Chords for Jeff Healey's Blues Band - The Weight

[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ I'm holding the [Bm] mask, [G] _ _ it's been about a half past ten.
_ _ I just keep [Bm] my face, [C] but I can't lay [G] my head.
_ _ I said, Mr.
can you [Bm] tell me [C] where I'm at, my [G] father.
He said, I'm good.
_ _ _ He just [Bm] can't shake my hand, [C] he knows [G] I'm sad.
_ _ _ _ [D] Take it [C] off, _ _ [G] take _ it off, [C] _ _ [G] _ take [D] it [C]
off. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
I _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ [C] wake _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ up [Bm] one night, I [Cm] went looking for [G] a place to hide.
_ _ When I saw him coming in the [C] kitchen, I walked _ [G] side to side.
_ _ I said, [Bm] hey, come _ [C] on, let's go [G]
down.
_ _ _ He [Bm] said, I got to go, [C] I'm afraid to see you [G] out.
_ _ _ _ [F#] Take it [C] off, _ _ [G] _ _ [D] take it [C] off, _ _ [G] _ _ take it [C] off.
I said, I got to go, I'm afraid _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to _ [Cm] see you out.
I _ [G] _ [F#m] said, [Em] hey, come on, let's _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ go down.
[Bm] _
He _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] said, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ got [B] _
_ _ _ [C] to go, I'm afraid _
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] to see you out.
I said, hey, come on, let's go down.
[D] Take it [C] off, _ take [G] _ [D] it off, [C]
take it _ _ off. _ _
_ _ _ But the Lord was at [G] our meeting, _ [F#m] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ and just [Bm] a paladin.
[C] And I could hear [G] him applaud.
_ _ But I said, I'll [B] preach you right, [C] and you can say,
[G] gentlemen, bow. _
_ _ I said, wait a minute, [Bm] Chester, [C] you know I have a [Gm] peepers plan.
[G] I said, _ _ Chester, that's [B] okay, boy.
[C] I'll be peeping. _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ But you know [C] what I'll say to you.
[G] _ _ [D] Take it [C] off. _ _
[G] _ _ [D] Take it off, [C] I'll be peeping.
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_ I said, I'll [D] bow.
[G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ Can't you come and bow?
[C] You've got to shoot yourself [G] while I'm [C] alive.
_ [G] _
But I'll pray that [Bm] you can let [Cm] me in.
But the Lord was at our meeting, and just a paladin.
[G] And I _ _ could hear [B] him applaud.
[C]
But I said, hey, come [G] on, _ _ _ _ let's _ _ [Bm] _ _ go [C] _ down.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
Take it [C] off, take it [G] _ _
_ [D] _ [C] off, take it off.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
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But the Lord was at our [G] meeting, and just a [F#m] paladin.
And I said, hey, come on, let's go down.
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
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