🎸 The Weight chords by Weezer

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
A C#m D A


Verse 1:
        C#m      D            A
I pulled in to Nazareth, was feeling 'bout half past dead
         C#m     D       A
I just need some place where I can lay my head
           C#m       D        A
"Hey mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?"
          C#m       D          A
He just grinned and shook my hand, ''No'' was all he said

Chorus:
         D
Take a load off, Fanny
A    E    D
 Take a load for free
E         D
 Take a load off, Fanny
N.C.              A G E F D
And you put the load right on me


Verse 2:
A        C#m     D           A
 I picked up my bag, I went looking for a place to hide
      C#m         D        A
When I saw Carmen and the Devil walking side by side
       C#m      D         A
I said ''Hey Carmen, come on, let's go downtown''
      C#m        D           A
She said ''I gotta go but my friend can stick around''


Chorus:
E         D
 Take a load off, Fanny
A    E    D
 Take a load for free
E         D
 Take a load off, Fanny
N.C.              A G E F D
And you put the load right on me


Verse 3:
A       C#m      D        A
 Go down Miss Moses, there's nothing you can say
       C#m       D             A
It's just old Luke, and Luke's waiting on the judgement day
        C#m      D        A
''Well, Luke my friend, what about young Anna-Lee?''
         C#m          D           A
He said ''Do me a favour son, won't you stay and keep Anna-Lee company?''


Chorus:
E         D
 Take a load off, Fanny
A    E    D
 Take a load for free
A    E     D
 Take a load off, Fanny
N.C.              A G E F D
And you put the load right on me


Verse 4:
A        C#m        D        A
 Crazy Chester followed me and he caught me in the fog
         C#m       D          A
He said ''I will fix your rat if you'll take Jack my dog''
        C#m         D          A
I said ''Wait a minute Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man''
         C#m         D         A
He said ''That's okay boy, won't you feed him when you can?''


Chorus:
A    E     D
 Take a load off, Fanny
A    E    D
 Take a load for free
A    E     D
 Take a load off, Fanny
N.C.              A G E F D
And you put the load right on me


Verse 5:
A     C#m        D        A
 Catch a cannonball now to take me down the line
     C#m        D        A
My bag is sinking low and I do believe it's time
          C#m       D       A
To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one
      C#m       D         A
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone


Chorus:
A    E     D
 Take a load off, Fanny
A    E    D
 Take a load for free
A    E     D
 Take a load off, Fanny
N.C.              A G E F D
And you put the load right on me


Outro:
A G E F D