THE WEIGHT
A C#m D
A
I PULLED IN TO NAZARETH, I WAS FEELING BOUT HALF 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, SHOOK MY HAND, NO WAS ALL HE SAID
CHO:
A G D
TAKE A LOAD OFF FANNY
A G D
TAKE A LOAD FOR FREE
A G D
TAKE A LOAD OFF FANNY
G
AND.....YOU PUT THE LOAD RIGHT ON ME
VERSE 2
I PICKED UP MY BAG, I WENT LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO HIDE
WHEN I SAW CARMEN AND THE DEVIL WALKIN' SIDE BY SIDE
I SAID, HEY, CARMEN, COME ON LET'S GO DOWNTOWN
SHE SAID I GOT TO GO, BUT MY FRIEND CAN STICK AROUND
(REPEAT CHO:)
VERSE 3
IT'S JUST OLD LUKE AND LUKE'S WAITING ON THE JUDGEMENT DAY
WELL, LUKE MY FRIEND WHAT ABOUT YOUNG ANNA LEE
HE SAID "DO ME A FAVOR SON" WON'T YOU STAY AND KEEP ANNA LEE COMPANY
(CHO)
VERSE 4
CRAZY CHESTER FOLLOWED ME AND HE CAUGHT ME IN THE FOG
HE SAID I WILL FIX YOUR RACK IF YOU'LL TAKE JACK MY DOG
I SAID WAIT A MINUTE CHESTER, YOU KNOW I'M A PEACEFUL MAN
HE SAID THAT'S OKAY BOY, WON'T YOU FEED HIM WHEN YOU CAN
(CHO:)
VERSE 5
GET YOUR CANNON BALL NOW, TO TAKE ME DOWN THE LINE
MY BAG IS SINKING LOW AND FI DO BELIEVE IT'S TIME
TO GET BACK TO MISS FANNY, YOU KNOW SHE'S THE ONLY ONE
WHO SENT ME HERE WITH HER REGARDS FOR EVERYONE
