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song:The Weight 
Album: Music From Big Pink
Artist:The band

I noticed an easier way to play the opening, here it is:

Opening

E------------------5----------------------------------------
B-------5-----5h7-------5h7--5------------------------------
G--4h6---------------------------4h6--6---------------------
D-------------------------------------------7^9--9--7-------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------0-------------------------------------
B---------------------2-------------------------------------
G---------------------2-------------------------------------
D---------4--7--4-----2-------------------------------------
A----6^7--------------0-------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------