Chords for The Band - The Weight

just to call ourselves the band. _ _ _ _
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[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] Take a load off Annie, [Bb] _ [Eb] take a load to free, _ [F] take a load [Eb] off Annie, _ and you put the load
right on [Bb] me.
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[Bb] I [D] picked up my bags [Eb] and went looking for [Bb] a place to hide, when I [Dm] saw old Carmen and [Eb] the
devil walking [Bb] side by side.
I [Dm] said hey Carmen, [Eb] come on [Bb] let's go downtown.
She said I gotta go, [Eb] but my friend [Bb] can stick around.
Take [F] a load [Eb] off Annie, _ take a load for free, _ [Bb] take a load [Eb] off Annie, _ _ and you put the load
right on [Bb] me. _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] Go down Moses, [Eb] there's nothing that [Bb] you can say, it's [Dm] just old Luke [Eb] and Luke is waiting
on the journey [Bb] today.
Hey Luke my friend, [Eb] what about a young [Bb] Annalee?
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[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ Take [Eb] a load off Annie, _ take a load for free, _ [Fm] take a load [Eb] off Annie, _ and you _ _ _
[Bb] put the _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] load
Crazy [Dm] Chester followed me [Eb] and he caught me in [Bb] the fog. _
He said I [Dm] will fix your rat, [Eb] you can take old Jack [Bb] my dog.
I said [Dm] wait a minute Chester, you [Eb] know I'm a peaceful [Bb] man. _
He said [Dm] that's okay boy, [Eb] won't you feed him [Gm] whenever [Bb] you can.
Take a [Eb] load off Annie, take a load for free, take a load off Annie, _ _ and you put the load
right on [Bb] me. _ _ _
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] Get [Dm] your cannonball [Eb] and take me on [Bb] down the line.
_ My [Dm] bag is sinking low [Eb] and I do believe [Bb] that it's time to get back [Dm] to Miss Fanny.
You [Eb] know she's the [Bb] only one, she sent [Dm] me here to [Eb] turn the fog.
_ [Gm] _ _ Take a [Eb] load off, _
[Bb] take a [Eb] load for free, _ take a load off _ _ _ Annie. _ _ _ _
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