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Put The Weight On My Shoulders

by Gino Vannelli

Biography:

Gino Vannelli (born 16 June 1952 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian singer/songwriter of Italian ancestry.

From a musical family, his father was a big band musician. Gino Vannelli played drums at a young age and after finishing high school studied musical theory at McGill University.

He eventually went to Los Angeles, California where he signed with Herb Alpert's A&M Records, releasing his first album with that record label in 1973. Gino's brother, Joe, served as arranger and keyboardist for most of his recording career.

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PUT THE WEIGHT ON MY SHOULDERS

transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
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|G#m |C#m7-5/G |B/F# |Fm7-5 |

this line no bass

E C#m B G#7

majestically with orchestra:

C#m7 B/D# E Fm7-5 F#sus4

piano with strings

Eb G#m

verse #1

Em6/B B
Put the weight on my shoulders
Emaj7/B D#7/A# G#m B/F#
Take the load off of your mind
Emaj9 B/D# C#m
Cause the headwinds that blow
C#m7/F# Gdim G#m
Will fade a way in time

Verse#2

Em6/B B
Rest yourself on my waters
Emaj7/B D#7/A# G#m B/F#
Take the lifeline from me
Emaj9 B/D# C#m
Rise a bove what has passed
C#m7/F# D#7/G G#7sus4 G#7-9
And let your self be free

Chorus
Emaj9 D#7+9+5 D#7-9+5 G#m
I only know what love must bear
F#m7/B B9 Fm7-5
Through laden times
A#7+9 A#7-9+5 D#7sus4 D#7-9+5
I will be there
G#m Em/A C#m7-5/G B/F# Fm7-5
And when your down I'll break the fall

Emaj9 B/D# C#m
Loose the weight on my shoulders
D#7sus4 B/D# G#m
It aint no weight at all

guitar solo

|Em6/B |B |Emaj7/B D#7/A# |G#m B/F# |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

|Emaj9 B/D# | C#m C#m7/F# D#7/G | G#7sus4 G#7-9 |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
I only
Chorus

Emaj9 D#7+9+5 D#7-9+5 G#m
know what love must do
F#m7/B B7-9 Fm7-5
When fortune cries
A#7+9 A#7-9+5 D#7sus4 D#7-9+5
I'll follow you
G#m Em/A C#m7-5/G B/F# Fm7-5
And when your down I'll break the fall
Emaj9 B/D# C#m
Cause the weight on my shoulders
D#7sus4 B/D# G#m
It aint no weight at all

Verse #3

Em6 B/D#
Put the weight on my shoulders
Fm7-5 Em6 B/D#
See your star how it shines
Emaj9 B/D# C#m
Cause they're so many dreams
D#7sus4 D#7 G#7sus4 E/G#
Le -eft to fiiiiiiiiiiiii---iiind
E F# G#7sus4 Emaj9 E F#
Put the weight on my shoulders .....
G#7sus4 Emaj9 E F#
Put the weight on my shoulders .....
G#7sus4 Emaj9 E F#
Put the weight on my shoulders .....

|G#7sus4 |Emaj9 E F#|G#7sus4 ......