[Strophe]
A               C#m           
I pulled in to Nazareth, I was
  D                       A 
 feeling about half past dead.
 
I pulled in to Nazareth, I was feeling about half past dead. 
A                 C#m        D    
I just need some place where I can
         A 
 lay my head. 
I just need some place where I can lay my head. 
A                      C#m           
"Hey, Mister, can you tell me where a
  D                A 
 man might find a bed?" 
"Hey, Mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?" 
A                  C#m           D  
He just grinned, shook my hand, "No"
             A 
 was all he said.
He just grinned, shook my hand, "No" was all he said.
[Refrain]
A      A/G#       D 
Take a load off, Fanny. 
A      A/G#       D 
Take a load for free. 
A      A/G#       D 
Take a load off, Fanny. 
D     Dsus4 D                   
And...And...And.you put the load
        A 
 right on me.
And...And...And.you put the load right on me.
[Instrumentale]
A/G#  |F#m7  E  |D
[Strophe]
A               C#m             D  
I picked up my bag.  I went looking
                     A 
 for a place to hide. 
I picked up my bag.  I went looking for a place to hide. 
A                 C#m        D 
When I saw Carmen and the devil
            A 
 walking side by side. 
When I saw Carmen and the devil walking side by side. 
A                      C#m          
I said, "Hey, Carmen, come on. Let's
   D                A 
 go downtown." 
I said, "Hey, Carmen, come on. Let's go downtown." 
A                  C#m           D   
She said, "I got to go, but my friend
            A 
 can stick around."
She said, "I got to go, but my friend can stick around."
[Refrain]
A      A/G#       D 
Take a load off, Fanny. 
A      A/G#       D 
Take a load for free. 
A      A/G#       D 
Take a load off, Fanny. 
D     Dsus4 D                   
And...And...And.you put the load
        A 
 right on me.
And...And...And.you put the load right on me.
[Instrumentale]
A/G#  |F#m7  E  |D
[Strophe]
A                  C#m        D     
Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothing
        A 
 you can say. 
Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothing you can say. 
A                 C#m        D
It's just old Luke, and Luke's
             A 
 waiting on the judgement day.
 
It's just old Luke, and Luke's waiting on the judgement day. 
A                 C#m        D    
"Well, Luke, my friend, what about
         A 
 young Anna Lee?" 
"Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?" 
A                   C#m           D
He said, "Do me a favor, son, won't
                A 
 you stay and keep Anna Lee
 company."
He said, "Do me a favor, son, won't you stay and keep Anna Lee company."
[Refrain]
A      A/G#       D 
Take a load off, Fanny. 
A      A/G#       D 
Take a load for free. 
A      A/G#       D 
Take a load off, Fanny. 
D     Dsus4 D                   
And...And...And.you put the load
        A 
 right on me.
And...And...And.you put the load right on me.
[Instrumentale]
A/G#  |F#m7  E  |D
[Strophe]
A                   C#m         
Crazy Chester followed me and he
  D                A 
 caught me in the fog. 
Crazy Chester followed me and he caught me in the fog. 
A                   C#m          
He said, "I will fix your rack, if
 D                A 
 you'll take Jack my dog." 
He said, "I will fix your rack, if you'll take Jack my dog." 
A                   C#m           D 
I said, "Wait a minute, Chester. You
               A 
 know I'm a peaceful man." 
I said, "Wait a minute, Chester. You know I'm a peaceful man." 
A                   C#m          
He said, "That's okay, boy.  Won't
 D                A 
 you feed him when you can?"
He said, "That's okay, boy.  Won't you feed him when you can?"
[Refrain]
A      A/G#       D 
Take a load off, Fanny. 
A      A/G#       D 
Take a load for free. 
A      A/G#       D 
Take a load off, Fanny. 
D     Dsus4 D                   
And...And...And.you put the load
        A 
 right on me.
And...And...And.you put the load right on me.
[Instrumentale]
A  A/G#  |F#m7  E  |D  x2
[Strophe]
A                   C#m          
Get your Canonball now, to take me
 D                A 
 down the line. 
Get your Canonball now, to take me down the line. 
A                   C#m        
My bag is sinking low, and I do
   D                A 
 believe it's time 
My bag is sinking low, and I do believe it's time 
A                   C#m           D 
To get back to Miss Fanny.  You know
               A 
 she's the only one 
To get back to Miss Fanny.  You know she's the only one 
A                   C#m           D  
Who sent me here with her regards for
              A 
 everyone.
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone.
[Refrain]
A      A/G#       D 
Take a load off, Fanny. 
A      A/G#       D 
Take a load for free. 
A      A/G#       D 
Take a load off, Fanny. 
D     Dsus4 D                   
And...And...And.you put the load
        A 
 right on me.
And...And...And.you put the load right on me.
[Instrumentale]
A  A/G#  |F#m7  E  |D  x2