The Weight Chords by Aretha Franklin

Tempo:
85.85 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

B

E

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Aretha Franklin - The Weight chords
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[Bb]
[Fm] [Bb] I pulled into Nazareth [Eb] I was feeling bout a [Bb] half past dead
just [Dm] need some place [Eb] Where I can [Bb] lay my head
Hey mister can you tell me [Eb] Where a girl might [Bb] find a bed
He just grinned and shook my [Eb] hand And that was [F] all he said
Take my old lady Tell [Eb] her I'm complete
[Bb] Take my old lady
yeah, yeah Put the [Bb] words [F] in my mouth
100%  ➙  86BPM
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
B
12341112
E
2311
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
B
12341112
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To start learning Aretha Franklin - The Weight chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Eb, Bb, D, Eb, Bb, Eb, B, E and B in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 43 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 86. With Bb Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] I pulled into Nazareth [Eb] I was feeling bout a [Bb] half past dead
I just [Dm] need some place [Eb] Where I can [Bb] lay my head
Hey mister can you tell me [Eb] Where a girl might [Bb] find a bed
He just grinned and shook my [Eb] hand And that was [F] all he said
[Bb]
Take my old lady Tell [Eb] her I'm complete
[Bb] Take my old lady
_ _ And hey, yeah, yeah Put the [Bb] words _ [F] _ in my mouth
[Bb] I picked up my bag [Eb] I went looking for [Bb] _ a bitch
When I saw Carmen in the dance [Eb] Walking side by [Bb] side _
I said hey Carmen [Eb] _ [Bbm] Let's go downtown
She [Bb] said I got [Eb] hands [Bb] that can stick around
Take _ a look Take a look, baby
Take a look, baby
[Eb] And yeah, yeah, yeah
[Bb] What I'm going to say _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] There's nothing that [Bb] you can say
It's good to strip like all the [Eb] white women
[Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _
[Bb] All the new _ [Eb] _ _ families
[Bb] And I said do me a favor
[Ebm] Stay and keep [Bb] families from company
Take a look Take [Eb] a look, baby
Take a _ look, baby
And yeah, yeah, yeah
Put the words [Gbm] in my mouth
[B] I picked up my bag I went looking for _ [Bm] a bitch
When I saw Carmen in [E] the dance Walking side by side
I said hey [B] Carmen Let's go downtown
[E] _ _ [Eb] _ [B] She said _ [Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ [B] I got hands _ [E] _ [B] that can stick around
Take _ [Em] a look _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ Take a look, baby
_ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] And yeah, yeah, [E] yeah
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song is part of Nina Simone & - CD 2 album.

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