Chords for Joe Cocker - The Weight (1970)

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[A] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _
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_ _ [G#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] I [A] _ pulled down [C#m] to Nazareth, [D] I was feeling about [A] half-past ten _
I just needed [C#] some place _ [D] where I could [G#] lay [A] my head _ _
Hey mister, [C#m] can you tell me [D] where a man might [G#] [A] find a bed
He _ just [C#m] glinted, shook my [D] hand, and oh, that's [G#] all [A] he said _ _
_ Take a load [D] off, baby, _
[A] _ take a [D] load off please _
[A] Take a [D] load off, baby
_ _ _ _ _ Put _ _ the load right on
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_ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ Now [C#m] Miss Moses, there [D] ain't nothing [A] you can say _ _
_ It's just [C#m] all you can [D] do is wait _ [G#] [A] and wait and wait _ _ and _ [C#m] _ wait
[D] What about your [A] energy? _ _ _
_ You [C#m] said to me, in favor, son, [D] won't you stay and keep [A] Hamilty company _ _
Take a [D] load off, baby, _
[A] take a [D] load off please
[Bm] _
[A] Take a [D] load off, baby
_ _ _ _ Put _ _ _ _ the load right on
[A] _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ Crazy Chester [C#m] followed me, [D] and he caught me in [A] the fall
He _ _ said, [C#m] I'll fix you right [D] if you take [G#] a jack [A] my door _ _
I said, wait [C#m] a minute, Chester, [D] you know that I'm a [A] peaceful man _
He _ said, [C#m] _ it's okay, [D] I want you to feed me [G#] when you [A] can _ _
_ Take a [D] load off, baby, _
[A] _ _ take a load [D] off please _
[A] _ Take a load [D] off, _ baby
_ _ _ _ _ Put _ _ the load right on _
[A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
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[A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
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_ Take a [D] load off, [B] baby, [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ please
_ [A] Take a [D] load off _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Put _ _ the load right on
_ [A] _
_ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
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[E] Now [C#m] Miss Moses, there [D] ain't nothing you can [A] say _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] It's just all you can do [D]
is wait and wait [A] _ and wait _ _ _ and wait
[C#m] _ _ _ [D] What about [A] your energy? _ _ _ _
You said to me, [C#m] in favor, son, [D] won't you stay and keep [A] Hamilty company _ _ _
Take a load [D] off, baby, _ [A] _
take a [D] load off please
[A] _ _
Take a load [D] off, baby _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
That's _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
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[G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
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_ _ [C#m] your cannonball, [D] gonna take me [G#] down [A] the line _ _ _
My [C#m] flag is sinking low, [D] and I do believe [A] that I stand
_ [G#] _ [A] _
Give back to [G#m] Miss Bailey, you [D] know she's the [A] only _ one _
Who [C#m] sends me here with her [D] regards for [A] everyone
_ _ Take a [D] load off, baby, _ [A] _
take a [D] load off please
_ [A] _
Take a [D] load _ _ off
Put _ _ the _ _ _ load right on
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[C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _
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