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The Weight
As recorded by The Band
Transcribed by F. Yarra -=fyarra@juno.com=-
http://members.aol.com/prsnl99
Intro - Acoustic Guitar
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| |-------5---5---5------5-|----------------------------|------------------|
| |-------5---5h7----5h7-5-|-5---5-5-5----2-------------|--2--2---2--2h3---|
| |--4/6-------------------|-4h6---4-4----2-------2-----|--2--2---2--2-2---|
| |------------------------|-----------------2-4----2---|--2--2---2--2h4---|
| |------------------------|----------------------------|--0--0---0--0-----|
| |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------|
| S
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Verse 1.
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| A C#m D A
| I pulled into Nazareth was feelin' 'bout half past dead
| I just need some place where I can lay my head
| "Hey mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?"
| |--------------------|--------------|----------2----2-------|--------------|
| |---------2----------|-5--5-5-------|----------3----3-------|-2h3--3-3--2--|
| |---------2----------|-6--6-6-------|-----2---------2-------|-2-2--2-2--2--|
| |---2----------------|-6--6-6-------|-0-------------0-------|-2h4--4-4--2--|
| |-0------------------|-4--4-4-------|-----------------------|-0----0-0--0--|
| |--------------------|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|
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| A C#m D
| He just grinned and shook my hand, "no" was all he...
| |--------------------|--------------|----------2---2--------
| |---------2----------|-5--5-5-------|----------3---3--------
| |---------2----------|-6--6-6-------|-----2--------2--------
| |---2----------------|-6--6-6-------|-0------------0--------
| |-0------------------|-4--4-4-------|-----------------------
| |--------------------|--------------|-----------------------
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| A
| ..said.
| |---------------------------------------|
| |--2------------------------------------|
| |--2------------------------------------|
| |--2------------------------------------|
| |--0------------------------------------|
| |---------------------------------------|
| | Fill (piano tabbed for guitar)
| |-----------------------------9--9---12-|
| |-----10-10---10-10---12-12--10-10---12-|
| |------9--9---11-11---11-11-------------|
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Page 1. The Weight - The Band
Chorus
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| A C#m D
| 1. Take a load off(F)anny.
| 2. Take a load for free.
| 3. Take a load off(F)anny.
| |--5-------4---------2--2-|
| |--5-------5---------3--3-|
| |--6-------4---------2--2-|
| |--7-------6---------4--4-|
| |-------------------------|
| |-------------------------|
| |
| |-------------------------|
| |-------------------------|
| |--6-------6---------2----|
| |--7-------6---------4----|
| |-------------------------|
| |-------------------------|
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| 1.(piano fills 2. 3.
| tabbed for guitar)
| |------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------9-----|
| |------3(3)-3-3-5--| |--12-14--12--------------| |--10h12p10----10--10--10-|
| |------2h4--4-2-2--| |--13-13-----13\11-11/13--| |---9-------11----------9-|
| |------------------| |------------------12/14--| |-------------------------|
| |------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------|
| |------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------|
| S S
| N.C.
| and you put the load right on me.
| and put the load right on
| and put the load right on
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| A A/G# F#m E D
| me.
| |----------------------|--2------2--|
| |---2----2----2----0---|--3------3--|
| |---2----1----2----1---|--2----2----|
| |---2----2----4----2---|--0--0------|
| |----------------------|------------|
| |----------------------|------------|
| |
| |----------------------|------------|
| |----------------------|------------|
| |---6----6----2----1---|--2---------|
| |---7----6----4----2---|--0---------|
| |----------------------|------------|
| |----------------------|------------|
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Page 2. The Weight - The Band
A C#m D A
I picked up my bags, I went lookin' for a place to hide
When I saw Car-men and the Devil walkin' side by side
I said "Hey Carmen, come on let's go down town"
She said "No, I've got to go, but my friend can stick around"
Chorus
A C#m D A
Go down Miss Moses, there's nothin' that you can say
It's just old Luke, and Luke's waitin' on the judgement day
"Well, Luke my friend, what about young Anna Lee?"
He said "Do me a favor son, won't you stay and keep Anna Lee company"
Chorus
A C#m D A
Crazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog
He said "I'll fix your rack if you'll take Jack my dog"
I said "Wait a minute Chester, you know I'm a peacful man"
He said "That's okay boy, won't you feed him when you can"
Chorus
(do the walk down twice here)
A C#m D A
Get your cannonball now to take me down the line
My bag is sinking low, and I do believe it's time
To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one
Who sent me here with her re- gards for every- one
Chorus
(do the walk down twice here)
End on the D chord
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