Intro: G
Verse:
|G Bm| |C G |
. I pulled into Nazareth, I was feelin” about half past dead;
|G Bm| |C G|
. I just need some place where I can lay my head.
|G Bm| |C G|
. “Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?”
|G Bm| |C G |
. He just grinned and shook my hand, “No!”, was all he said.
Chorus:
|G D C – | |G D C -|
Take a load off Fannie, take a load for free;
|G D C – | C (hold 7 beats–a measure of 4/4 and a measure of 3/4)
Take a load off Fannie, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me.
| G G/F# Em D | C
Verse:
|G Bm| |C G |
. I picked up my bag, I went lookin” for a place to hide;
|G Bm| |C G |
. When I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin” side by side.
|G Bm| |C G |
. I said, “Hey, Carmen, come on, let”s go downtown.”
|G Bm| |C G |
. She said, “I gotta go, but my friend can stick around.”
Chorus:
|G D C – | |G D C -|
Take a load off Fannie, take a load for free;
|G D C – | C (hold 7 beats–a measure of 4/4 and a measure of 3/4)
Take a load off Fannie, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me.
| G G/F# Em D | C
Verse:
|G Bm| |C G |
. Go down, Miss Moses, there”s nothin” you can say
|G Bm| |C G |
. It”s just ol” Luke, and Luke”s waitin” on the Judgement Day.
|G Bm| |C G |
. “Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?”
|G Bm| |C G |
. He said, “Do me a favor, son, woncha stay an” keep Anna Lee company?”
Chorus:
|G D C – | |G D C -|
Take a load off Fannie, take a load for free;
|G D C – | C (hold 7 beats–a measure of 4/4 and a measure of 3/4)
Take a load off Fannie, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me.
| G G/F# Em D | C
Verse:
|G Bm| |C G |
. Crazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog.
|G Bm| |C G |
. He said, “I will fix your rags, if you”ll take Jack, my dog.”
|G Bm| |C G |
. I said, “Wait a minute, Chester, you know I”m a peaceful man.”
|G Bm| |C G |
. He said, “That”s okay, boy, won”t you feed him when you can.”
Chorus:
|G D C – | |G D C -|
Take a load off Fannie, take a load for free;
|G D C – | C (hold 7 beats–a measure of 4/4 and a measure of 3/4)
Take a load off Fannie, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me.
| G G/F# Em D | C | G G/F# Em D | C
Verse:
|G Bm| |C G |
. Catch a Cannonball, now, t”take me down the line
|G Bm| |C G |
. My bag is sinkin” low and I do believe it”s time.
|G Bm| |C G |
. To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she”s the only one.
|G Bm| |C G |
. Who sent me here with her regards for everyone.
Chorus:
|G D C – | |G D C -|
Take a load off Fannie, take a load for free;
|G D C – | C (hold 7 beats–a measure of 4/4 and a measure of 3/4)
Take a load off Fannie, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me.
| G G/F# Em D | C | G G/F# Em D | C (hold)