Chords for Rickie Lee Jones - "The Weight" [Madrid 17/07/2013]
Tempo:
153.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#]
[E] [D]
[E] [A]
[F#m]
[D]
[E] [A] [F#]
[D]
[Em] [A]
I [A] pulled in the Nazareth, I [D] was feeling [E] bout to [A] pass dead.
[B] Well I needed a [E] place to [Bm] go where I could just lay [E] my head.
I said, [D] hey [F#m] mister can you tell me [D] where I can [E]
find [A] a bed.
He just [F#m] grinned and shook my hand.
[D] No, [E] Lord I said, [A]
take a load off my head.
Take a load [C#] for free.
[A] Take a load [F#m] off my head.
[A] Put a load right [Em]
on [F#m] me.
[D]
[A] Pick up my [B] bag.
Now [D] we're looking for a [Em] place to hide.
Just when I saw [F#m] Carmen and Debo, they [D] were [E] walking side by [A] side.
[B]
I said, hey [F#m]
Carmen come over, [D]
[E] [A]
this is a good girl.
She said, well I can run but my friend [D] can stick [Bm] [E] around.
Take a load off my head.
Take a load [F#m] [F#] for free.
[A] Take a load off [D] my head.
Put a load right [Em]
[A] [E] on me.
[D]
[A]
Some crazy Chester [F#m] followed [D] me.
Then he caught me [Em] there in the [A] fog.
He said, hey I'll fix your rack.
If you just take a [E] jack my [A] girl.
I said, well you [F#] Chester,
[F#m] [D] my love.
[E]
He just [A] pulled my hand.
He said, that's okay girl.
You just
[D] feel [E] where it came.
Take a load [D]
off my [A] head.
Take a load [C#]
for [F#m] [A] free.
Take a load [A] off my head.
In the [F#] end, you put the load [B] right.
[Em] [A]
[D]
[A]
Go [F#] down Miss Moses.
Now [D]
there's nothing [E] you can sell.
[A]
That's just [F#m] so Luke had Luke [D] just waiting on a [E] jet [A] today.
Well, look my friend.
What [D] about my [A] little Annie?
He said, it would be a [A] favor.
Why would [D] you stay and [E] keep Annie [A] company?
Take a load off my head.
Take a load off my head.
[A] Take a load [D]
off my head.
[A] Put [Dm]
[N] a load [A] right [E]
[F#m] on [A] me.
Right [D] on me.
Right on me.
[A]
Now catch the [F#] [Bm]
cannonball.
[D] Come to take us [E]
down the line.
[A]
All my bags are sticking low.
And [D] I don't believe [Em] it's [A] time to get back.
[Bm]
[A] [D] She [Em] was the only [A] one.
She's slipping back [F#] in.
Wish [D] her a long, long [E] farewell.
[A]
Take a load [D]
off Cindy.
[A]
Take a load [F#m] for free.
[A] Take a load off my head.
[D] Put a load right on [Am] [F#m] me.
[A]
Right on me.
[Em] Oh, oh, [D] oh, [A] oh, oh, [D]
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
[E] [D]
[E] [A]
[F#m]
[D]
[E] [A] [F#]
[D]
[Em] [A]
I [A] pulled in the Nazareth, I [D] was feeling [E] bout to [A] pass dead.
[B] Well I needed a [E] place to [Bm] go where I could just lay [E] my head.
I said, [D] hey [F#m] mister can you tell me [D] where I can [E]
find [A] a bed.
He just [F#m] grinned and shook my hand.
[D] No, [E] Lord I said, [A]
take a load off my head.
Take a load [C#] for free.
[A] Take a load [F#m] off my head.
[A] Put a load right [Em]
on [F#m] me.
[D]
[A] Pick up my [B] bag.
Now [D] we're looking for a [Em] place to hide.
Just when I saw [F#m] Carmen and Debo, they [D] were [E] walking side by [A] side.
[B]
I said, hey [F#m]
Carmen come over, [D]
[E] [A]
this is a good girl.
She said, well I can run but my friend [D] can stick [Bm] [E] around.
Take a load off my head.
Take a load [F#m] [F#] for free.
[A] Take a load off [D] my head.
Put a load right [Em]
[A] [E] on me.
[D]
[A]
Some crazy Chester [F#m] followed [D] me.
Then he caught me [Em] there in the [A] fog.
He said, hey I'll fix your rack.
If you just take a [E] jack my [A] girl.
I said, well you [F#] Chester,
[F#m] [D] my love.
[E]
He just [A] pulled my hand.
He said, that's okay girl.
You just
[D] feel [E] where it came.
Take a load [D]
off my [A] head.
Take a load [C#]
for [F#m] [A] free.
Take a load [A] off my head.
In the [F#] end, you put the load [B] right.
[Em] [A]
[D]
[A]
Go [F#] down Miss Moses.
Now [D]
there's nothing [E] you can sell.
[A]
That's just [F#m] so Luke had Luke [D] just waiting on a [E] jet [A] today.
Well, look my friend.
What [D] about my [A] little Annie?
He said, it would be a [A] favor.
Why would [D] you stay and [E] keep Annie [A] company?
Take a load off my head.
Take a load off my head.
[A] Take a load [D]
off my head.
[A] Put [Dm]
[N] a load [A] right [E]
[F#m] on [A] me.
Right [D] on me.
Right on me.
[A]
Now catch the [F#] [Bm]
cannonball.
[D] Come to take us [E]
down the line.
[A]
All my bags are sticking low.
And [D] I don't believe [Em] it's [A] time to get back.
[Bm]
[A] [D] She [Em] was the only [A] one.
She's slipping back [F#] in.
Wish [D] her a long, long [E] farewell.
[A]
Take a load [D]
off Cindy.
[A]
Take a load [F#m] for free.
[A] Take a load off my head.
[D] Put a load right on [Am] [F#m] me.
[A]
Right on me.
[Em] Oh, oh, [D] oh, [A] oh, oh, [D]
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ I [A] pulled in the Nazareth, I [D] was feeling [E] bout to _ [A] pass dead.
[B] _ _ _ _ Well I needed a _ [E] _ _ place to [Bm] go where I could just lay [E] my _ head.
_ _ _ _ _ I said, [D] hey _ [F#m] mister can you tell me [D] where I can [E] _
find [A] _ a bed. _ _ _
_ He just [F#m] grinned and shook my _ hand.
_ [D] No, _ [E] Lord I said, [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ take a load off my head. _ _ _
_ _ Take a load [C#] for free.
_ [A] _ _ Take a load _ [F#m] off my _ _ head.
[A] _ _ _ _ Put a load _ _ right [Em] _
on [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ me.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ Pick up my _ [B] bag. _ _ _
Now [D] we're looking for a [Em] place to hide. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Just when I saw [F#m] Carmen and Debo, _ they [D] were _ [E] walking side by [A] _ side.
[B] _ _
_ _ I said, hey [F#m]
Carmen _ come over, _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A]
this is a good girl. _ _ _ _
_ She said, well _ I can _ run but my friend [D] can stick [Bm] _ [E] around. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Take a load off _ _ _ my head. _ _
Take a load _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] for free.
_ [A] _ _ Take a load off _ [D] _ my head. _ _ _ _ _ _
Put a load _ right _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] on me.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
Some crazy Chester [F#m] followed [D] me.
_ Then he caught me _ [Em] there in the [A] fog. _ _ _ _
_ _ He said, hey _ I'll fix your rack.
_ If you just take a [E] jack my [A] girl. _
_ I said, _ well _ you [F#] Chester, _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [D] my love.
_ _ [E]
He just [A] pulled my hand. _ _ _
_ He said, that's okay girl.
_ _ _ _ You just _
_ [D] feel _ [E] where it came. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Take a load [D] _
_ _ off my [A] head. _
_ Take a _ load [C#] _
for [F#m] _ _ _ [A] free.
Take a load _ [A] _ _ off my head. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ In the [F#] end, you put the load [B] right. _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ Go [F#] down Miss Moses.
_ _ Now [D]
there's nothing [E] you can sell.
[A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
That's just [F#m] so Luke had Luke [D] just _ waiting on a [E] jet _ [A] today. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, look my _ _ friend.
_ What [D] about my [A] little Annie? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ He said, it would be a [A] favor. _ _ _ _
Why would [D] you stay and [E] keep Annie _ [A] _ company? _ _ _
_ _ Take a load off _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ my head.
Take a load off _ _ _ my _ head.
[A] Take _ a load _ [D] _ _
off my head.
_ [A] Put _ _ [Dm] _
_ [N] a load _ _ _ _ [A] right _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ on [A] me.
Right [D] on me.
Right on me.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
Now catch the _ [F#] _ _ [Bm]
cannonball.
_ [D] Come to take us [E]
down the line.
[A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ All my bags are sticking low.
_ And [D] I don't believe [Em] it's [A] time _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to get back.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ She [Em] was the only [A] one. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ She's slipping back _ [F#] in.
Wish [D] her a _ long, long [E] farewell.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ Take a load [D] _ _
off _ Cindy.
_ [A] _ _
Take a _ load [F#m] for free.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Take a load off _ my _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ head. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ Put a load _ right on [Am] _ [F#m] me.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Right on _ me.
_ [Em] Oh, oh, _ [D] oh, _ [A] oh, oh, [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ I [A] pulled in the Nazareth, I [D] was feeling [E] bout to _ [A] pass dead.
[B] _ _ _ _ Well I needed a _ [E] _ _ place to [Bm] go where I could just lay [E] my _ head.
_ _ _ _ _ I said, [D] hey _ [F#m] mister can you tell me [D] where I can [E] _
find [A] _ a bed. _ _ _
_ He just [F#m] grinned and shook my _ hand.
_ [D] No, _ [E] Lord I said, [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ take a load off my head. _ _ _
_ _ Take a load [C#] for free.
_ [A] _ _ Take a load _ [F#m] off my _ _ head.
[A] _ _ _ _ Put a load _ _ right [Em] _
on [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ me.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ Pick up my _ [B] bag. _ _ _
Now [D] we're looking for a [Em] place to hide. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Just when I saw [F#m] Carmen and Debo, _ they [D] were _ [E] walking side by [A] _ side.
[B] _ _
_ _ I said, hey [F#m]
Carmen _ come over, _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A]
this is a good girl. _ _ _ _
_ She said, well _ I can _ run but my friend [D] can stick [Bm] _ [E] around. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Take a load off _ _ _ my head. _ _
Take a load _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] for free.
_ [A] _ _ Take a load off _ [D] _ my head. _ _ _ _ _ _
Put a load _ right _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] on me.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
Some crazy Chester [F#m] followed [D] me.
_ Then he caught me _ [Em] there in the [A] fog. _ _ _ _
_ _ He said, hey _ I'll fix your rack.
_ If you just take a [E] jack my [A] girl. _
_ I said, _ well _ you [F#] Chester, _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [D] my love.
_ _ [E]
He just [A] pulled my hand. _ _ _
_ He said, that's okay girl.
_ _ _ _ You just _
_ [D] feel _ [E] where it came. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Take a load [D] _
_ _ off my [A] head. _
_ Take a _ load [C#] _
for [F#m] _ _ _ [A] free.
Take a load _ [A] _ _ off my head. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ In the [F#] end, you put the load [B] right. _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ Go [F#] down Miss Moses.
_ _ Now [D]
there's nothing [E] you can sell.
[A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
That's just [F#m] so Luke had Luke [D] just _ waiting on a [E] jet _ [A] today. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, look my _ _ friend.
_ What [D] about my [A] little Annie? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ He said, it would be a [A] favor. _ _ _ _
Why would [D] you stay and [E] keep Annie _ [A] _ company? _ _ _
_ _ Take a load off _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ my head.
Take a load off _ _ _ my _ head.
[A] Take _ a load _ [D] _ _
off my head.
_ [A] Put _ _ [Dm] _
_ [N] a load _ _ _ _ [A] right _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ on [A] me.
Right [D] on me.
Right on me.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
Now catch the _ [F#] _ _ [Bm]
cannonball.
_ [D] Come to take us [E]
down the line.
[A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ All my bags are sticking low.
_ And [D] I don't believe [Em] it's [A] time _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to get back.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ She [Em] was the only [A] one. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ She's slipping back _ [F#] in.
Wish [D] her a _ long, long [E] farewell.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ Take a load [D] _ _
off _ Cindy.
_ [A] _ _
Take a _ load [F#m] for free.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Take a load off _ my _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ head. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ Put a load _ right on [Am] _ [F#m] me.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Right on _ me.
_ [Em] Oh, oh, _ [D] oh, _ [A] oh, oh, [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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