He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
The Hollies

(Bobby Scott - Bobby Russell)


 Intro:

         (harmonica w/piano and bass)

         G       D/F#     C/E     D7sus4 [N.C.]
         / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  /

 Verse 1:

                      G   D/F#              C/E         Am7
         The road is long      with many a winding turn
               D   D#dim  Em          F               Am7  Am7/D D7
         That leads us to who knows where, who knows where
                   G    D/F#                   Em   Eb
         But I'm strong      strong enough to carry him
         G                Am7 D7sus4          G
           He ain't heavy            he's my brother

         [1:  Am7 D7sus4]
                (So on...)

         [2:  Am7 G7/B ; to bridge]

         [3: to harmonica solo]

 Verse 2:

         So on we go  his welfare is of my concern
         No burden is he to bear, we'll get there
         For I know he would not encumber me
         He ain't heavy, he's my brother

 Bridge:

                 C       D7/C
         If I'm laden at all
              C         D7/C
         I'm laden with sadness
               Bm         Dm
         that everyone's heart
               Cmaj7  B7           Em G7/D
         Isn't filled    with the gladness
             C   /B A7          Am7     D7 [N.C.]
         Of love       for one another

 Verse 3:

         It's a long, long road  from which there is no return
         While we're on the way to there, why not share
                  G   Bm  /F# /D   /F#  /D  Em     Eb
         And the load     Doesn't weigh me down at all
         He ain't heavy, he's my brother

 [harmonica solo over first two lines of verse]

 Coda:

          G              D/F#  Em  D7sus4
         He's my brother
                    G   D/F#       Cmaj7/E   D
         He ain't heavy      he's my brother
                    G   D/F#       Cmaj7/E   D
         He ain't heavy      he's my brother [fade]


 -- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers

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