The Weight Chords & Guitar Lesson
Welcome to my The Weight chord chart by The Band. The Band always had such great classic music. I really liked this song and remember learning it on my acoustic guitar. So much fun to play especially with other. The song is a little more intermediate in that we have a Bm barre chord, the chord are only 1 or 2 bears each and that we have some walk downs at the ends of the choruses which all add up to one good time.
Let’s check it out!
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The Weight Guitar Chords:
The Weight Strumming Patterns:
Easy Strumming:
G Bm C G
1 2 + 3 4 + 1 2 + 3 4 +
DDU D DU DD U D D U
The strumming I like:
G Bm |
1 2 + a 3 4 +a
D D DU D D DU
The Weight Guitar Lesson:
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The Weight Chord Chart:
Intro: G
Verse:
|G Bm| |C G |
. I pulled into Nazareth, I was feelin' about half past dead;
|G Bm| |C G|
. I just need some place where I can lay my head.
|G Bm| |C G|
. "Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?"
|G Bm| |C G |
. He just grinned and shook my hand, "No!", was all he said.
Chorus:
|G D C - | |G D C -|
Take a load off Fannie, take a load for free;
|G D C - | C (hold 7 beats--a measure of 4/4 and a measure of 3/4)
Take a load off Fannie, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me.
| G G/F# Em D | C
Verse:
|G Bm| |C G |
. I picked up my bag, I went lookin' for a place to hide;
|G Bm| |C G |
. When I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin' side by side.
|G Bm| |C G |
. I said, "Hey, Carmen, come on, let's go downtown."
|G Bm| |C G |
. She said, "I gotta go, but my friend can stick around."
Chorus:
|G D C - | |G D C -|
Take a load off Fannie, take a load for free;
|G D C - | C (hold 7 beats--a measure of 4/4 and a measure of 3/4)
Take a load off Fannie, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me.
| G G/F# Em D | C
Verse:
|G Bm| |C G |
. Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothin' you can say
|G Bm| |C G |
. It's just ol' Luke, and Luke's waitin' on the Judgement Day.
|G Bm| |C G |
. "Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?"
|G Bm| |C G |
. He said, "Do me a favor, son, woncha stay an' keep Anna Lee company?"
Chorus:
|G D C - | |G D C -|
Take a load off Fannie, take a load for free;
|G D C - | C (hold 7 beats--a measure of 4/4 and a measure of 3/4)
Take a load off Fannie, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me.
| G G/F# Em D | C
Verse:
|G Bm| |C G |
. Crazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog.
|G Bm| |C G |
. He said, "I will fix your rags, if you'll take Jack, my dog."
|G Bm| |C G |
. I said, "Wait a minute, Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man."
|G Bm| |C G |
. He said, "That's okay, boy, won't you feed him when you can."
Chorus:
|G D C - | |G D C -|
Take a load off Fannie, take a load for free;
|G D C - | C (hold 7 beats--a measure of 4/4 and a measure of 3/4)
Take a load off Fannie, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me.
| G G/F# Em D | C | G G/F# Em D | C
Verse:
|G Bm| |C G |
. Catch a Cannonball, now, t'take me down the line
|G Bm| |C G |
. My bag is sinkin' low and I do believe it's time.
|G Bm| |C G |
. To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one.
|G Bm| |C G |
. Who sent me here with her regards for everyone.
Chorus:
|G D C - | |G D C -|
Take a load off Fannie, take a load for free;
|G D C - | C (hold 7 beats--a measure of 4/4 and a measure of 3/4)
Take a load off Fannie, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me.
| G G/F# Em D | C | G G/F# Em D | C (hold)
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