{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":820297,"song":"The Weight","artist":"The Gaslight Anthem","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11596603-the-weight-chords-by-the-gaslight-anthem/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/820297?type=chord","rating":4.81444,"votes":9,"content":"This is a solo acoustic cover of The Band's \"The Weight\" as performed \r\nby Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem. X is close to Gmaj7, but the A\r\nstring is left open. It's supposedly called G/F# or Gmaj7(minus3) or\r\nwhatever. I'll just call it X.\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           X           [ch]Cadd9[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n3           3             3            2           2[/tab]\r\n3           3             3            3           3 \r\n0           0             0            2           4\r\n0           0             2            0           4\r\n2           0             3            x           2\r\n3           2             x            x           x\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro/Break\r\n[ch]G[/ch]-X-[ch]Cadd9[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\n\r\nVerse\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPulled in to Nazareth, was feeling about half past dead[/tab]\r\nI just need some place where I can lay my head\r\n\"Mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?\"\r\nHe just grinned, shook my hand, \"No\" was all he said\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nTake a load off, Fanny[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nTake a load for free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nTake a load off, Fanny...And you put the load right on me[/tab]\r\n\r\nBreak\r\n\r\nI picked up my bag, I went looking for a place to hide  \r\nWhen I saw Carmen and the Devil walking side by side  \r\nI said \"Hey Carmen, come on, let's go downtown\" \r\nShe said \"I gotta go but my friend can stick around\"\r\n\r\nChorus\r\nBreak\r\n\r\nGo down Miss Moses, there's nothing you can say  \r\nIt's just old Luke, and Luke's waiting on the judgement day  \r\nI said \"Luke my friend, what about young Anna-Lee?\" \r\nHe said \"Do me a favor son, won't you stay and keep Anna-Lee company?\"\r\n\r\nChorus\r\nBreak\r\n\r\nCrazy Chester followed me and he caught me in the fog  \r\nHe said \"I will fix your raft if you'll take Jack my dog\" \r\nI said \"Wait a minute Chester, now I'm a peaceful man\"\r\nHe said \"That's okay boy, won't you feed him when you can?\"\r\n\r\nChorus\r\nBreak\r\n\r\nCatch a cannonball now to take me down the line  \r\nMy bag is sinking low and I do believe it's time  \r\nTo get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one  \r\nWho sent me here with her regards for everyone\r\n\r\nChorus\r\nBreak\r\nChorus","plain_text":"This is a solo acoustic cover of The Band's \"The Weight\" as performed \nby Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem. X is close to Gmaj7, but the A\nstring is left open. It's supposedly called G/F# or Gmaj7(minus3) or\nwhatever. I'll just call it X.\n\n\n\n3           3             3            3           3 \n0           0             0            2           4\n0           0             2            0           4\n2           0             3            x           2\n3           2             x            x           x\n\n\nIntro/Break\nG-X-Cadd9-D-Cadd9\n\nVerse\n\nI just need some place where I can lay my head\n\"Mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?\"\nHe just grinned, shook my hand, \"No\" was all he said\n\nChorus\n\n\n\n\nBreak\n\nI picked up my bag, I went looking for a place to hide  \nWhen I saw Carmen and the Devil walking side by side  \nI said \"Hey Carmen, come on, let's go downtown\" \nShe said \"I gotta go but my friend can stick around\"\n\nChorus\nBreak\n\nGo down Miss Moses, there's nothing you can say  \nIt's just old Luke, and Luke's waiting on the judgement day  \nI said \"Luke my friend, what about young Anna-Lee?\" \nHe said \"Do me a favor son, won't you stay and keep Anna-Lee company?\"\n\nChorus\nBreak\n\nCrazy Chester followed me and he caught me in the fog  \nHe said \"I will fix your raft if you'll take Jack my dog\" \nI said \"Wait a minute Chester, now I'm a peaceful man\"\nHe said \"That's okay boy, won't you feed him when you can?\"\n\nChorus\nBreak\n\nCatch a cannonball now to take me down the line  \nMy bag is sinking low and I do believe it's time  \nTo get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one  \nWho sent me here with her regards for everyone\n\nChorus\nBreak\nChorus","chords":["A","G/F","G","Cadd9","D","Bm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}