The Weight by The Band

Verse 1

G
I pulled into 
Bm
Nazareth, was 
C
feelin' 'bout half past 
G
dead
G
I just need some 
Bm
place, where 
C
I can lay my 
G
head
G
Hey Mister can you 
Bm
tell me, where a 
C
man might find a 
G
bed
G
He just grinned and 
Bm
shook my hand, 
C
"No" was all he said 
G

Chorus 1

G
Take a 
D/F#
load off 
C
Fanny
G
Take a 
D/F#
load for 
C
free
G
Take a 
D/F#
load off 
C
Fanny
C
 And... and... and... You put the load, put the load right on
G
me 
D/F#
 
Em
 
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Verse 2

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

Chorus 2

G
Take a 
D/F#
load off 
C
Fanny
G
Take a 
D/F#
load for 
C
free
G
Take a 
D/F#
load off 
C
Fanny
C
 And... and... and... You put the load, put the load right on
G
me 
D/F#
 
Em
 
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Verse 3

G
Go down miss 
Bm
Moses, there's 
C
nothin' you can 
G
say
G
It's just old 
Bm
Luke and, Luke's 
C
waitin' on the Judgement 
G
Day
G
Well Luke my 
Bm
friend, what a-
C
bout young Anna 
G
Lee?
G
He said "Do me a 
Bm
favor son, won't you 
C
stay & keep Anna Lee 
G
company"

Chorus 3

G
Take a 
D/F#
load off 
C
Fanny
G
Take a 
D/F#
load for 
C
free
G
Take a 
D/F#
load off 
C
Fanny
C
 And... and... and... You put the load, put the load right on
G
me 
D/F#
 
Em
 
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Verse 4

G
Crazy Chester 
Bm
followed me, and he 
C
caught me in the 
G
fog
G
He said "I will 
Bm
fix your rack, if 
C
you take Jack my 
G
dog"
G
I said "Wait a minute 
Bm
Chester, you know 
C
I'm a peaceful 
G
man"
G
He said "That's o-
Bm
kay boy, won't you 
C
feed him when you 
G
can"

Chorus 4

G
Take a 
D/F#
load off 
C
Fanny
G
Take a 
D/F#
load for 
C
free
G
Take a 
D/F#
load off 
C
Fanny
C
 And... and... and... You put the load, put the load right on
G
me 
D/F#
 
Em
 
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C

Interlude

G

D/F#

Em

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C

Verse 5

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

Chorus 5

G
Take a 
D/F#
load off 
C
Fanny
G
Take a 
D/F#
load for 
C
free
G
Take a 
D/F#
load off 
C
Fanny
C
 And... and... and... You put the load, put the load right on
G
me 
D/F#
 
Em
 
D
  
C

Ending

G

D/F#

Em

D

C