Chords for John Hiatt joins Levon Helms

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Thank you, thank you so much. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Thanks for coming tonight and saying all night.
_ _ Ain't no better place to play than the Ryman Auditorium.
_ _ _ Thank you Nashville.
And for this last tune, please welcome to the stage one of our greatest songwriters,
Mr.
John Hyatt. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Bb] Pulled in [Dm] from Natherup, I [Eb] was spinning by half [Bb] past dead.
Trying [Dm] to find a place [Eb] where I can lay [Bb] my head. _
Mister, [Dm] can you tell me [Eb] where a man might find [Bb] a bed?
You know he grinned [Dm] and shook my hand.
[Eb] Lord, what God has [Bb] said. _
Take the load [Eb] off my head.
[Bb] Make the world a breeze.
Take the load off my head. _ _ _
[Bb] Take the load off my head.
Take the load off my head.
[Gm] I [Eb] picked _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] up [Dm] my bag.
[Eb] I went looking for a [Bb] place to hide.
When I [Dm] saw a car and a [Eb] devil standing [Bb] side by side.
I said, [Dm] hey Carmen, [Eb] come on, let's go [Bb] downtown.
_ She said, [Dm] I'm not your [Eb] boy, but my friend, we stick [Bb] around.
_ Take the [Eb] load off my head.
[Bb] Take the [Eb] load off my head.
Take the load off my head.
_ _ _ And put the load right on me.
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[Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
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Go on down [Dm] now, Miss Bozzie.
[Eb] There ain't nothing that you can say.
I said, hey Carmen, _
[Bb] you know it's my [Dm] friend Luke.
[Eb] And he's waiting on the [Bb] judgment day.
Tell me, Luke, [Dm] my friend, [Eb] what have I done to stand [Bb] to live?
He said, well, do [Dm] yourself a favor, boy.
[Eb] Stick around and keep [Bb] handling company.
Take the [Eb] load off my head.
Make the world a breeze.
[Bb] Take the [Eb] load off my head. _ _ _
And put the load right on me. _ _ _ _
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ Crazy [Dm] just to follow me.
[Eb] And he caught me [Bbm] in the [Bb] thought.
He said, I [Dm] will take your [Eb] ride if you take Jack [Bbm] my dog.
[Bb] I said, wait [Dm] a minute, Chester.
[Eb] You know I'm a peaceful [Bb] man.
He said, that's [Dm] OK, boy.
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ Take the load [Eb] off my head.
[Bb] Make the [Eb] world a breeze.
_ Take the load off my head.
_ _ _ And put the load right on me.
[Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
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[Bb] Gonna catch [Dm] me a cannonball now [Eb] to take me on down [Bb] the line.
You know my [Dm] bag is swinging low.
[Eb] And I do believe [Bb] that it's time to get back from [Dm] this bad life.
You [Eb] know she's the only one.
She's finishing [Dm] me out here tonight [Eb] with her regards for [Bb] everyone. _
Take the [Eb] load off my head.
Make the world a breeze.
Take the load off my head.
And put _ the load right on me.
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