The Weight Chords by The Staple Singers

[Bb] _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] I [Dm] pulled into Nazareth, [Eb] I was feeling about [Bb] a half past dead
I just [Dm] needed some place [Eb] where I [Bb] could lay my head
[Bb] _ [Dm] Hey mister, can you tell [Eb] me where I [Bb] can find a bed?
[Bb] He just been [Dm] shookin' my hand, [Eb] you know [Bb] is all [Gm] he said
[Bb] Take a [Eb] load off Fannie, [Bb] [Dm] take a [Eb] load for free
_ [Bb] Take a [Eb] load off Fannie, _ _ _ and put the load [Bb] right on [Dm] me
[Gm] I [F] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] picked [Dm] up my bag [Eb] and went looking for [Bb] a place to hide
When I [Dm] saw a woman and [Eb] a devil walking side by [Bb] side
And [Dm] I said, hey woman, [Eb] come on [Bb] let's go downtown
She [Dm] said, I gotta [Eb] go, but my friend [Bb] here can stick around
_ [Eb] Take a load off Fannie, [Bb] _ [Eb] take a load for free
[Bb] Take a load [Eb] off Fannie, _ and put [Bb] the load right on me
[Dm] [Gm] Go [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] _
[Bb] down [Dm] Miss Moses, [Eb] there ain't nothing you [Bb] can't say _
Miss Judge [Dm] stole Luke, [Eb] and Luke's waiting on the [Bb] judgment day
Well [Dm] Luke my friend, [Eb] what about young [Bb] Natalie? _
He said, [Dm] do me a favor [Eb] now, won't you stay and keep [Bb] Annie company
Take [Eb] a load off Fannie, [Bb] _ [Eb] take a load for free
[Bb] _ Take a load [Eb] off Fannie, _ and put the load [Bb] right on me
[Dm] [G] Why [F]
[Eb] don't [Dm] you [Cm] put [F] the [Bb] load on [Dm] me, [Gm] come [Eb] on now
_ _ _ [Bb] Crazy [Dm] Jess is following [Eb] me, and he caught me [Bb] in the fall
He [D] said, I'll fix you [Eb] right if you take [Bb] old Zack my dog
_ [Dm] I said, oh wait a minute Jess, [Eb] you know [Gm] I'm a peaceful man
He [Dm] said, that's okay, [Eb] won't you feed him when [Bb] you can
Take a [Eb] load off Fannie, [Bb] take a [Eb] load for free
[Bb] Take a [Eb] load off Fannie, _ and put the load right [Bb]
on [Dm] me
[Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] Catch a cannonball [D] now, [Eb] to take me [Bb] down the line
My [Dm] bag is sinking [Eb] low, I do [Bb] believe it's time
Get [Dm] back to Miss Fannie, [Eb] oh you know [Bb] she's the only one
[Dm] Who's sitting me here [Eb] with her [Gm] regards for everyone
[Bb] _ [Eb] Take a load off Fannie, [Bb] _ [Eb] take a load for free
[Bb] _ Take a load [Eb] off Fannie, _ and put the load [Bb] right on [Dm] me
[G] [Bb] Put the [Eb] load on [D] me, [C] [Bb] put the load on me, [A] come on [G] now
[Bb] Put the [Eb] load on [D] me, [C] [Bb] put the load on me, [Dm] it's [G] alright
[F] Put the [Eb] load on [D] me, [Cm] right [F] now, put the [Bb] load on me
[Dm] Why [G] don't you, [F] why [Eb] don't you, [D] why [Cm] don't [F] _ [Bb] _ [Dm] _ [G] [Bb] you, yeah
[Eb] _ [D] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _