Chords for Joe Cocker - The Weight (Mad Dogs and Englishmen)

Tempo:
151.65 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

C#m

E

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Joe Cocker - The Weight (Mad Dogs and Englishmen) chords
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[A] [G#m] [F#m]
[E] [D]
[A] [G#] [F#m]
[E] [D]
[A] I pulled into [C#m]
Nazareth, [D] I was feeling about a half-assed [A]
death
I just need [C#m] some place [D] where I [A] can lay my head
And mister, [C#m] can you tell me [D] where a man might find a bed?
[A] He just [C#m] screamed and shook my [D] hand, and always on his [A]
head
Take a load off, Annie, take a load off [D] of me
[A] Take a [D] load off, Annie, say
You put the load right on [A] [G#] me
[F#m]
[E] [D]
[A] I picked up [C#m] my bags, [D] I went looking for a place [A] to hide
When I saw [C#m]
Carmen and the [D] devil walking side [A] by side
I said, [C#m]
Carmen, [D] come on, let's go [A] downtown
She said, [C#m] I gotta go, [D] but my friend here can [A] stick around
Take a load [D] off, Annie, [A] take a [D] load off of me
[A] Take a load [D] off, Annie, say
[E] You put the load right [A] on me
[G#] [F#]
[E] [D]
[A] Hold [C#m] on, Miss Moses, [D] there ain't nothing that you [G] can [A] say
This just [C#m] old Luke, [D] Luke is waiting on the [A] jasmine day
Well, Luke, [C#m] my friend, [D] what about young [A] Annie?
She said, do [C#m] me a favor, son, [D] would you stay and keep Annie [A]
company?
Take a load [D] off, Annie, [A] take a load [D] off of me
[A] Take a load [D] off, Annie, say
You [E] put the load right on [A] [G#] me
[F#m]
[E] [D]
[A] [C#m] [F#m]
[E] [D]
[A] [C#m]
[D] [A]
[C#m]
[D] [A]
[C#m]
[F#] [D] Take [A]
[C#m] [D] [A]
a load off, Annie, take a load [D] off of me
[A] Take a load [D] off, Annie, say
[E]
[A] [G#] [F#]
[E] [D]
[A] [C#m]
[D]
[A] [C#m]
[D] [F#m]
[B] [A] [C#m]
[D] [A]
I said, [C#m] well that's okay, [F#m] won't you feed me [A] when you can?
Grab a load [D] of that, [A] grab a load [D] of that for you, [A] grab a [D] load of that
Say,
[E] put the load [A] right on me
[G#] [F#m]
[E] [D]
[N]
[A]
Well [C#m] I'm as foolish, [D] there ain't nothing you can [Em] say
[A]
[C#] It's just a loop, [D] he's [A]
waiting on the jasmine day
Well look my [C#m] friend, [F#m] what about your [A] energy?
You said, let me [C#m] pay my son, [D] stay and keep that [A] lead from me
Grab a load [D] of that, [A]
grab a [D] load of that for you, [A]
grab a load [D] of that
Say, put the load on me
Put the load on me
Put the load on me
Here
[A]
[C]
we [A] go
[D]
Oh [N]
[G]
yeah, as you can see, I've got a lot of new friends here
A lot, a lot, a lot, a [E] lot
[G] Delta Lady indeed
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
C#m
13421114
E
2311
F#m
123111112
A
1231
D
1321
C#m
13421114
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To learn Joe Cocker - (Live At The Fillmore East/1970) The Weight chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C#m, D, A and D. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 75 BPM and then match the original tempo of 152 BPM. Considering the song's key of A Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ I pulled into [C#m]
Nazareth, [D] I was feeling about a half-assed [A]
death
I _ just need [C#m] some place _ [D] where I [A] can lay my head
_ And _ mister, [C#m] can you tell me [D] where a man might find a bed?
[A] _ _ _ He just [C#m] screamed and shook my [D] hand, and always on his [A] _
head
_ _ Take a load off, Annie, _ _ take a load off [D] of me
[A] _ Take a [D] load off, Annie, _ _ say _ _
_ _ You put the load right on _ [A] _ [G#] me
_ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ I picked up [C#m] my bags, [D] I went looking for a place [A] to hide
_ _ When I saw [C#m]
Carmen and the [D] devil walking side [A] by side
_ _ I said, [C#m] _
Carmen, _ [D] come on, let's go [A] downtown
_ _ _ She said, [C#m] I gotta go, [D] but my friend here can [A] stick around
_ _ _ Take a load [D] off, Annie, _ [A] _ _ take a [D] load off of me
_ [A] _ Take a load [D] off, Annie, _ say _ _
_ [E] You _ put the load right [A] on _ me
[G#] _ _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ Hold [C#m] on, Miss Moses, _ [D] there ain't nothing that you [G] can [A] say
_ _ _ This just [C#m] old Luke, [D] Luke is waiting on the [A] jasmine day
_ _ Well, Luke, [C#m] my friend, _ [D] what about young [A] Annie?
_ _ _ _ She said, do [C#m] me a favor, son, [D] would you stay and keep Annie [A] _
company?
_ _ _ Take a load [D] off, Annie, _ _ [A] _ take a load [D] off of me
_ [A] Take a load [D] off, Annie, _ _ say _
You _ _ [E] put the load right on [A] _ _ [G#] me
_ [F#m] _ _
_ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ [D] Take _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ a load off, Annie, _ _ take a load [D] off of me
_ [A] _ Take a load [D] off, Annie, _ _ say _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ I said, [C#m] well that's okay, [F#m] won't you feed me [A] when you can?
_ _ _ Grab a load [D] of that, _ [A] _ grab a load [D] of that for you, [A] _ grab a [D] load of that
_ _ Say, _ _
_ _ [E] _ put the load [A] right on _ me
[G#] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
Well [C#m] I'm as foolish, _ [D] there ain't nothing you can [Em] say
_ _ [A] _ _ _
[C#] It's just a loop, [D] he's [A]
waiting on the jasmine day
_ Well look my [C#m] friend, _ [F#m] what about your [A] energy? _ _ _
You said, let me [C#m] pay my son, _ [D] stay and keep that [A] lead from me _ _
Grab a load [D] of that, _ _ [A] _
grab a [D] load of that for you, _ [A] _
grab a load [D] of _ _ that _
_ _ _ _ Say, put _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the load on me _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Put the load on me _ _
Put _ the load on _ _ me
_ Here _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
we [A] go
_ _ _ [D] _ _
Oh _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ yeah, as you can see, I've got a lot of new friends here
_ A lot, a lot, a lot, a [E] lot
_ _ [G] Delta Lady indeed

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This song was composed by Robbie Robertson.

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