The Weight chords by Aretha Franklin

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
Bm 
 (G major) I  pulled in to Nazareth (B minor) ,
G 
C 
G 
 (G major) I  was  (C major) feelin' 'bout a half past  (G major) dead
Bm 
G 
I just need some place  (B minor)  (G major) where
C 
G 
 (C major) I can lay  (G major) my head
C 
Hey mister, can you tell me where a  (C major) girl
G 
might find a bed  (G major) (can you tell me)
B 
G 
He just grinned and shook my  (B major) hand,  (G major) 
C 
D 
no  (C major) was all  (D major) he said
G 
 (G major) 

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Verse 2

Take a load off Fanny,

take the load for free

Take a load off Fanny and, and,

and put the weight on me

Verse 3
G 
C 
 (G major) I  picked up my bag I went look (C major) 
G 
in' for a place to hide  (G major) 
When I saw Carmen and the
C 
G 
Devil  (C major) walking side by  (G major) side
C 
I said, hey Carmen  (C major) come on
let's go downtown
G 
C 
 (G major) She said I gotta go but my friend  (C major) 
G 
can stick  (G major) around
C 
 (C major) 

Verse 4
G 
 (G major) 
C 
Take a load off  (C major) Fanny,
G 
C 
G 
 (G major) take the load for  (C major) free  (G major) 
C 
Take a load off Fanny  (C major) and, and,
and yeah yeah yeah
G 
C 
G 
 (G major)  (C major)  (G major) 

Verse 5
C 
Go down Moses there's  (C major) nothing
G 
that you can say  (G major) 
It's just old Luke waiting,
C 
G 
 (C major) waiting on the judgement day  (G major) 
C 
Well Luke my friend  (C major) what
G 
about Anna Lee  (G major) 
He said do me a favor stay and keep
C 
G 
Anna  (C major) Lee  (G major) some company
D 
 (D major) 

Verse 6
G 
 (G major) 
C 
Take a load  (C major) off Fanny,
G 
C 
G 
 (G major) take a load for free  (C major)  (G major) 
C 
Take a load  (C major) off Fanny and, and,
G 
and yeah put the weight on  (G major) me

Interlude 1

Verse 7
Ab 
Yeah yeah yeah  (A flat major) 
Db 
Catch me a cannonball  (D flat major) now
Ab 
take me on down the line  (A flat major) 
Db 
My bag is sinking low and I be (D flat major) lieve that
Ab 
it's about time (you (A flat major) said it girl)
Db 
Now get in touch with Fanny  (D flat major) you know
Ab 
she's the  (A flat major) one (yeah)
Who sent me here with her
Db 
regards  (D flat major) for everyone
Ab 
 (A flat major) 