The Weight

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[Intro 1]
[G]
[C][G]
[G]

[Verse 1]
[G]I pulled into Naz[Bm]areth,
was [C]feelin' 'bout half past [G]dead
I just need some [Bm]place
where [C]I can lay my h[G]ead
Hey, Mister, can you [Bm]tell me
where a [C]man might find a [G]bed?
He just grinned and [Bm]shook my hand,
[C]"No," was all he [G]said

[Chorus 1]
[G]Take a loa[D]d off, Fan[C]ny
[G]Take a loa[D]d for fre[C]e
[G]Take a loa[D]d off, Fan[C]ny
And (and, and) you put the load
right on [G]me[Em][C]

[Verse 2]
[G]I picked up my bag[Bm],
I went [C]lookin' for a place to [G]hide
When I saw [Bm]Carmen and the Devil
[C]walkin' side by [G]side
I said, "Hey, [Bm]Carmen,
come [C]on let's go down[G]town"
She said, [Bm]"I gotta go, but my
[C]friend can stick a[G]round"

[Chorus 2]
[G]Take a loa[D]d off, Fan[C]ny
[G]Take a loa[D]d for fre[C]e
[G]Take a loa[D]d off, Fan[C]ny
And (and, and) you put the load
right on [G]me[Em][C]

[Verse 3]
[G]Go down, Miss Mos[Bm]es,
there's [C]nothin' you can [G]say
It's just ol' [Bm]Luke and Luke's
[C]waitin' on the Judgment [G]Day
Well, Luke, my [Bm]friend,
what a[C]bout young Anna [G]Lee?
He said, "Do me a [Bm]favor, son, won't you
[C]stay and keep Anna Lee [G]company?"

[Chorus 3]
[G]Take a loa[D]d off, Fan[C]ny
[G]Take a loa[D]d for fre[C]e
[G]Take a loa[D]d off, Fan[C]ny
And (and, and) you put the load
right on [G]me[Em][C]

[Verse 4]
[G]Crazy Chester fol[Bm]lowed me
and he [C]caught me in the [G]fog
He said, "I will [Bm]fix your rack,
if [C]you'll take Jack, my [G]dog"
I said, "Wait a minute, [Bm]Chester,
you know [C]I'm a peaceful [G]man"
He said, that's o[Bm]kay, boy,
won't you [C]feed him when you [G]can?

[Chorus 4]
[G]Take a loa[D]d off, Fan[C]ny
[G]Take a loa[D]d for fre[C]e
[G]Take a loa[D]d off, Fan[C]ny
And (and, and) you put the load
right on [G]me[Em][C]
[G][Em][C]

[Verse 5]
[G]Catch a can[Bm]non ball
now to [C]take me down the [G]line
My bag is [Bm]sinkin' low
and I [C]do believe it's [G]time
To get back to Miss [Bm]Fanny,
you know [C]she's the only [G]one
Who sent me [Bm]here with her,
re[C]gards for every[G]one

[Chorus 5]
[G]Take a loa[D]d off, Fan[C]ny
[G]Take a loa[D]d for fre[C]e
[G]Take a loa[D]d off, Fan[C]ny
And (and, and) you put the load
right on [G]me[Em][C]
[G][Em][C]