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The Weight by Weezer

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
A  C#m  D  A


Verse 1:
               C#m           D                       A
I pulled in to Nazareth, was feeling 'bout half past dead
                 C#m         D             A
I just need some place where I can lay my head
                     C#m             D                A
"Hey mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?"
                    C#m              D                   A
He just grinned and shook my hand, ''No'' was all he said


Chorus:
                 D
Take a load off, Fanny
A        E        D
  Take a load for free
E                  D
  Take a load off, Fanny
N.C.                            A  G  E  F  D
And you put the load right on me

Verse 2:
A                C#m         D                      A
  I picked up my bag, I went looking for a place to hide
           C#m                  D                A
When I saw Carmen and the Devil walking side by side
             C#m           D                 A
I said ''Hey Carmen, come on, let's go downtown''
           C#m               D                      A
She said ''I gotta go but my friend can stick around''


Chorus:
E                  D
  Take a load off, Fanny
A        E        D
  Take a load for free
E                  D
  Take a load off, Fanny
N.C.                            A  G  E  F  D
And you put the load right on me


Verse 3:
A              C#m            D               A
  Go down Miss Moses, there's nothing you can say
              C#m              D                         A
It's just old Luke, and Luke's waiting on the judgement day
                C#m           D               A
''Well, Luke my friend, what about young Anna-Lee?''
                  C#m                   D                      A
He said ''Do me a favour son, won't you stay and keep Anna-Lee company?''


Chorus:
E                  D
  Take a load off, Fanny
A        E        D
  Take a load for free
A        E         D
  Take a load off, Fanny
N.C.                            A  G  E  F  D
And you put the load right on me


Verse 4:
A               C#m                D                A
  Crazy Chester followed me and he caught me in the fog
                 C#m             D                   A
He said ''I will fix your rat if you'll take Jack my dog''
                C#m                 D                   A
I said ''Wait a minute Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man''
                 C#m                 D                 A
He said ''That's okay boy, won't you feed him when you can?''


Chorus:
A        E         D
  Take a load off, Fanny
A        E        D
  Take a load for free
A        E         D
  Take a load off, Fanny
N.C.                            A  G  E  F  D
And you put the load right on me


Verse 5:
A         C#m               D                A
  Catch a cannonball now to take me down the line
          C#m               D               A
My bag is sinking low and I do believe it's time
                    C#m             D              A
To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one
            C#m             D                 A
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone


Chorus:
A        E         D
  Take a load off, Fanny
A        E        D
  Take a load for free
A        E         D
  Take a load off, Fanny
N.C.                            A  G  E  F  D
And you put the load right on me


Outro:
A  G  E  F  D

The Weight Chords Info

Last Updated: March 28, 2026

Chords: E, A, D, G, B, C#m, C, F