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