• Song:

    The Weight

  • Artist:

    The Band

  • Album:

    Across the Great Divide...

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C (x32010@1)            Em (022000@1)            F (133211@1)                     CI (x32010@1)pulled in to Nazareth, I was feeling about half past dead.
C (x32010@1)              Em (022000@1)        F (133211@1)          CI (x32010@1)just need some place where I can lay my head.
C (x32010@1)                  Em (022000@1)            F (133211@1)              CHey, (x32010@1)Mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?
        C (x32010@1)      Em (022000@1)            F (133211@1)            CHe (x32010@1)just grinned, shook my hand, "No" was all he said.

>chorus
C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)       FTake (133211@1)a load off, Fanny.
C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)      FTake (133211@1)a load for free.
C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)       FTake (133211@1)a load off, Fanny.
F (133211@1)                                              CAnd... (x32010@1) you put the load (put the load) right on me.

|C  C/B (x2555x@1)|Am  Am/G (302210@1)|F   |F  | x2

C (x32010@1)            Em (022000@1)         F (133211@1)                    CI (x32010@1)picked up my bag.  I went looking for a place to hide.
C (x32010@1)            Em (022000@1)                 F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)   When I saw Carmen and the devil walking side by side.
C (x32010@1)            Em (022000@1)         F (133211@1)              C (x32010@1)I said, "Hey, Carmen, come on. Let's go downtown."
C (x32010@1)            Em (022000@1)                F (133211@1)              C (x32010@1)   She said, "I got to go, but my friend can stick around."

>chorus
C (x32010@1)            Em (022000@1)           F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothing you can say.
C (x32010@1)             Em (022000@1)             F (133211@1)                      C (x32010@1) It's just old Luke, and Luke's waiting on the judgement day.
C (x32010@1)              Em (022000@1)          F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)"Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?"
C (x32010@1)                 Em (022000@1)                  F (133211@1)                    C (x32010@1) He said, "Do me a favor, son, won't you stay and keep Anna Lee company."

>chorus

C (x32010@1)            Em (022000@1)               F (133211@1)              C (x32010@1)Crazy Chester followed me and he caught me in the fog.
C (x32010@1)               Em (022000@1)              F (133211@1)                 C (x32010@1)He said, "I will fix your rack, if you'll take Jack my dog."
C (x32010@1)                       Em (022000@1)              F (133211@1)            C (x32010@1) I said, "Wait a minute, Chester. You know I'm a peaceful man."
C (x32010@1)                Em (022000@1)                 F (133211@1)               C (x32010@1)He said, "That's okay, boy.  Won't you feed him when you can?"

>chorus

C (x32010@1)       Em (022000@1)              F (133211@1)              C (x32010@1)Get your Canonball now, to take me down the line.
C (x32010@1)         Em (022000@1)               F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1) My bag is sinking low, and I do believe it's time
C (x32010@1)                  Em (022000@1)             F (133211@1)            C (x32010@1)To get back to Miss Fanny.  You know she's the only one
C (x32010@1)          Em (022000@1)            F (133211@1)            C (x32010@1)Who sent me here with her regards for everyone.

>chorus
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