The Weight - The Band

1/F# |--------------3--------------------------| C/G '  ' ' G | G |
2/C# |-0----3--3h5--5--3h5--3--1---1--1---1--1-|strum chords
3/A  |-2/4-----4-------4----4--0h2-2--0h2-0--0-| d  d  d u d
4/E  |-----------------------------------------|
5/B  |-----------------------------------------|
6/F# |-----------------------------------------|

VERSE 1: (As throughout the song, play the C as C/G = 3 3 2 0 1 0)

G             Bm            C                       G
I PULLED INTO NAZARETH, WAS FEELING ‘BOUT HALF PAST DEAD.
                 Bm           C            G
I JUST NEED SOME PLACE, WHERE I CAN LAY MY HEAD.
                    Bm               C                G
"HEY MISTER CAN YOU TELL ME, WHERE A MAN MIGHT FIND A BED?"
                    Bm              C              G
HE JUST GRINNED AND SHOOK MY HAND, "NO" WAS ALL HE SAID.

     PRE-CHORUS FILL: (piano arranged for guitar)

     1/F# |-----------3-3--9-9--12-|
     2/C# |-3-3--5-5---------------|

CHORUS: (* = single strum)

G      D/F#     C     G        D/F#     C     
TAKE A LOAD OFF FANNY.  TAKE A LOAD FOR FREE.
G        D/F#     C     '' NC
  TAKE A LOAD OFF FANNY.   AND_AND_AND___ 
                                        G*  D/F#*  Em*  D*  C  ''
YOU PUT THE LOAD, PUT THE LOAD RIGHT ON ME.

VERSE 2:

G                Bm          C                      G
  I PICKED UP MY BAG, I WENT LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO HIDE.
           Bm                   C               G
WHEN I SAW CARMEN AND THE DEVIL WALKING SIDE BY SIDE.
            Bm           C                G
I SAID "HEY CARMEN, COME ON LET'S GO DOWN-TOWN."
            Bm               C                  G
SHE SAID "I GOT TO GO BUT MY FRIEND CAN STICK A-ROUND."   

TO CHORUS

VERSE 3:

G              Bm             C               G
  GO DOWN MISS MOSES, THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN SAY.
              Bm               C                       G
IT'S JUST OLD LUKE AND_ LUKE'S WAITING ON THE JUDGMENT DAY.
              Bm             C               G
"WELL LUKE MY FRIEND, WHAT A-BOUT YOUNG ANNA LEE?"  HE SAID
         Bm                   C                      G
"DO ME A FAVOR SON, WON'T YOU STAY AND KEEP ANNA LEE COMPANY."

CHORUS: (* = single strum)

G      D/F#     C     G        D/F#     C     
TAKE A LOAD OFF FANNY.  TAKE A LOAD FOR FREE.
G        D/F#     C     '' NC
  TAKE A LOAD OFF FANNY.   AND_AND_AND___ 
                                        G*  D/F#*  Em*  D*  C  ''
YOU PUT THE LOAD, PUT THE LOAD RIGHT ON ME.

VERSE 4:

G               Bm                  C                G
  CRAZY CHESTER FOLLOWED ME, AND HE CAUGHT ME IN THE FOG.
                Bm                C                   G
HE SAID "I WILL FIX YOUR RACK, IF YOU'LL TAKE JACK MY DOG."
                      Bm                C              G
I SAID "WAIT A MINUTE CHESTER. YOU KNOW I'M A PEACEFUL MAN."
                  Bm                  C                 G
HE SAID "THAT'S O-KAY BOY.  WON'T YOU FEED HIM WHEN YOU CAN."

CHORUS: (* = single strum)

G      D/F#     C     G        D/F#     C     
TAKE A LOAD OFF FANNY.  TAKE A LOAD FOR FREE.
G        D/F#     C     '' NC
  TAKE A LOAD OFF FANNY.   AND_AND_AND___ 
                                        G*  D/F#*  Em*  D*  C  ''
YOU PUT THE LOAD, PUT THE LOAD RIGHT ON ME.

     G*  F#/D*  Em*  D*  C  ''

VERSE 5:

G          Bm                C                G
  GET YOUR CANONBALL_ NOW TO TAKE ME DOWN THE LINE.
          Bm                 C               G
MY BAG IS SINKING LOW, AND I DO BELIEVE IT'S TIME.
                    Bm               C              G
TO GET BACK TO MISS FANNY.  YOU KNOW SHE'S THE ONLY ONE.
            Bm               C               G
WHO SENT ME HERE WITH HER RE-GARDS FOR EVERY-ONE.

CHORUS: (* = single strum)

G      D/F#     C     G        D/F#     C     
TAKE A LOAD OFF FANNY.  TAKE A LOAD FOR FREE.
G        D/F#     C     '' NC
  TAKE A LOAD OFF FANNY.   AND_AND_AND___ 
                                        G*  D/F#*  Em*  D*  C  ''
YOU PUT THE LOAD, PUT THE LOAD RIGHT ON ME.

     G*  F#/D*  Em*  D*  C  ''