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DAIRYBEAT: THE WEIGHT (J.R. Robertson) 4/4 – 74 | |: Measure of 4-Counts with Chord(s) // / :Breaks // / INTRO: |G Bm |Em D C |G | VERSE 1: G Bm |C G | I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' about half past dead. G Bm |C G | I just need some place, where I can lay my head. G Bm |C G | "Hey mister can you tell me, where a man might find a bed"? G Bm |C G | He just grinned and shook my hand, "no" was all he said. CHORUS: G Bm C |G Bm C |G Bm C | Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free. Take a load off Fanny, / C |C |G Bm Em D|C | a - nd, you put the load right on me. VERSE 2: G Bm |C G | I picked up my bag, I went lookin' for a place to hide. G Bm |C G | When I saw, Carmen and the devil, walkin' side by side. G Bm |C G | I said "hey Carmen, come on let's go down town". G Bm |C G | She said "I've got to go, but my friend can stick a-round". CHORUS: G Bm C |G Bm C |G Bm C | Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free. Take a load off Fanny, / C |C |G Bm Em D|C | a - nd, you put the load right on me. VERSE 3: G Bm |C G | Go down miss Moses, there's nothin' you can say. G Bm |C G | It's just old Luke and, Luke's waitin' on the judgement day. G Bm |C G | "Well, Luke, my friend, what a-bout young Anna Lee"?
G He said "do Bmme a favor son, |C G | won't you stay and keep Anna Lee company".
CHORUS: G Bm C |G Bm C |G Bm C | Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free. Take a load off Fanny, / C |C |G Bm Em D|C | a - nd, you put the load right on me. VERSE 4: G Bm |C G | Crazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog. G Bm |C G | He said "I will fix your rack, if you take Jack my dog". G Bm |C G | I said "wait a minute Chester, you know I'm a peacful man". G Bm |C G | He said "that's o-kay boy, won't you feed him when you can". CHORUS: G Bm C |G Bm C |G Bm C | Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free. Take a load off Fanny, / C |C |G Bm Em D|C | a - nd, you put the load right on me. VERSE 5: G Bm |C G | Get your cannonball, now to take me down the line. G Bm |C G | My bag is sinking low, and I do believe it's time. G Bm |C G | To get back to miss Fanny, you know she's the only one. G Bm |C G | Who sent me here with her, re-gards for every-one. CHORUS / OUTRO: G Bm C |G Bm C |G Bm C | Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free. Take a load off Fanny, / C |C |G Bm Em D|C | a - nd, you put the load right on me. / G Bm Em D|C |G Bm Em D|C |G Tab by: DAIRYBEAT (André H. Hofman, Purmerend, Netherlands). FREE* Dairybeat ORIGINALS, COVERS and BACKING TRACKS on: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=137360&content=music https://soundcloud.com/dairybeat https://www.youtube.com/user/Dairybeat