The Weight Chords by Chambers Brothers

[B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] I moved into [C#m] Nazareth, [A] I was [D] feeling half-past dead
_ [A] I just [C#m] need some place _ [D] where I can [A] lay my _ [D] head
[A] Hey mister, [C#m] can you tell me where a [A] man may find a bed?
_ He just grinned and shook my [D] hand, that was [A] all he _ said
_ [C#m] Take the load [Bm] off [D]
and
_ [A] _ [C#m] Take the [D] load free
_ _ [A] _ [C#m] Take the load [D] off and
_ _ _ Let _ _ me _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ [F#m] be _
[E] I [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] picked up my _ bag, I [D] went looking for a place [A] to hide
_ When I [E] saw Carmen and the [D] devil walking [A] side by _ _ [Bm] side
[A] I [C#] said, hey [A] Carmen, [D] come on, let's go [A] downtown _
_ _ She said, [C#m] I got to go [D] but my friend can [A] stick _ around
_ Take the load [D] off and
_ [A] Take [C#m] the load [D] free
_ _ [A] Take [C#m] the load [D] off and
_ _ _ _ Let _ me _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] be
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ Go down [C#m] those hoses, [D] there's nothing that you [A] can say
_ [D] _ [A] Oh well, it's just [C#m] old Luke, and [D] Luke's waiting on the judge today
_ _ [A] Oh well, [C#m] Luke, my friend, [D] what about a young [A] Ali? _
_ [D] _ [A] And Luke said, I [C#m] want you to do me a favor [D] today and keep [F#m] Ali's company
_ [A] _ [C#m] Take the load [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ [D] off and
_ _ [A] Take _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
the _ _ _ _ _ _ load right [A] off _ [E] _ [F#m] Yeah
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I [A] heard that Chester [C#m] followed [F#] me, [D] he caught me in the [A]
fall
_ He said, [C#m] I'll fix your rack [D] if you take Jack, my [A] _
dog
_ I said, wait a [C#m] minute Chester, you know [D] I'm a peaceful [A]
man
_ He said, _ [C#m]
that's okay [D] boy, I want you to see [A] him when you _ can
Take the load [D] off and
_ _ [A] _ Take [C#m] the load [D] free
_ _ [A] _ Take the load
[D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And you put the load [A] right on _ [E] me
[F#m] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ Fetch _ _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ a _ cannonball, [D] take me down [A] the line
[D] _ [A] _ My bag [C#m] is hanging low, [D] I do believe it's [A]
time
_ To get back to Mrs.
Black, you [D] know she's the only [A] _
one
_ _ You've spent [C#m] the year with her, [D] regards for _ [A] everyone
_ _ Take [C#m] the load [D] off and
[A] Take _ [C#] the load [D] _ free
_ [A] Take [C#m] the load [D] off _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And you
_ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[E] Woohoo
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ And _ you _ _ _ _ put the load right [G] _ [E] on _ _ [A] me _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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