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| I pulled in to N | azareth, I was f | eeling about half past d | ead |
| D | Bm | G | D |
| I just need some pl | ace where | I can lay my h | ead |
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| ”Hey, Mister, can you t | ell me where a m | an might find a b | ed?" |
| D | Bm | G | D |
| He just grinned, sh | ook my hand, “N | o” was all he s | aid |
| D | D/C# | G |
| Take a l | oad off, F | anny |
| D | D/C# | G |
| Take a l | oad for fr | ee |
| D | D/C# | G |
| Take a l | oad off, F | anny |
| G | D | F#m | Bm | D | G | G |
| And... you put the load right on m | e |
| D | Bm | G | D |
| I picked up my b | ag. I went l | ooking for a place to h | ide |
| D | Bm | G | D |
| When I saw C | armen and the devil w | alking side by s | ide |
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| I said, "Hey, C | armen, come | on. Let's go downt | own." |
| D | Bm | G | D |
| She said, “ | I got to go, but my fr | iend can stick ar | ound." |
| D | D/C# | G |
| Take a l | oad off, F | anny |
| D | D/C# | G |
| Take a l | oad for fr | ee |
| D | D/C# | G |
| Take a l | oad off, F | anny |
| G | D | F#m | Bm | D | G | G |
| And... you put the load right on m | e |
| D | Bm | G | D |
| Go down, Miss M | oses, there's n | othing you can s | ay |
| D | Bm | G | D |
| It's just old L | uke, and Luke's w | aiting on the judgement d | ay |
| D | Bm | G | D |
| ”Well, Luke, my fr | iend, what ab | out young Anna L | ee?" |
| D | Bm | G | D |
| He said, "Do me a f | avor, son, won't you st | ay and keep Anna Lee c | ompany." |
| D | D/C# | G |
| Take a l | oad off, F | anny |
| D | D/C# | G |
| Take a l | oad for fr | ee |
| D | D/C# | G |
| Take a l | oad off, F | anny |
| G | D | F#m | Bm | D | G | G |
| And... you put the load right on m | e |
| D | Bm | G | D |
| Crazy Chester f | ollowed me and he c | aught me in the f | og |
| D | Bm | G | D |
| He said,"I will f | ix your rack, if y | ou'll take Jack my d | og." |
| D | Bm | G | D |
| I said,"Wait a minute, Ch | ester. You kn | ow I'm a peaceful m | an." |
| D | Bm | G | D |
| He said, "That's | okay, boy. Won't you f | eed him when you c | an?" |
| D | D/C# | G |
| Take a l | oad off, F | anny |
| D | D/C# | G |
| Take a l | oad for fr | ee |
| D | D/C# | G |
| Take a l | oad off, F | anny |
| G | D | F#m | Bm | D | G | G |
| And... you put the load right on m | e |
| D | Bm | G | D |
| Get your C | anonball now, to t | ake me down the l | ine |
| D | Bm | G | D |
| My bag is s | inking low, and I d | o believe it's t | ime |
| D | Bm | G | D |
| To get back to Miss F | anny. You kn | ow she's the only | one |
| D | Bm | G | D |
| Who sent me h | ere with her reg | ards for every | one |
| D | D/C# | G |
| Take a l | oad off, F | anny |
| D | D/C# | G |
| Take a l | oad for fr | ee |
| D | D/C# | G |
| Take a l | oad off, F | anny |
| G | D | F#m | Bm | D | G | G |
| And... you put the load right on m | e |
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