take a (E major) load for free (D major)
(A major) Take a (E major) load off, (D major) Fanny
And (and, and) you put the load
right on me (A major) (F sharp minor) (D major)
Verse 4
(A major) Crazy Chester followed (D flat minor) me
and he (D major) caught me in the fog (A major)
He said, "I will fix (D flat minor) your rack,
if (D major) you'll take Jack, my dog" (A major)
I said, "Wait a minute, (D flat minor) Chester,
you know (D major) I'm a peaceful man" (A major)
He said, that's okay, (D flat minor) boy,
won't you (D major) feed him when you can? (A major)
Chorus 4
(A major) Take a (E major) load off, (D major) Fanny
(A major) Take a (E major) load for free (D major)
(A major) Take a (E major) load off, (D major) Fanny
And (and, and) you put the load
right on me (A major) (F sharp minor) (D major)
(A major) (F sharp minor) (D major)
Verse 5
(A major) Catch a cannon (D flat minor) ball
now to (D major) take me down the line (A major)
My bag is sinkin' (D flat minor) low
and I (D major) do believe it's time (A major)
To get back to Miss (D flat minor) Fanny,
you know (D major) she's the only one (A major)
Who sent me here (D flat minor) with her,
regards (D major) for everyone (A major)
Chorus 5
(A major) Take a (E major) load off, (D major) Fanny
(A major) Take a (E major) load for free (D major)
(A major) Take a (E major) load off, (D major) Fanny
And (and, and) you put the load
right on me (A major) (F sharp minor) (D major)
(A major) (F sharp minor) (D major)
The Last Waltz Suite: The Weight, The Staples
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