The Weight (C Major)
Artist: Band, The    Genre: Rock    Roman Numerals: I, II, iii, V, vii    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by: PollyEV   
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
Bm
(B,D,F♯)
F♯ B F♯ B D F♯


Verse 1
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I pulled into		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] Nazareth		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I was feelin bout half past		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] dead
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Just need a		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] place where		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I could lay my		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] head
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Hey mister can you		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] tell me where a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] man might find a		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] bed?
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] He just grinned and		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] shook my hand and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ‘no’ was all he		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] said

Chorus
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Take a load		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] off,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Fannie,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] take a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] load for		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] free
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Take a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] load off,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Fannie    AA-AA-AA-AAND
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Put the load  right on right on		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] me		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 2
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Picked up my		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] bags and went		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] lookin for a place to		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] hide
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] When I saw ol’		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] Carmel and the devil		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] walkin side by		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] side
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I said “Hey		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] Carmel come		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] on let’s go down		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] town”
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] She said “I		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] gotta go but my		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] friend here can stick a		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] round

Chorus
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Take a load		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] off,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Fannie,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] take a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] load for		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] free
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Take a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] load off,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Fannie    AA-AA-AA-AAND
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Put the load  right on right on		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] me		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 3
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Go down Miss		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] Moses there aint		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] nothin you can		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] say
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] It’s just ol’		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] Luke-Luke is		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] waitin on judgement		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] day
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Hey Luke my		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] friend what a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] bout young Anna-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Lee
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] He said do me a		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] favour boy
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] won’t you		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stay and keep Anna-Lee com		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] pany

Chorus
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Take a load		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] off,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Fannie,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] take a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] load for		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] free
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Take a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] load off,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Fannie    AA-AA-AA-AAND
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Put the load  right on right on		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] me		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 4
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Yeah crazy Chester		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] followed me and he		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] caught me in the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] fall
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] He said I’ll		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] see you right if you		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] take on Jack my		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] dog
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I said no wait a minute		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] Chester no		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I’m a peaceful		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] man
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] He said		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] that’s okay just		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] feed him when you		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] can

Chorus
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Take a load		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] off,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Fannie,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] take a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] load for		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] free
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Take a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] load off,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Fannie    AA-AA-AA-AAND
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Put the load  right on right on		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] me		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 5
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I catch a		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] cannon ball now to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] take me down the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] line
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] My bag is		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] sinking low I		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] do believe It’s		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] time
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] To get back to Miss		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] Fannie you know		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] she’s the only		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] one
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Who sent me		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] here with her		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] regards for every		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] one

Chorus
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Take a load		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] off,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Fannie,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] take a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] load for		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] free
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Take a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] load off,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Fannie    AA-AA-AA-AAND
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Put the load  right on right on		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] me		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

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