The Weight Chords by Aretha Franklin

[Start]

[Verse]
Bb Bb Bb7                Dm             Eb                   Bb       
■  ■  ■   I pulled in to Nazareth I was feelin' 'bout a half past dead
                 Dm    Bb          Eb         
I just need some place where I can lay my head
                                                     Bb 
Hey mister can you tell me where a girl might find a bed
   Bb7                            Eb7           F7   Bb
He just grinned and shook my hand no was all he said ■ 
                Eb    Bb   Cm           Bb  
Take a load off Fanny take the load for free
Eb                            Bb7 Bb                     
Take a load off Fanny and and and ■  put the weight on me


[Chorus]
                          Eb            Eb7      Bb7 
I picked up my bag I went lookin' for a place to hide
Bb                              Bb7                 
When I saw Carmen and the Devil walking side by side
       Bb     Bb7    Eb7              Bb      
I said ■  hey Carmen come on let's go downtown
                           F7                     
She said I gotta go but my friend can stick around
Bb              Eb    Bb7               Eb  
Take a load off Fanny take the load for free
Bb7                           Eb7      Bb7  Bb7 
Take a load off Fanny and and and yeah yeah yeah


[Verse]
              Eb                              
Go down Moses there's nothing that you can say
Bb7                            Eb7                         
■   It's just old Luke waiting waiting on the judgement day
Bb7                     Eb7                
■   Well Luke my friend what about Anna Lee
Bb7     Bb                     F                         
He said do me a favor stay and keep Anna Lee some company


[Chorus]
Bb          Eb        Bb              Eb  
Take a load off Fanny take a load for free
Bb                        Eb           Eb7 Eb                  
Take a load off Fanny and and and yeah ■   put the weight on me
               B
Yeah yeah yeah ■
                      E7                      B7  
Catch me a cannonball now take me on down the line
                            E7                          
My bag is sinking low and I believe that it's about time
B7                             E7                       
■  Now get in touch with Fanny ■  you know she's the one
B7                           B           E7      
■  Who sent me here with her regards for everyone
B                                         
Take a load off Fanny take a load for free


[Outro]
                E     B                   
Take a load off Fanny take a load for free
                B    
Take a load off Fanny
E B E B
■ ■ ■ ■


[End]