Duane Allman (feat. Aretha Franklin) - The Weight Chords

Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

B

D

Bbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Duane Allman (feat. Aretha Franklin) - The Weight chords
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[N] [Bb]
[Bbm] [Bb]
I'm going to [D] Nazareth, I [Eb] was feeling bout to have a [Bbm] past day
I just need some [D] place where I can lay [Bb] my head
Mister can you tell me where I [Eb] got my baby
He [Bb] just grinned [D] and shook my hand and that was all [Ab] he said
Take my baby,
[Bbm] [Eb] [Bbm]
take my love for free, take my love
[Eb]
And hey, yeah, yeah
[Bb]
I picked up my [Dm] bag, I [Eb] went looking for a place to hide
[Bb] When I saw Carmen and the devil [Eb] walking [Bb] around
[Eb]
[Bb] town
She said [D] I can stick [Bb] around, take her for [Ab] free,
[Bb] take her
[Eb] And yeah, yeah, yeah
[Bb]
[Bbm]
[D] [Eb] There's nothing that you can say, [D]
[Eb]
[Bb] well you can
[Eb] [Bb] believe
You said do me a favor, stay and keep and leave some company
Take my baby,
[Eb] take [Bb] my love [Ab] for [Bb] free, take [Eb]
my love
And hey, yeah, yeah
Put on me, [Bm]
catch
[B]
[E] me a cannon ball
Now take me [B] on down the line, my baby
And I'll [G] reveal that it's the [B] devil's trick
[Bm] You just see the one, yeah, [B] that's how I [Em] got
[B] you
[E] Take my baby, [B]
take my love for [E] free, take my love
[B] And hey, yeah, yeah
Key:  
Bb
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Eb
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B
12341112
D
1321
Bbm
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Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
B
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To learn Aretha Franklin - The Weight chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Eb, Bb, Eb, Bb, Ab and Bb. You can use ChordU's Free Tempo controller to start at a slower pace and then gradually increase your speed. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: Eb Major.

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[N] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm going to [D] Nazareth, I [Eb] was feeling bout to have a [Bbm] past day
_ I just need some [D] place where I can lay [Bb] my head
Mister _ can you tell me where I [Eb] got my _ baby
He [Bb] just grinned [D] and shook my hand and that was all [Ab] he said
Take my baby, _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm]
take my love for free, _ _ take my love
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ And hey, _ yeah, yeah
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I picked up my [Dm] bag, I [Eb] went looking for a place to hide _
[Bb] When I saw Carmen and the devil _ [Eb] walking _ _ [Bb] _ _ around _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] town
_ _ She said [D] I _ _ _ can stick [Bb] around, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ take her for [Ab] free, _
_ [Bb] take her _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ And yeah, _ yeah, _ _ yeah
[Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Eb] There's nothing that you can say, _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] well you can _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] believe
_ You said do me a favor, stay and keep and leave some company
Take my baby, _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] take _ [Bb] my love [Ab] _ for [Bb] free, take _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ my love
And hey, _ _ yeah, yeah
Put on me, _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
catch _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] me a cannon ball
_ Now take me [B] on down the line, my baby _ _
And I'll [G] reveal that it's _ _ the [B] devil's trick _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] You just see the one, _ _ yeah, _ [B] _ _ that's how I [Em] got _
_ [B] _ you
_ [E] Take my baby, _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ take my love for _ _ [E] free, take my love
[B] And hey, _ _ _ yeah, _ _ _ _ yeah _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song finds its place within the Nina Simone & - CD 2 album.

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