The Weight - The Band

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Capo: Fret 2
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The Weight
The Band
Key: G
Tempo: 144 bpm
Capo II

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[Intro]
   
e|-------3---3
B|-3---3-3h5--
G|-2h4--------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

-3------------
-3h5-3-3---3-1
-------2h4---0
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---1---1---1-1
h2-0h2-0---0-0
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---1-1-|
h2-0-2-|
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[Verse 1]

             
I pulled into 

            
Nazareth, was 

             
feelin' 'bout 

          
half past dead
             
I just need so

            
me place, wher

             
e I can lay my

  
 head
             
Hey Mister can

            
 you tell me, 

             
where a man mi

            
ght find a bed
             
He just grinne

            
d and shook my

             
 hand, and 'no

              
' was all he s

  
aid


[Chorus]

            
Take a load of

            
f Fanny, take 

           
a load for fre

e
            
Take a load of

         
f Fanny,    an

d   and   and
             
You put the lo

              
ad (put the lo

             
ad) right on m

e


         


[Verse 2]

             
I picked up my

           
 bag, I went l

              
ookin' for a p

       
lace to hide
             
When I saw old

            
 Carmen and th

             
e devil walkin

           
' side by side
           
I said "Hey Ca

             
rmen, come on 

              
let's go down 

 
town"
           
She said "I go

             
tta go but my 

              
friend can sti

    
ck around"


[Chorus]

            
Take a load of

            
f Fanny, take 

           
a load for fre

e
            
Take a load of

         
f Fanny,    an

d   and   and
             
You put the lo

              
ad (put the lo

             
ad) right on m

e


         


[Verse 3]

            
Go down miss M

             
oses, there's 

             
nothin' you ca

   
n say
             
It's just old 

            
Luke and, Luke

             
's waitin' on 

              
the Judgement 

 
Day
             
Well Luke my f

           
riend, what ab

              
out young Anna

  
 Lee?
             
He said "Do me

            
 a favor son, 

             
won't you stay

              
 & keep Anna L

    
ee company"


[Chorus]

            
Take a load of

            
f Fanny, take 

           
a load for fre

e
            
Take a load of

         
f Fanny,    an

d   and   and
             
You put the lo

              
ad (put the lo

             
ad) right on m

e


         


[Verse 4]

             
Crazy Chester 

            
followed me, a

             
nd he caught m

          
e in the fog
             
He said "I wil

            
l fix your rac

             
k, if you take

          
 Jack my dog"
             
I said "Wait a

            
 minute Cheste

             
r, you know I'

              
m a peaceful m


an"
             
He said "That'

            
s okay boy, wo

             
n't you feed h

             
im when you ca

n"


[Chorus]

            
Take a load of

            
f Fanny, take 

           
a load for fre

e
            
Take a load of

         
f Fanny,    an

d   and   and
             
You put the lo

              
ad (put the lo

             
ad) right on m

e


            x2


[Verse 5]

           
Catch a cannon

             
ball, now to t

              
ake me down th

   
e line
           
My bag is sink

             
ing low, and I

              
 do believe it

    
's time
             
To get back to

            
 Miss Fanny yo

             
u know she's t

         
he only one
           
Who sent me he

             
re with her re

              
gards for ever

  
yone


[Chorus]

            
Take a load of

            
f Fanny, take 

           
a load for fre

e
            
Take a load of

         
f Fanny,    an

d   and   and
             
You put the lo

              
ad (put the lo

             
ad) right on m

e


            x2