The Weight - The Band
Version 2 of 5
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Capo: Fret 2
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
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|------------
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-3h5-3-3---3-1
-------2h4---0
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---1---1---1-1
h2-0h2-0---0-0
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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