The Weight
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The Weight
The Band
#Capo on 2nd fret
G
I pulled into
Bm
Nazareth, was
C
feelin' 'bout half past
G
dead
G
I just need some
Bm
place where
C
I can lay my
G
head
G
"Hey mister, can you
Bm
tell me where a
C
man might find a
G
bed?"
G
He just grinned and
Bm
shook my hand, "
C
no" was all he
G
said
Chorus
G
Take a
Bm
load off
C
Fanny,
G
take a
Bm
load for
C
free
G
Take a
Bm
load off
C
Fanny,
C
and...
C
and... and...
C
You put the load, put the load right on
G
me
G/F#
Em
G/D
C
G
I picked up my
Bm
bags, I went
C
lookin' for a place to
G
hide
G
When I saw Car
Bm
men and the
C
Devil walkin' side by
G
side
G
I said "Hey
Bm
Carmen, come
C
on let's go down
G
town"
G
She said "No,
Bm
I've got to go, but my
C
friend can stick
G
around"
Chorus
G
Go down Miss
Bm
Moses, there's
C
nothin' that you can
G
say
G
It's just old
Bm
Luke, and Luke's
C
waitin' on the judgement
G
day
G
"Well, Luke, my
Bm
friend, what
C
about young Anna
G
Lee?"
G
He said "Do me a
Bm
favor son, won't you
C
stay and keep Anna Lee
G
company"
Chorus
G
Crazy Chester
Bm
followed me, and he
C
caught me in the
G
fog
G
He said "I'll
Bm
fix your rack if
C
you'll take Jack my
G
dog"
G
I said "Wait a minute
Bm
Chester, you know
C
I'm a peacful
G
man"
G
He said "That's
Bm
okay boy, won't you
C
feed him when you
G
can"
Chorus
G
Get your
Bm
cannonball now to
C
take me down the
G
et your line
G
My bag is
Bm
sinking low, and I
C
do believe it's
G
time
G
To get back to Miss
Bm
Fanny, you know
C
she's the only
G
one
G
Who sent me
Bm
here with her re
C
gards for every
G
one
Chorus
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