JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "The Weight" adalah lagu dari grup band rock, The Band.
Lagu ini dirilis pada 1968 lewat album debut mereka, Music from Big Pink.
Album tersebut membawa 11 buah lagu dan dirilis di bawah naungan label musik Capitol Records.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Across the Universe dari The Beatles
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "The Weight" dari The Band.
[Intro]
G
G Em D C
G Em D C G
[Verse 1]
G Bm C G
I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' 'bout 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, and 'no' was all he said
[Chorus]
G D C G D C
Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free
G D C
Take a load off Fanny, and and and
C G
You put the load (put the load) right on me
G Em D C G
[Verse 2]
G Bm C G
I picked up my bag, I went lookin' for a place to hide
G Bm C G
When I saw old Carmen and the devil walkin' side by side
G Bm C G
I said "Hey Carmen, come on let's go down town"
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 Fanny, take a load for free
G D C
Take a load off Fanny, and and and
C G
You put the load (put the load) right on me
G Em D C G
[Verse 3]
G Bm C G
Go down miss Moses, there's nothin' you can say
G Bm C G
It's just old 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, won't you stay & keep Anna Lee company"
[Chorus]
G D C G D C
Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free
G D C
Take a load off Fanny, and and and
C G
You put the load (put the load) right on me
G Em D C G
[Verse 4]
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 rack, if you 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 Fanny, take a load for free
G D C
Take a load off Fanny, and and and
C G
You put the load (put the load) right on me
G Em D C G x2
[Verse 5]
G Bm C G
Catch a cannonball, now to take me down the line
G Bm C G
My bag is sinking 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 Fanny, take a load for free
G D C
Take a load off Fanny, and and and
C G
You put the load (put the load) right on me
G Em D C G x2
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