Chords for songs

The Weight

The Weight

The Weight chords

by The Band

Year: 1968

Genre: Rock

Guitar
Tuning E A D G B E
Capo Fret 2
Transpose
EADGBE
Capo

G
C
Bm
D
Em

Smart scroll

Chord Highlight

Intro 1

G

C

G

Verse 1

G

I pulled

Bm

into Nazareth,

was

C

feelin'

'bout half past

G

dead

G

I just

Bm

need some place

where

C

I can lay

G

my head

G

Hey,

Mister, can you

Bm

tell me

where a

C

man might

G

find a bed?

G

He just

grinned and

Bm

shook my hand,

C

"No," was all

G

he said

Chorus 1

G

Take a

D

load off,

C

Fanny

G

Take a

D

load for free

C

G

Take a

D

load off,

C

Fanny

And

(and,

and) you

put the load

right on

me

G

D

Em

G

C

Verse 2

G

I picked

Bm

up my bag,

I went

C

lookin' for a

G

place to hide

G

When I

saw Carmen

Bm

and the

Devil walkin'

C

side

G

by side

G

I

Bm

said, "Hey, Carmen,

come on

C

let's

go down

G

town

G

She

said, "I

Bm

gotta

go, but my

C

friend can

G

stick around

Chorus 2

G

Take a

D

load off,

C

Fanny

G

Take a

D

load for free

C

G

Take a

D

load off,

C

Fanny

And

(and,

and) you

put the load

right on

me

G

D

Em

G

C

Verse 3

G

Go down,

Bm

Miss Moses,

there's

C

nothin'

G

you can say

G

It's

just ol'

Bm

Luke and

Luke's waitin'

C

on the

G

Judgment Day

G

Well,

Bm

Luke, my friend,

what about

C

young

G

Anna Lee?

G

He said,

"Do me a

Bm

favor, son,

won't you

C

stay and keep

G

Anna Lee company?"

Chorus 3

G

Take a

D

load off,

C

Fanny

G

Take a

D

load for free

C

G

Take a

D

load off,

C

Fanny

And

(and,

and) you

put the load

right on

me

G

D

Em

G

C

Verse 4

G

Crazy

Chester followed

Bm

me

and he

C

caught me

G

in the fog

G

He said,

"I will fix

Bm

your rack,

if

C

you'll take

G

Jack, my dog"

G

I said,

"Wait a minute,

Bm

Chester,

you know

C

I'm a peaceful

G

man"

G

He said,

that's okay,

Bm

boy,

won't you

C

feed him when

G

you can?

Chorus 4

G

Take a

D

load off,

C

Fanny

G

Take a

D

load for free

C

G

Take a

D

load off,

C

Fanny

And

(and,

and) you

put the load

right on

me

G

D

Em

G

C

G

D Em

G

C

Verse 5

G

Catch a cannon

Bm

ball

now to

C

take me

G

down the line

G

My

bag is sinkin'

Bm

low

and I

C

do believe

G

it's time

G

To get

back to Miss

Bm

Fanny,

you know

C

she's the only

G

one

G

Who

sent me here

Bm

with her,

regards

C

for

G

everyone

Chorus 5

G

Take a

D

load off,

C

Fanny

G

Take a

D

load for free

C

G

Take a

D

load off,

C

Fanny

And

(and,

and) you

put the load

right on

me

G

D

Em

G

C

G

D

Em

G

C

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