Chords for The Band - The Weight (live 1989)

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We've got a short guy up here.
[A] _ _ Thank you. _
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_ _ _ _ _ Born [C#m] into Nazareth, [D] I was feeling about half [A]-past dead.
I [C#m] just need to find a [A] place [D] where I can [A] lay my head.
Hey mister, can you [C#m] tell me [D] where a man might [A] find a bed?
_ He just grinned and shook my hand, [D] I know [A] that's all he said.
He said, [E] take a load [D] off of Annie, [A] take [D] a load off of me, [A] take [D] a load off of Annie. _
_ Annie, put the load [A] right on me.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] I picked up [C#m] my bag, [D] went looking for a place [A] to hide.
_ When I saw [C#m] Carmen in the demo, [D] walking side by [A] side,
Well I said, hey [C#m] Carmen, [D] come on, let's [A] go downtown.
_ She [C#m] said, I gotta go, [D] but my friends can [A] stick around and around, you know.
[E] Take a [D] load off Annie, [A] [E] take a [D] load off of me, [A] [E] take a [D] load off of Annie.
_ Annie, put the load right [A] on me.
[F#m] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] And quote our [C#m] Miss Moses, [D] there ain't nothing [A] that you can say. _
It's just [C#m] old Luke, [A] and [D] Luke waiting on the judgment [A] day. _
But Luke, my [C#m] friend, one [D] above young [A] Annie. _
He said, do me a [C#m] favor [D] son, won't you stand and [A] keep Annie on me.
[E] Take [D] a load off Annie, [A] [E] take [D] a load off of me, [A]
[E] take a [D] load off of Annie.
Annie, _ [B]
put the load [A] right on [E] me.
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_ [A] _ Crazy [C#m] Chester followed me, [D] caught me [A] in the fog.
_ He said, [C#m] I'll fix your rack, [D] and you'll take old Jack, [A] my dog.
I said, wait a [C#m] minute Chester, [D] oh I'm a faithful [A] man.
He said, that's [A] okay boy, [D] won't you feed him, [A] feed him, whatever you can.
Take [E] a load off [D] _ [A] _ [E] Annie, take a load off of [D] me, [A] take [D] a load off of Annie.
Annie, _ put the load right [A] on me.
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[D] _ _ _ _ [A] I wanna [C#m] catch a cannon [D] ball, not take it [A] down the line.
I'm [C#m] glad you're sinking low, [D] and I do [A] believe in the fine line.
Forget the [C#m] fact that Miss Maddie, [D] knows she's the [A] only woman.
You sent me [C#m] here with a [D] hurry, I hope you'll never get overwhelmed.
[A] [E] Take a [D] load off Annie, _
[A] [E] take a [D] load off of [A] me, [E] take a [D] load off _ of Annie.
Annie, put the load right [A] on me.
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[C#m] I'm gonna go down, [D] with my friends, cause take [A] a round, and a round, and a round, get down.
[E] Take a [D] load off Annie, [A] [E] take a load [Bm] off of me, _ [A] [D] take a load off of Annie.
_ Annie, put the