Chord The Weight - The badloves

[Intro 1]
D  A

[Bait 1]
A                    C#m
I pulled into Nazareth
      D                          A
I was feelin' 'bout a half- past dead
A                      C#m
I just need a place
        D                    A
where I could lay my head
A                        C#m
"Hey, mister, can you tell  me
        D                      A
where a man might find a bed?"
A                      C#m
He just grinned and shook my hand,
    D                    A
and "No" was all he said

[Reff 1]
A                  D
Take a load off Fanny
A                  D
take a load for free
A                  D
Take a load off Fanny,
D
And (and... and... and...)
You put the load right on me
A  E  F#m   E  D

[Bait 2]
A                       C#m
I picked up my bags,
            D                           A
And went a- lookin' for a place to hide
A                 C#m
When I saw ol' Carmen and the Devil
D                    A
walkin' side by side
A                C#m
I said, "Hey, Carmen,
         D                     A
come on, let's go downtown"
A                   C#m
She said, "I got to go,
       D                             A
but my friend here can stick around"

[Reff 2]
A                  D
Take a load off Fanny
A                  D
take a load for free
A                  D
Take a load off Fanny,
D
And (and... and... and...)
You put the load right on me
A  E  F#m             E
Why don't ya
D  A  D

[Bait 3]
A                C#m
Go down, Miss Moses,
            D                   A
there ain't nothin' you can say
A                C#m
It's just ol' Luke,
                D                       A
and Luke is waitin' on the Judgement Day
A                         C#m
"Hey, Luke, my friend,
      D                     A
what about young Anna Lee?"
A                       C#m                     D
He said, "Do me a favor, boy, won't ya stay
                     A
and keep Anna Lee company?"

[Reff 3]
A                  D
Take a load off Fanny
A                  D
take a load for free
A                  D
Take a load off Fanny,
D
And (and... and... and...)
You put the load right on me
A  E  F#m   E
D
Yeah

[Bait 4]
A                   C#m
Crazy Chester followed me,
       D                    A
and he caught me in the fog
A                       C#m
He said, "I will see your rack,
          D                     A
if you'll take on Jack, my dog"
            A                     C#m
But I said, "No wait a minute, Chester,
             D                  A
you know I'm a peaceful man"
A                   C#m
He said, "That's okay
     D                      A
just feed him when you can"

[Reff 4]
A                  D
Take a load off Fanny
A                  D
take a load for free
A                  D
Take a load off Fanny,
D
And (and... and... and...)
You put the load right on me
A  E  F#m   E
D  A  Bm
E        A  E  F#m   E
Right on me
D

[Bait 5]
    A               C#m
Oh, I catch a cannonball
        D                     A
that'll take me down the line
A                C#m
My bag is sinkin' low
  D                    A
I do believe it's time
A                      C#m
To get back to Miss Fanny,
         D                  A
you know she's the only one
A                   C#m
Who sent me here
                 D               A
with her regards for everyone

[Reff 5]
A                  D
Take a load off Fanny
A                  D
take a load for free
A                  D
Take a load off Fanny,
D
And (and... and... and...)
You put the load right on me
A  E  F#m   A
D  A  Bm
E        A  E  F#m   A
Right on me
     D
Yeah