The Weight Chords & Lyrics Artist: Levon Helm, Mavis Staples

Capo:3rd fret
INTRO
G D Em D C    G D Em D C
 
 
VERSE 1
G             Bm
I pulled into Nazareth
      C                       G
I was feeling 'bout half past dead
                 Bm
I just needed to find a place
      C              G
Where I could lay my head
                Bm
Mister, can you tell me
        C                 G
Where a girl might find a bed
                 Bm
He just screamed shook my hand
C              G  C
No was all he said
 
 
CHORUS
G               C
Take a load off Fanny
G               C
Take a load for free
G               C
Take a load off Fanny
                                         G D Em D C   G D Em D C
And (and, and) you put the load right on me
 
 
VERSE 2
G              Bm
I picked up my bag
       C                      G
I went looking for a place to hide
           Bm
When I saw Carmen and the Devil
C               G   C
Walking side by side
G          Bm           C
I said Hey Carmen, come on
             G
Let's go downtown
            Bm
She said, I gotta go
       C                 G
But my friend can stick around"
 
 
CHORUS
G               C
Take a load off Fanny
G               C
Take a load for free
G               C
Take a load off Fanny
                                         G D Em D C   G D Em D C
And (and, and) you put the load right on me
 
 
[Tuba Solo]
G  Bm  C  G    Bm  C  G
Bm  C  G     Bm  C  G
 
 
VERSE 3
G              Bm           C                 G
Well I go down Moses, ain't nothing' you can say
               Bm               C                        G   C
It's my friend Luke, and Luke's waitin' for the Judgment Day
     G              Bm           C               G
Well tell, Luke, my friend, all about young Anna Lee
                        Bm            C                       G
I'm only doing myself a favor, stick around and keep Anna Lee company
 
 
CHORUS
G               C
Take a load off Fanny
G               C
Take a load for free
G               C
Take a load off Fanny
                                         G D Em D C   G D Em D C
And (and, and) you 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 old Jack, my dog
                   Bm                C               G
Hey wait a minute, Chester, you know I am a peaceful man
                 Bm             C            G
He said, that's okay, boy, just feed him whenever you can
 
 
CHORUS
G               C
Take a load off Fanny
G               C
Take a load for free
G               C
Take a load off Fanny
                                         G D Em D C   G D Em D C
And (and, and) you put the load right on me
 
 
VERSE 5
G                Bm                  C                G
Gonna catch me a cannonball, that'll take me down the line
          Bm                C               G
My bag is sinkin' 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
Fanny sent me down here with her regards for everyone
 
 
CHORUS
G               C
Take a load off Fanny
G               C
Take a load for free
G               C
Take a load off Fanny
                                         G D Em D C   G D Em D C
And (and, and) you put the load right on me
 
 
OUTRO
C    G