https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/the-weight-the-band-2/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:39:54 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/the-weight-the-band-2/#post-37607 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:50:11 +0000 THE WEIGHT - The Band (Robbie Robertson)(Capo 2nd fret / Key of A) 1/F# |--------------3--------------------------| C/G '  ' ' G | G | 2/C# |-0----3--3h5--5--3h5--3--1---1--1---1--1-|strum chords 3/A  |-2/4-----4-------4----4--0h2-2--0h2-0--0-| d  d  d u d 4/E  |-----------------------------------------| 5/B  |-----------------------------------------| 6/F# |-----------------------------------------| VERSE 1: (As throughout the song, play the C as C/G = 3 3 2 0 1 0) G             Bm            C                       G I PULLED INTO NAZARETH, WAS FEELING ‘BOUT HALF PAST DEAD.                  Bm           C            G I JUST NEED SOME PLACE, WHERE I CAN LAY MY HEAD.                     Bm               C                G "HEY MISTER CAN YOU TELL ME, WHERE A MAN MIGHT FIND A BED?"                     Bm              C              G HE JUST GRINNED AND SHOOK MY HAND, "NO" WAS ALL HE SAID.      PRE-CHORUS FILL: (piano arranged for guitar)      1/F# |-----------3-3--9-9--12-|      2/C# |-3-3--5-5---------------| CHORUS: (* = single strum) G      D/F#     C     G        D/F#     C      TAKE A LOAD OFF FANNY.  TAKE A LOAD FOR FREE. G        D/F#     C     '' NC   TAKE A LOAD OFF FANNY.   AND_AND_AND___                                          G*  D/F#*  Em*  D*  C  '' YOU PUT THE LOAD, PUT THE LOAD RIGHT ON ME. VERSE 2: G                Bm          C                      G   I PICKED UP MY BAG, I WENT LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO HIDE.            Bm                   C               G WHEN I SAW CARMEN AND THE DEVIL WALKING SIDE BY SIDE.             Bm           C                G I SAID "HEY CARMEN, COME ON LET'S GO DOWN-TOWN."             Bm               C                  G SHE SAID "I GOT TO GO BUT MY FRIEND CAN STICK A-ROUND."    TO CHORUS VERSE 3: G              Bm             C               G   GO DOWN MISS MOSES, THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN SAY.               Bm               C                       G IT'S JUST OLD LUKE AND_ LUKE'S WAITING ON THE JUDGMENT DAY.               Bm             C               G "WELL LUKE MY FRIEND, WHAT A-BOUT YOUNG ANNA LEE?"  HE SAID          Bm                   C                      G "DO ME A FAVOR SON, WON'T YOU STAY AND KEEP ANNA LEE COMPANY." CHORUS: (* = single strum) G      D/F#     C     G        D/F#     C      TAKE A LOAD OFF FANNY.  TAKE A LOAD FOR FREE. G        D/F#     C     '' NC   TAKE A LOAD OFF FANNY.   AND_AND_AND___                                          G*  D/F#*  Em*  D*  C  '' YOU PUT THE LOAD, PUT THE LOAD RIGHT ON ME. VERSE 4: G               Bm                  C                G   CRAZY CHESTER FOLLOWED ME, AND HE CAUGHT ME IN THE FOG.                 Bm                C                   G HE SAID "I WILL FIX YOUR RACK, IF YOU'LL TAKE JACK MY DOG."                       Bm                C              G I SAID "WAIT A MINUTE CHESTER. YOU KNOW I'M A PEACEFUL MAN."                   Bm                  C                 G HE SAID "THAT'S O-KAY BOY.  WON'T YOU FEED HIM WHEN YOU CAN." CHORUS: (* = single strum) G      D/F#     C     G        D/F#     C      TAKE A LOAD OFF FANNY.  TAKE A LOAD FOR FREE. G        D/F#     C     '' NC   TAKE A LOAD OFF FANNY.   AND_AND_AND___                                          G*  D/F#*  Em*  D*  C  '' YOU PUT THE LOAD, PUT THE LOAD RIGHT ON ME.      G*  F#/D*  Em*  D*  C  '' VERSE 5: G          Bm                C                G   GET YOUR CANONBALL_ NOW TO TAKE ME DOWN THE LINE.           Bm                 C               G MY BAG IS SINKING LOW, AND I DO BELIEVE IT'S TIME.                     Bm               C              G TO GET BACK TO MISS FANNY.  YOU KNOW SHE'S THE ONLY ONE.             Bm               C               G WHO SENT ME HERE WITH HER RE-GARDS FOR EVERY-ONE. CHORUS: (* = single strum) G      D/F#     C     G        D/F#     C      TAKE A LOAD OFF FANNY.  TAKE A LOAD FOR FREE. G        D/F#     C     '' NC   TAKE A LOAD OFF FANNY.   AND_AND_AND___                                          G*  D/F#*  Em*  D*  C  '' YOU PUT THE LOAD, PUT THE LOAD RIGHT ON ME.      G*  F#/D*  Em*  D*  C  '' ]]> Easy Songs Elecktrablue https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/the-weight-the-band-2/#post-37607