The Weight chords by The Band (Official Version)
Intro 1
A/Db
B7sus4
D6
D
A
A
Asus4
Verse 1
A
Dbm
I pulled into Nazareth,
D
A
was feelin' 'bout half past dead
Dbm
I just need some place
D
A
where I can lay my head
Dbm
Hey, Mister, can you tell me
D
A
where a man might find a bed?
Dbm
He just grinned and shook my hand,
D
A
"No," was all he said
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Chorus 1
A
E/Ab
D
Take a load off, Fanny
A
E/Ab
D
Take a load for free
A
E/Ab
D
Take a load off, Fanny
A/D
D
And (and, and) you put the load
A
A/Ab
F#m7
A/E
D
right on me
Verse 2
A
Dbm
I picked up my bag,
D
A
I went lookin' for a place to hide
Dbm
When I saw Carmen and the Devil
D
A
walkin' side by side
Dbm
I said, "Hey, Carmen,
D
A
come on let's go downtown"
Dbm
She said, "I gotta go, but my
D
A
friend can stick around"
Chorus 2
A
E/Ab
D
Take a load off, Fanny
A
E/Ab
D
Take a load for free
A
E/Ab
D
Take a load off, Fanny
A/D
D
And (and, and) you put the load
A
A/Ab
F#m7
A/E
D
right on me
Verse 3
A
Dbm
Go down, Miss Moses,
D
A
there's nothin' you can say
Dbm
It's just ol' Luke and Luke's
D
A
waitin' on the Judgment Day
Dbm
Well, Luke, my friend,
D
A
what about young Anna Lee?
Dbm
He said, "Do me a favor, son, won't you
D
A
stay and keep Anna Lee company?"
Chorus 3
A
E/Ab
D
Take a load off, Fanny
A
E/Ab
D
Take a load for free
A
E/Ab
D
Take a load off, Fanny
A/D
D
And (and, and) you put the load
A
A/Ab
F#m7
A/E
D
right on me
Verse 4
A
Dbm
Crazy Chester followed me
D
A
and he caught me in the fog
Dbm
He said, "I will fix your rack,
D
A
if you'll take Jack, my dog"
Dbm
I said, "Wait a minute, Chester,
D
A
you know I'm a peaceful man"
Dbm
He said, that's okay, boy,
D
A
won't you feed him when you can?
Chorus 4
A
E/Ab
D
Take a load off, Fanny
A
E/Ab
D
Take a load for free
A
E/Ab
D
Take a load off, Fanny
A/D
D
And (and, and) you put the load
A
A/Ab
F#m7
A/E
D
D/E
right on me
A
A/Ab
F#m7
A/E
D
Verse 5
A
Dbm
Catch a cannon ball
D
A
now to take me down the line
Dbm
My bag is sinkin' low
D
A
and I do believe it's time
Dbm
To get back to Miss Fanny,
D
A
you know she's the only one
Dbm
Who sent me here with her,
D
A
regards for everyone
Chorus 5
A
E/Ab
D
Take a load off, Fanny
A
E/Ab
D
Take a load for free
A
E/Ab
D
Take a load off, Fanny
A/D
D
And (and, and) you put the load
A
A/Ab
F#m7
A/E
D
right on me
A
A/Ab
F#m7
A/E
D
The Weight
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