The Band - The weight

^AI pulled into ^C#mNazareth, was ^Dfeelin' about half past ^Adead; I just need some ^C#mplace where ^DI can lay my ^Ahead. "Hey, mister, can^C#m you tell me whe^Dre a man might fi^And a bed?" He just grinned and ^C#mshook my hand, and &^Dquot;No!", w^Aas all he said.

^ATake a ^Eload off ^DFanny,^A take a ^Eload for ^Dfree; ^ATake a ^Eload off ^DFanny, and (and) (and) you can put the load right on ^Ame.

^AI picked up my ^C#mbag, I went ^Dlookin' for a place to ^Ahide; When I saw ^C#mCarmen and the ^DDevil walkin' side by ^Aside. I said, "^C#mHey, Carmen, ^Dcome on, let's go^A downtown." She said, &^C#mquot;I gotta go, b^Dut m'friend can st^Aick around."

^ATake a ^Eload off ^DFanny,^A take a ^Eload for ^Dfree; ^ATake a ^Eload off ^DFanny, and (and) (and) you can put the load right on ^Ame.

^AGo down, Miss ^C#mMoses, there's ^Dnothin' you can ^Asay It's just ol' ^C#mLuke, and Luke's ^Dwaitin' on the Judgement ^ADay. "Well, Luke^C#m, my friend, w^Dhat about young ^AAnna Lee?" He said, &^C#mquot;Do me a favor, son, wo^Dncha stay an' keep Anna^A Lee company?"

^ATake a ^Eload off ^DFanny,^A take a ^Eload for ^Dfree; ^ATake a ^Eload off ^DFanny, and (and) (and) you can put the load right on ^Ame.

^ACrazy Chester ^C#mfollowed me, and he ^Dcaught me in the ^Afog. He said, "I ^C#mwill fix your rack^D, if you'll take Jack^A, my dog."

I said, &^C#mquot;Wait a minute, Chester, you ^Dknow I'm a peac^Aeful man." He said, &^C#mquot;That's okay, boy, won't^D you feed him when^A you can."

^ATake a ^Eload off ^DFanny,^A take a ^Eload for ^Dfree; ^ATake a ^Eload off ^DFanny, and (and) (and) you can put the load right on ^Ame.

^ACatch a ^C#mcannon ball now, t'^Dtake me down the ^Aline My bag is ^C#msinkin' low and I ^Ddo believe it's ^Atime. To get back to Miss ^C#mFanny, you know ^Dshe's the only ^Aone. Who sent me ^C#mhere with her reg^Dards for every^Aone.

^ATake a ^Eload off ^DFanny,^A take a ^Eload for ^Dfree; ^ATake a ^Eload off ^DFanny, and (and) (and) you can put the load right on ^Ame.