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Hoyt Axton
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Pulled into Naz areth,
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was feeling about a half -past dead
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Just looking for a place
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where I could lay my head
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Hey mister can you tell me
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where a man might find a bed
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He just grinned and he shook my hand
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and that was all he said
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F#m
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Take a load off Annie,
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F#m
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take a load for free
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F#m
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Take a load off Annie

And he put the load right on me
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Put the load right on me
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F#m
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I picked up my bag
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Went looking for a place to hide
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When I saw Carmen
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and the devil walkin' side by side
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I said, hey, Carmen,
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come on, let's go downtown
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She said, baby, I gotta go,
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but my friend can stick around
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Take a load off, Annie,
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take a load for free
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Take a load of Fannie

And put the load right on
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Put the load right on me
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guitar so lo
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Go down Miss Moses
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There's nothing you can say
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It's just old Luke and Luke's
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Waitin' on the judgment day
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F#m
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Well, Luke, my friend
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What about young Annalie?
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He said, Danny, if ever, son
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Won't you stay and keep
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Annalie company?
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Take a load off, Annie
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Take a load for free
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F#m
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Take a load off an inch

Yeah, put the load right on me
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Put the load right on me
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F#m
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Crazy Chester followed me
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and he caught me in the fo g
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He said, I'll fix your rap
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if you take Jack my dog
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Hey, wait a minute Chester,
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don't you know I'm a peaceful man
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He said, that's alright,
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just feed him when you can
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Take a load off Annie,
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F#m
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take a load for free
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F#m
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Take a load off Annie
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Hey, you put the Loretta on me
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Bm
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F#m
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Gonna come that cannonball
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Gonna take me down the line
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F#m
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My bag is sinkin' low,
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I do believe it's time
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To get back to Miss Annie,
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know she's the only one
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Who sends me here
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with her regards for everyone
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Take a load off Annie,
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take a load for free
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Take a load off Annie
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Put the load right on me
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Take a load off Annie
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Put your load on me
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Put the load right on me
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Take a load off Annie
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Put the load right on me
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Put the load, put the load,
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put the load,
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put the load right on me

You put the load right on me

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That's alright, I can handle it.

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • A

  • G

  • D

  • F#m

    2

  • Bm

    2

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of The Weight by Hoyt Axton is E major.

The primary chords used in The Weight are B, A, E, G#m, C#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like B, A, E, G#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Weight is approximately 146 beats per minute.

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