Chords for Lyrics on Screen! The Weight by The Band - Improved Sound Quality - HQ - HD
Tempo:
78.8 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Dm
F
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
just to call ourselves the band.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Dm]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] Take a load off planning, take a load off planning, take [F] a load [Eb] off planning, take a
load off planning, and you put the load right on [Bb] me.
[Eb]
[Bb] I [D] picked up my bag [Eb] and went looking for [Bb] a place to hide, when I [Dm] saw old Carmen and [Eb] the
devil walking [Bb] side by side.
And I [Dm] said, hey Carmen, [Eb] come on, [Bb] let's go downtown.
She [Dm] said, I gotta go, [Eb] but my friend [Bb] can stick around.
[Eb] Take a load off planning, [Bb] take a load [Eb] for free, [Bb] take a load [Eb] off planning, and you put
the load right on [Bb] me.
[Eb] [Bb] [Dm] Go down Moses, [Eb] there's nothing that [Bb] you can say, it's [Dm] just old Luke [Eb] and Luke is waiting
on the [Bb] judge today.
Hey [Dm] Luke, my friend, [Eb] what about a young [Bb] Annalie?
He said, [Dm] do me a favor son, [Eb] won't you stay and keep [Bb] Annalie company?
Take [Eb] a load off planning, take a load for free, [F] take a load [Eb] off planning, and you put
the load right on [Bb] me.
[Eb]
[Bb] Crazy [Dm] Chester followed me [Eb] and he caught me in a [Bb] fog.
He said, I [D] will fix your rat, [Eb] did you take old Jack [Bb] my dog?
I said, wait [Dm] a minute Chester, you [Eb] know I'm a peaceful [Bb] man.
He said, that's [Dm] okay boy, [Eb] won't you feed him [Bb] whenever you get along.
Take a [Eb] load off planning, take a load for free, take a load off planning, and you put
the load right on [Bb] me.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] Get [Dm] your cannons on, [Eb] and take me on down [Bb] to Mali, cause my bag [Dm] is sinking low, [Eb] and I do
believe that [Bb] it's time to get back to [Dm] Miss Fanny, cause [Eb] she's the only [Bb] one.
She sent me [Dm] here to learn [Eb] the gospel, and [G] if you want to take a load [Eb] off planning, take
a load for free, [Bb] take a load [Eb] off planning, and you put the load [Bb] right on me.
[Eb] [A] [F]
[Eb]
[N]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Dm]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] Take a load off planning, take a load off planning, take [F] a load [Eb] off planning, take a
load off planning, and you put the load right on [Bb] me.
[Eb]
[Bb] I [D] picked up my bag [Eb] and went looking for [Bb] a place to hide, when I [Dm] saw old Carmen and [Eb] the
devil walking [Bb] side by side.
And I [Dm] said, hey Carmen, [Eb] come on, [Bb] let's go downtown.
She [Dm] said, I gotta go, [Eb] but my friend [Bb] can stick around.
[Eb] Take a load off planning, [Bb] take a load [Eb] for free, [Bb] take a load [Eb] off planning, and you put
the load right on [Bb] me.
[Eb] [Bb] [Dm] Go down Moses, [Eb] there's nothing that [Bb] you can say, it's [Dm] just old Luke [Eb] and Luke is waiting
on the [Bb] judge today.
Hey [Dm] Luke, my friend, [Eb] what about a young [Bb] Annalie?
He said, [Dm] do me a favor son, [Eb] won't you stay and keep [Bb] Annalie company?
Take [Eb] a load off planning, take a load for free, [F] take a load [Eb] off planning, and you put
the load right on [Bb] me.
[Eb]
[Bb] Crazy [Dm] Chester followed me [Eb] and he caught me in a [Bb] fog.
He said, I [D] will fix your rat, [Eb] did you take old Jack [Bb] my dog?
I said, wait [Dm] a minute Chester, you [Eb] know I'm a peaceful [Bb] man.
He said, that's [Dm] okay boy, [Eb] won't you feed him [Bb] whenever you get along.
Take a [Eb] load off planning, take a load for free, take a load off planning, and you put
the load right on [Bb] me.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] Get [Dm] your cannons on, [Eb] and take me on down [Bb] to Mali, cause my bag [Dm] is sinking low, [Eb] and I do
believe that [Bb] it's time to get back to [Dm] Miss Fanny, cause [Eb] she's the only [Bb] one.
She sent me [Dm] here to learn [Eb] the gospel, and [G] if you want to take a load [Eb] off planning, take
a load for free, [Bb] take a load [Eb] off planning, and you put the load [Bb] right on me.
[Eb] [A] [F]
[Eb]
[N]
Key:
Eb
Bb
Dm
F
D
Eb
Bb
Dm
just to call ourselves the band. _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ [Eb] Take a load off planning, take a load off planning, take [F] a load [Eb] off planning, take a
load off planning, and _ you put the load right on [Bb] me.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] I [D] picked up my bag [Eb] and went looking for [Bb] a place to hide, when I [Dm] saw old Carmen and [Eb] the
devil walking [Bb] side by side.
And I [Dm] said, hey Carmen, [Eb] come on, [Bb] let's go downtown.
She [Dm] said, I gotta go, [Eb] but my friend [Bb] can stick around.
_ [Eb] Take a load off planning, _ [Bb] take a load [Eb] for free, _ [Bb] take a load [Eb] off planning, _ and you put
the load right on [Bb] me. _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] Go down Moses, [Eb] there's nothing that [Bb] you can say, it's [Dm] just old Luke [Eb] and Luke is waiting
on the [Bb] judge today.
Hey [Dm] Luke, my friend, [Eb] what about a young [Bb] Annalie?
He said, [Dm] do me a favor son, [Eb] won't you stay and keep [Bb] Annalie company?
Take [Eb] a load off planning, take a load for free, [F] take a load [Eb] off planning, _ _ and you put
the load right on [Bb] me.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] Crazy [Dm] Chester followed me [Eb] and he caught me in a [Bb] fog. _
He said, I [D] will fix your rat, [Eb] did you take old Jack [Bb] my dog?
I said, wait [Dm] a minute Chester, you [Eb] know I'm a peaceful [Bb] man. _
He said, that's [Dm] okay boy, [Eb] won't you feed him [Bb] whenever you get along.
Take a [Eb] load off planning, take a load for free, take a load off planning, _ _ and you put
the load right on [Bb] me. _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] Get [Dm] your cannons on, [Eb] and take me on down [Bb] to Mali, _ cause my bag [Dm] is sinking low, [Eb] and I do
believe that [Bb] it's time to get back to [Dm] Miss Fanny, cause [Eb] she's the only [Bb] one.
She sent me [Dm] here to learn [Eb] the gospel, and [G] if you want to take a load [Eb] off planning, take
a load for free, _ [Bb] take a load [Eb] off planning, _ _ and you put the load [Bb] right on me.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ [Eb] Take a load off planning, take a load off planning, take [F] a load [Eb] off planning, take a
load off planning, and _ you put the load right on [Bb] me.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] I [D] picked up my bag [Eb] and went looking for [Bb] a place to hide, when I [Dm] saw old Carmen and [Eb] the
devil walking [Bb] side by side.
And I [Dm] said, hey Carmen, [Eb] come on, [Bb] let's go downtown.
She [Dm] said, I gotta go, [Eb] but my friend [Bb] can stick around.
_ [Eb] Take a load off planning, _ [Bb] take a load [Eb] for free, _ [Bb] take a load [Eb] off planning, _ and you put
the load right on [Bb] me. _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] Go down Moses, [Eb] there's nothing that [Bb] you can say, it's [Dm] just old Luke [Eb] and Luke is waiting
on the [Bb] judge today.
Hey [Dm] Luke, my friend, [Eb] what about a young [Bb] Annalie?
He said, [Dm] do me a favor son, [Eb] won't you stay and keep [Bb] Annalie company?
Take [Eb] a load off planning, take a load for free, [F] take a load [Eb] off planning, _ _ and you put
the load right on [Bb] me.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] Crazy [Dm] Chester followed me [Eb] and he caught me in a [Bb] fog. _
He said, I [D] will fix your rat, [Eb] did you take old Jack [Bb] my dog?
I said, wait [Dm] a minute Chester, you [Eb] know I'm a peaceful [Bb] man. _
He said, that's [Dm] okay boy, [Eb] won't you feed him [Bb] whenever you get along.
Take a [Eb] load off planning, take a load for free, take a load off planning, _ _ and you put
the load right on [Bb] me. _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] Get [Dm] your cannons on, [Eb] and take me on down [Bb] to Mali, _ cause my bag [Dm] is sinking low, [Eb] and I do
believe that [Bb] it's time to get back to [Dm] Miss Fanny, cause [Eb] she's the only [Bb] one.
She sent me [Dm] here to learn [Eb] the gospel, and [G] if you want to take a load [Eb] off planning, take
a load for free, _ [Bb] take a load [Eb] off planning, _ _ and you put the load [Bb] right on me.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _