The Weight

The Weight easy guitar chords by The Staple Singers

1968Blues
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 3

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo
  • G

  • Bm

    2
  • Em

  • C

  • Am

  • D

  • G

  • Bm

    2
  • Em

  • C

  • Am

  • D

  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    pulled 
    into 
    Nazareth, 

    was 
    feelin' 
    'bout 
    half 
    past 
    dead 

    just 
    needed 
    some 
    place 

    where 
    could 
    lay 
    my 
    head 

    Hey, 
    mister, 
    can 
    you 
    tell 
    me 

    where 
    can 
    find 
    bed? 

    He 
    just 
    grinned 
    and 
    shook 
    my 
    hand, 

    "no," 
    is 
    all 
    he 
    said 

    Chorus 1
    Take 
    load 
    off, 
    Fanny 

    Take 
    load 
    for 
    free 

    Take 
    load 
    off, 
    Fanny 

    Interlude 1
    (And, 
    and, 
    and) 
    and 
    put 
    the 
    load 
    right 
    on 
    me 



    Verse 2
    picked 
    up 
    my 
    bag, 

    and 
    went 
    lookin' 
    for 
    place 
    to 
    hide 

    When 
    saw 
    Carmen 
    and 
    the 
    Devil 

    walkin' 
    side 
    by 
    side 

    said, 
    hey, 
    Carmen, 

    come 
    on 
    let's 
    go 
    down
    town 

    She 
    said, 
    "I 
    gotta 
    go, 

    but 
    my 
    friend 
    here 
    can 
    stick 
    a
    round" 

    Chorus 2
    Take 
    load 
    off, 
    Fanny 

    Take 
    load 
    for 
    free 

    Take 
    load 
    off, 
    Fanny 

    Interlude 2
    (And, 
    and, 
    and) 
    and 
    put 
    the 
    load 
    right 
    on 
    me 



    Verse 3
    Go 
    down, 
    Miss 
    Moses, 

    there 
    ain't 
    nothin' 
    you 
    can 
    say 

    It's 
    just 
    ol' 
    Luke 

    and 
    Luke's 
    waitin' 
    on 
    the 
    Judgment 
    Day 

    Well, 
    Luke, 
    my 
    friend, 

    what 
    a
    bout 
    young 
    Anna 
    Lee 

    He 
    said, 
    do 
    me 
    favor, 
    now, 

    won't 
    you 
    stay 
    and 
    keep 
    Anna 
    Lee 
    company? 

    Chorus 3
    Take 
    load 
    off, 
    Fanny 

    Take 
    load 
    for 
    free 

    Take 
    load 
    off, 
    Fanny 

    Interlude 3
    (And, 
    and, 
    and) 
    and 
    put 
    the 
    load 
    right 
    on 
    me 


    Why 
    don't 
    you 
    put 
    the 
    load 
    on 

    me, 
    c'mon 
    now 

    Verse 4
    Crazy 
    Chester 
    followed 
    me 

    and 
    he 
    caught 
    me 
    in 
    the 
    fog 

    He 
    said, 
    will 
    fix 
    your 
    rack, 

    if 
    you'll 
    take 
    old 
    Jack, 
    my 
    dog 

    said, 
    wait 
    mi
    nute, 
    Chester, 

    you 
    know 
    I'm 
    peaceful 
    man 

    He 
    said, 
    that's 
    okay, 

    won't 
    you 
    feed 
    him 
    when 
    you 
    can? 

    Chorus 4
    Take 
    load 
    off, 
    Fanny 

    Take 
    load 
    for 
    free 

    Take 
    load 
    off, 
    Fanny 

    Interlude 4
    (And, 
    and, 
    and) 
    and 
    put 
    the 
    load 
    right 
    on 
    me 



    Verse 5
    Catch 
    cannon 
    ball 
    now 

    to 
    take 
    me 
    down 
    the 
    line 

    My 
    bag 
    is 
    sinkin' 
    low 

    do 
    believe 
    it's 
    time 

    To 
    get 
    back 
    to 
    Miss 
    Fanny, 

    oh 
    you 
    know 
    she's 
    the 
    only 
    one 

    Who 
    sent 
    me 
    here 
    with 

    her 
    re
    gards 
    for 
    everyone 

    Chorus 5
    Take 
    load 
    off, 
    Fanny 

    Take 
    load 
    for 
    free 

    Take 
    load 
    off, 
    Fanny 

    Outro 1
    (And, 
    and, 
    and) 
    and 
    put 
    the 
    load 
    right 
    on 
    me 

    Put 
    the 
    load 
    on 
    me 

    (Put 
    the 
    load 
    on 
    me) 

    C'mon 
    now, 
    put 
    the 
    load 
    on 
    me 

    (Put 
    the 
    load 
    on 
    me) 

    It's 
    al
    right, 
    put 
    the 
    load 
    on 
    me 

    right 
    now 
    (Put 
    the 
    load 
    on 
    me) 

    Why 
    don't 
    you, 
    why 
    don't 
    you 

    Why 
    don't 
    you 
    put 
    the 
    load 
    on 
    me 

    [Repeat 
    and 
    fade] 
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