The Weight Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G]

[Verse 1]
[G]I pulled in to Nazareth,[Bm]
[G]I was f[C]eelin' 'bout a half past d[G]ead
I just need some [Bm]place [G]where
[C]I can lay my [G]head
Hey mister, can you tell me where a [C]girl
might find [G]a bed (can you tell me)
He just grinned and shook [B]my [G]hand,
[C]no was all [D]he said
[G]

[Verse 2]
Take a [C]load off Fanny,
[G]take the load for fre[C]e[G]
Take a load off [C]Fanny and, and,
and put the [G]weight on me

[Verse 3]
[G]I picked up my bag I went l[C]ook
in' for a place [G]to hide
When I saw Carmen and the
[C]Devil walking side by [G]side
I said, hey Carmen [C]come on
let's go downtown
[G]She said I gotta go but my [C]friend
can stick [G]around
[C]

[Verse 4]
[G]
Take a load off [C]Fanny,
[G]take the load for fre[C]e[G]
Take a load off [C]Fanny and, and,
and yeah yeah yeah
[G][C][G]

[Verse 5]
Go down Moses there's [C]nothing
that you can [G]say
It's just old Luke waiting,
[C]waiting on the judgement day[G]
Well Luke my friend [C]what
about Anna [G]Lee
He said do me a favor stay and keep
Anna [C]Lee [G]some company
[D]

[Verse 6]
[G]
Take a load [C]off Fanny,
[G]take a load for fre[C]e[G]
Take a load [C]off Fanny and, and,
and yeah put the weight [G]on me

[Interlude 1]
[Ab][Abm][Ab]

[Verse 7]
Yeah [Ab]yeah yeah
Catch me a [Db]cannonball now
take me on down the [Ab]line
My bag is sinking low and I be[Db]lieve that
it's about time (you[Ab]said it girl)
Now get in touch [Db]with Fanny you know
she's the [Ab]one (yeah)
Who sent me here with her
regards [Db]for everyone
[Ab]

[Verse 8]
Take a load off [Db]Fanny,
[Ab]take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny,
[Db]take a load for [Ab]free

[Outro 1]
Take a load off Fanny
[Db]