The Weight chords by Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Temptations

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Verse 1
G 
(Jamie Robertson)
I pulled in to Nazareth,
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G 
was feeling 'bout half past dead
I just need some place where
C 
I could lay my head
G 
Hey mister,
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G 
can you tell me where a man might find a bed?
He just grinned and shook my hand
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G 
'No' was all he said
C 
Take a load off, Fanny

Verse 2
G 
C 
Take a load for free
G 
C 
Take a load off, Fanny
G 
D 
And you put the load right on me
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Verse 3
G 
picked up my bag,
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G 
I went looking for a place to hide
When I saw Carmen and the
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G 
Devil walking side by side
I said 'Hey Carmen,
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G 
come on, let's go downtown'
She said 'I gotta go but my
C 
G 
friend can stick around'
C 
Take a load off, Fanny

Verse 4

Take a load for free

Take a load off, Fanny

And you put the load right on me

Verse 5
C 
Go down Miss Moses, there's
G 
nothing that you can say
It's just old Luke,
C 
waiting on the judgement day
G 
'Well, Luke my friend,
C 
what about young Anna- Lee?'
G 
He said 'Do me a favour son,
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G 
won't you stay and keep Anna- Lee company?'
C 
Take a load off, Fanny

Verse 6
G 
C 
Take a load for free
G 
C 
Take a load off, Fanny
And you put the load right
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Em 
A 
on me

Verse 7
A 
Catch a cannonball now to
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take me down the line
A 
My bag is sinking low and I
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A 
do believe it's time
To get back to Miss Fanny,
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E 
I know she's the only one
A 
Who sent me here with her re
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A 
gards for everyone
D 
Take a load off, Fanny

Verse 8

Take a load for free

Take a load off, Fanny

And you put the load right on me

Verse 9
A 
D 
A 
D 
Take a load off, Fanny
A 
D 
A 
D 
Take a load for free
A 
D 
Take a load off, Fanny
A 
D 
A 
Put the weight on me
D 
Take a load off, Fanny