[A]　[E]　[D]

[A]

 

[A]I pulled into [C#m]Nazareth, was [D]feeling 'bout half past [A]dead

[A]I just need some [C#m]place where [D]I can lay my [A]head

[A]Hey, mister, can you [C#m]tell me, where a [D]man might find a [A]bed?

[A]He just grinned and [C#m]shook my hand, "[D]No" was all he said.[A]

 

[A]Take a [E]load off [D]Fanny, [A]take a [E]load for [D]free

[A]Take a [E]load off [D]Fanny, and you put the load right on me

[A]　[E/G#]　[F#m]　[E]　[D]

 

[A]I picked up my [C#m]bags, I went [D]looking for a place to [A]hide

[A]When I saw old [C#m]Carmen and the Devil, [D]walking side by [A]side

[A]I said, "Hey, [C#m]Carmen, [D]c'mon, let's go [A]downtown"

[A]She said, "[C#m]I gotta go, but my [D]friend can stick [A]around"

 

[A]Take a [E]load off [D]Fanny, [A]take a [E]load for [D]free

[A]Take a [E]load off [D]Fanny, and you put the load right on me

[A]　[E/G#]　[F#m]　[E]　[D]

 

[A]Go down, Miss [C#m]Moses, ain't [D]nothin' you can [A]say

[A]It's just old [C#m]Luke, and Luke's [D]waiting on the judgment [A]day

[A]Well (Hey), Luke, my [C#m]friend, what [D]about young Annalee[A]

[A]He said, "Do me a [C#m]favor, son, won't you [D]stay and keep Annalee [A]company"

 

[A]Take a [E]load off [D]Fanny, [A]take a [E]load for [D]free

[A]Take a [E]load off [D]Fanny, and you put the load right on me

[A]　[E/G#]　[F#m]　[E]　[D]

 

[A]Crazy Chester [C#m]followed me, and he [D]caught me in the [A]fog

[A]Said, "I will [C#m]fix your rag, if [D]you'll take Jack, my [A]dog"

[A]I said, "Wait a minute [C#m]Chester, you know, [D]I'm a peaceful man"[A]

[A]He said, "That's [C#m]okay, boy, won't you [D]feed him when you can"[A]

 

[A]Take a [E]load off [D]Fanny, [A]take a [E]load for [D]free

[A]Take a [E]load off [D]Fanny, and you put the load right on me

[A]　[E/G#]　[F#m]　[E]　[D]　[D/E]

[A]　[E/G#]　[F#m]　[E]　[D]

 

[A]Catch the [C#m]cannonball, now to [D]take me down the [A]line

[A]My bag is [C#m]sinking low, and I [D]do believe it's [A]time

[A]To get back to Miss [C#m]Fanny, you know [D]she's the only one[A]

[A]Who sent me [C#m]here, with her [D]regards for everyone[A]

 

[A]Take a [E]load off [D]Fanny, [A]take a [E]load for [D]free

[A]Take a [E]load off [D]Fanny, and you put the load right on me

[A]　[E/G#]　[F#m]　[E]　[D]

[A]　[E/G#]　[F#m]　[E]　[D]