The Weight - The Band
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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
The Weight - The Band
Written by Jaime 'Robbie' Robertson, with Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, Levon Helm
Single released August 1968
This version is from their debut album "Music from Big Pink" released 1 July 1968
Not exactly the same as "Woodstock" and "The Last Waltz" movie versions,
live performances or other artists
Arranged for one acoustic guitar, standard tuning, no capo
145 bpm for 4 beats per chord in verses
[Chords]
A X02220 or 577655
Asus4 X02230 or 577755
C#m XX6654 or X46654
D XX0232 or X5777X
E/G# 422XXX or 4X245X
4X2220
242222
002220
320003
[Effects]
\ Slide down
h Hammer on
[Intro] 0:00
e|-0---0---0h2
B|-0h2-2---0--
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D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
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h4-2h4-2------
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(drums start
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B|------------
G|-----2-2---2
D|-----2-4---2
A|------------
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) (piano
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starts)
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[Verse 1] 0:10
I pulled int
o Nazareth, wa
s feelin' 'bou
t half past de
ad.
I just need
some place, wh
ere I can lay
my head.
"Hey mister
can you tell m
e, where a man
might find a
bed?"
He just grin
ned and shook
my hand, "No"
was all he sai
d.
[Chorus 1] 0:36
-
Take a load
off Fanny,
-
Take a load f
or free, T
-
ake a load off
Fanny,
D (2 strums) N.C. N.C. N.C. (2 beats)
And you put the load right on me.
(and) (and) (put the load right on)
-
(me)
-
(Ooooooooo
-
o)
(drum fill)
[Verse 2] 0:59
I picked up
my bag, I went
lookin' for a
place to hide
.
When I saw C
#
armen and the
Devil walkin'
side by side.
I said "Hey
Carmen, come o
n let's go dow
ntown."
She said "I
gotta go, but
my friend can
stick around."
[Chorus 2] 1:26
-
Take a load
off Fanny,
-
Take a load f
or free, T
-
ake a load off
Fanny,
D (2 strums) N.C. N.C. N.C. (2 beats)
And you put the load right on me.
(and) (and) (put the load right on)
-
(me)
-
(Ooooooooo
-
o)
(drum fill)
[Verse 3] 1:49
Go down Miss
Moses, there'
s nothin' you
can say.
It's just ol
' Luke, and Lu
ke's waitin' o
n the judgemen
t day.
"Well Luke m
y friend, what
about young A
nna Lee?"
He said "Do
me a favor son
, won't ya' st
ay and keep An
na Lee company
?"
[Chorus 3] 2:15
-
Take a load
off Fanny,
-
Take a load f
or free, T
-
ake a load off
Fanny,
D (2 strums) N.C. N.C. N.C. (2 beats)
And you put the load right on me.
(and) (and) (put the load right on)
-
(me)
-
(Ooooooooo
-
o)
(drum fill)
[Verse 4] 2:38
Crazy Cheste
r followed me,
and he caught
me in the fog
.
He said "I w
ill fix your r
ack, if you'll
take Jack, my
dog."
I said "Wait
a minute Ches
ter, you know
I'm a peaceful
man."
He said "Tha
t's OK boy, wo
n't you feed h
im when you ca
n." (yeah)
[Chorus 4] 3:04
-
Take a load
off Fanny,
-
Take a load f
or free, T
-
ake a load off
Fanny,
D (2 strums) N.C. N.C. N.C. (2 beats)
And you put the load right on me.
(and) (and) (put the load right on)
-
(me)
-
-
-
-
(drum fill)
[Verse 5] 3:34.0
Catch a cann
onball now, to
take me down
the line.
My bag is si
nkin' low, and
I do believe
it's time.
To get back
to Miss Fanny,
you know she'
s the only one
.
Who sent me
here with her
regards for ev
eryone.
[Chorus 5] 4:01
-
Take a load
off Fanny,
-
Take a load f
or free, T
-
ake a load off
Fanny,
D (2 strums) N.C. N.C. N.C. (2 beats)
And you put the load right on me.
(and) (and) (put the load right on)
-
(me)
-
-
(drum fill)
- - -
[End] 4:31