Chords for 2012 OFFICIAL Americana Awards "The Weight"

_ We lost another dear friend this year and he was a man with such heart and soul and
he was really [C#m] kind of a guy that defined Americana music.
[C] _ This one's for you, Levon.
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Old [Em] in the _ Nazareth [A#] Was feeling bout half [C] past dead _ _
Just [Em] need to find a place [F] Where I can lay [E] my [C] head _ _
_ Hey, Mrs.
D.
[G] Can you tell me [F] Where a man might find [C] a bed _
_ _ Just grin [Em] and shook my hand [C] And Rose only said
_ _ _ Take [G] a load [F] off and leave _ _ [C] Take [G] a load [F] for free
_ _ [C] _ [G] Take a load off [F] and leave _ _ _ _ Leave _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ me _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ They _ _ _ _ come [Em] back _ [F] They're looking for a [C] place to hide
_ When _ I [Em] saw Carmen and the devil [F] _
Walking side [C] by side
I _ said, [Em] hey, _ _ [F] come on, let's go [C] downtown _ She _ _ said, [Em] I've got to go
[F] But my friend can't stick [C] around _ _ _ [G] Take a load [F] off and leave
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Take a [F] load for free _ [C] _
[G] Take a load [F] off and _ leave _
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ Down, [Em] Miss Moses _ [F] There ain't nothing you can [C] _ _ say
_ It's just [Em] old Luke And Luke [F] is waiting on the judgment [C] day
_ _ _ Well, [Em] my friend, what [F] about young Annalee?
[C] _ _ _ _ He said, do me a favor, son, [F] won't you stay and keep Annalee [C] company?
_ _ _ [Em] Take a load [F] off, Annie, _ _ [C] _ [G] take a load [F] off the three.
_ _ [C] _ [G] Take a load [F] off, Annie. _ _ _ _
Yeah, _ _ _ take a load, put the load [C] right on. _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Raised a chance [Em] to follow me, [F] and caught me [C] in the fall.
_ _ He said, I [Em] will fix your ass [F] if you take Jack [C] my dog.
_ _ I said, wait [Em] a minute, Chester, [F] you know I'm a peaceful [C] man.
_ _ He said, that's [Em] okay, boy, why [F] don't you feed him when you [C] can?
_ _ _ _ [G] Take a load [F] off, Annie, _ [C] _ [G] take a [F] load off the three.
_ _ [C] _ [G] Take a [F] load off, Annie. _ _ _ _
_ Yeah, _ _ _ take a load, put the load [C] right on.
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Take a load off, Annie.
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[G] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Catch [C] _ _ _
[E] [Em] a _ [F] cannonball, take me on down.
[C] _ _ _ _ My [Em] first take a load, and I [F] _ feel it's [C] time. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ Don't [F] know she's the [C] only one _ _ who set me [Em] up with [F] regard _ for [C] everyone.
_ _ _ [G] Take a load [F] off, Annie, _ [C] _ [Em] take a [F] load off the three.
_ _ [C] _ [Em] Take a load [F] off, Annie. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Yeah, take a load, [Fm] _
put the load [C] right on.
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