«He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother»
(Bobby Scott — Bobby Russell)
Intro:
(harmonica w/piano and bass)
G D/F# C/E D7sus4 [N.C.]
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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
