Chords for The Levon Helm Band - The Weight - 8/3/2008 - Newport Folk Festival (Official)

[Bb] _ One, two. _ _ _ _
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I poured in the [Dm] night of death, [Eb] I was feeling my [Bb] fat past dead. _ _ _
I'm trying to [Dm] find a place [Eb] where I can lay [Bb] my head. _ _
Now mister, [Dm] can you tell me [Eb] where man might find [Bb] his bed? _ _ _
He's always praying [Dm] and he shook my hand.
_ [Eb] No one's on [Bb] his head. _ _ _
Then the [Eb] Lord offered him, _ [Bb] _
then the [Eb] Lord would pray.
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Then the [Eb] Lord offered him, _ _ and _ _ _ he _ _ _ _ [Bb] put the load right on me.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] I picked up my bag [Dm] _ [Eb] and went looking for a place [Bb] to hide. _ _
When a soul [Dm] coming in the [Bb] devil [Eb] walking side [Bb] to side. _ _ _
I told her, hey partner, _ [Eb] come on now, [Bb] go down town. _ _ _
She said, well I gotta go, [Eb] but my friend just [Bb] can't get around. _ _ _ _
Then the Lord [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] offered _ [Eb] _ him, _ [Bb] _
then the [Eb] Lord would pray. _ _ _ _
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Then the Lord offered him, then the Lord would pray.
Then the Lord offered him, and he put the load right [Bb] on me.
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_ [Bb] _ I'm _ _ _ _
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ going down at this moment, _ [Eb] there ain't nothing [Bb] that you can say.
_ _ _ No, I just [Dm] don't know, and [Eb] here's a way to know the truth when [Bb] they say.
Tell me, love, my [Dm] friend, _ [Eb] what about your man [Bb] of faith?
_ _ _ She said, well do me a favor, [Dm] boy, [Eb] stick around and keep the enemy [Bb] company.
_ _ Then [F] the Lord [Eb] offered him, _ _ [Bb] _
then the Lord [Eb] would pray.
_ _ [Bb] Then the Lord [Eb] offered _ _ him, _ and he _ _ _ _ _ _ _ put the load right [Bb] on me.
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_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Well, crazy Jester [Dm] followed me, [Eb] and he caught me in [Bb] the fog.
_ _ He said, I [Dm] will fix you [Bb] right, [Eb] _
take [Bb] back my dog.
_ _ I said, wait a minute, Jester, you know [Eb]
I'm a people [Bb] man.
_ _ He said, that's okay, boy, [Eb] won't you feed him just [Bb] whatever you can. _
Then the [Eb] Lord offered him, [Bb] _ _
then the [Eb] Lord would pray.
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Then the Lord [Eb] offered him, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ he put the load [Bb] right on _
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_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ me.
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ I'm going to get me a cannonball now [Eb] to take me on down the line.
_ [Bb] _ You know my back is [Dm] aching, love, [Eb] and I do believe [Bb] that it's time. _ _
To get back [Dm] to Miss Manny, _ [Eb] you know she's the [Bb] only one. _ _
Manny sent me [Dm] out here tonight, [Eb] because he thought [Bb] there was a war going on. _
There's a war, [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
there's a war.
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_ _ _ [Eb] _ And I'm going to get me _ a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cannonball now [Bb]
to take _ [F] me [Gm] on down the line.
[F] I'm going to get _
[Eb] me a _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
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_ _ _ _ [Bb] cannonball now to take me on down the line.
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_ _ _ _ And I'm going to get me a cannonball now to take me on down the line.
Thank you, God bless.
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