Chords Bruce Springsteen - The Weight
Lyrics Bruce Springsteen - The Weight
Capo: 3rd fret
[Verse 1]
G Bm
I pulled into Nazareth, was
C G
feelin’ ‘bout half past dead
G Bm C
I just need some place, where I
G
can lay my head
G Bm
Hey Mister can you tell me,
C G
where a man might find a bed
G Bm
He just grinned and shook my
C
hand, and ‘no’ was all he
G
said
G D C G
Take a load off Fanny, take a
D C
load for free
G D C
Take a load off Fanny,
C
..and ..and ..and..
C
You put the load (put the load)
right on
G
me
[Verse 2]
G Bm
I picked up my bag, I went
C G
lookin’ for a place to hide
G Bm
When I saw old Carmen and the
C G
devil walkin’ side by side
G Bm
I said ‘Hey Carmen, come
C G
on let’s go down town’
G Bm C
She said ‘I gotta go but my
G
friend can stick around’
G D C G
Take a load off Fanny, take a
D C
load for free
G D C
Take a load off Fanny,
CC
..and ..and ..and..
C
You put the load (put the load)
right on
G
me
[Verse 3]
G Bm
Go down miss Moses, there’s
C G
nothin’ you can say
G Bm
It’s just old Luke and, Luke’s
C G
waitin’ on the Judgement Day
G Bm C
Well Luke my friend, what about
G
young Anna Lee?
G Bm
He said ‘Do me a favor son, wont
C
you stay & keep Anna Lee
G
company’
G D C G
Take a load off Fanny, take a
D C
load for free
G D
Take a load off
C
Fanny, ..and ..and ..and..
C
You put the load (put the load)
right on
G
me
[Verse 4]
G Bm
Crazy Chester followed me, and
C G
he caught me in the fog
G Bm
He said ‘I will fix your rack,
C G
if you take Jack my dog’
G Bm
I said ‘Wait a minute Chester,
C G
you know I’m a peaceful man’
G Bm
He said ‘That’s okay boy, won’t
C
you feed him when you
G
can’
G D C G
Take a load off Fanny, take a
D C
load for free
G D
Take a load off
C
Fanny, ..and ..and ..and..
C
You put the load (put the load)
right on
G
me
G Bm Em G C C C G
G Bm Em G C C C G
[Verse 5]
G Bm C
Catch a Cannonball, now to take
G
me down the line
G Bm C
My bag is sinking low, and I do
G
believe it’s time
G Bm
To get back to miss Fanny you
C G
know she’s the only one
G Bm
Who sent me here with her
C G
regards for everyone
G D C G
Take a load off Fanny, take a
D C
load for free
G D
Take a load off
C
Fanny, ..and ..and ..and..
C
You put the load (put the load)
right on
G
me
G Bm Em G C C C G
Capo: 3rd fret
[Verse 1]
G Bm
I pulled into Nazareth, was
C G
feelin’ ‘bout half past dead
G Bm C
I just need some place, where I
G
can lay my head
G Bm
Hey Mister can you tell me,
C G
where a man might find a bed
G Bm
He just grinned and shook my
C
hand, and ‘no’ was all he
G
said
G D C G
Take a load off Fanny, take a
D C
load for free
G D C
Take a load off Fanny,
C
..and ..and ..and..
C
You put the load (put the load)
right on
G
me
[Verse 2]
G Bm
I picked up my bag, I went
C G
lookin’ for a place to hide
G Bm
When I saw old Carmen and the
C G
devil walkin’ side by side
G Bm
I said ‘Hey Carmen, come
C G
on let’s go down town’
G Bm C
She said ‘I gotta go but my
G
friend can stick around’
G D C G
Take a load off Fanny, take a
D C
load for free
G D C
Take a load off Fanny,
CC
..and ..and ..and..
C
You put the load (put the load)
right on
G
me
[Verse 3]
G Bm
Go down miss Moses, there’s
C G
nothin’ you can say
G Bm
It’s just old Luke and, Luke’s
C G
waitin’ on the Judgement Day
G Bm C
Well Luke my friend, what about
G
young Anna Lee?
G Bm
He said ‘Do me a favor son, wont
C
you stay & keep Anna Lee
G
company’
G D C G
Take a load off Fanny, take a
D C
load for free
G D
Take a load off
C
Fanny, ..and ..and ..and..
C
You put the load (put the load)
right on
G
me
[Verse 4]
G Bm
Crazy Chester followed me, and
C G
he caught me in the fog
G Bm
He said ‘I will fix your rack,
C G
if you take Jack my dog’
G Bm
I said ‘Wait a minute Chester,
C G
you know I’m a peaceful man’
G Bm
He said ‘That’s okay boy, won’t
C
you feed him when you
G
can’
G D C G
Take a load off Fanny, take a
D C
load for free
G D
Take a load off
C
Fanny, ..and ..and ..and..
C
You put the load (put the load)
right on
G
me
G Bm Em G C C C G
G Bm Em G C C C G
[Verse 5]
G Bm C
Catch a Cannonball, now to take
G
me down the line
G Bm C
My bag is sinking low, and I do
G
believe it’s time
G Bm
To get back to miss Fanny you
C G
know she’s the only one
G Bm
Who sent me here with her
C G
regards for everyone
G D C G
Take a load off Fanny, take a
D C
load for free
G D
Take a load off
C
Fanny, ..and ..and ..and..
C
You put the load (put the load)
right on
G
me
G Bm Em G C C C G