Song: He aint heavy, he's my brother
Artist: The Hollies
Composer: Bobby Scott and Bob Russell

Tabbed by DJ   15th Mar 2022

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[Intro]
             
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[Verse 1]
         
The road is lo

          
ng,       with

           
 many a windin

        
g turn,
         
That leads us 

         
to  who knows 

             
where, who kno

         
ws where?
             
But I'm strong

          
,       strong

            
 enough to car

   
ry him,
             
    He ain't h

         
eavy,         

             
he's my brothe

   
r!

[Verse 2]
        
So on we go,  

            
   his welfare

           
 is my concern

   
,
       
No bur - den i

          
s  he to bear,

           
 we'll get the

      
re
           
For I know    

            
    he would n

            
ot en - cumber

 
 me,
             
   He ain't he

        
avy,       ...

             
he's my brothe

   
r!

[Bridge]
         
      If I'm l

           
aden at all, I

             
'm laden with 


sadness,
            
That everyone'

       
s heart-------

,
         
Isn't filled--

            
----- with the

        
 gladness-----

--...
         
Of love-------

          
--- for one a 

         
- nother

[Verse 3]
          
It's a long, l

         
ong road,     

              
from which the

           
re is no retur

  
n,
          
While we're on

       
 the way to th

             
ere, why not s

      
hare?
            
And the load--

/        
---- ...does -

         
 n't weigh me 

      
down at all,
                        ^     ^   ^    ^   ^
             
  He ain't hea

         
vy,    ...he's

    
 my brother!

          
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[Coda]
             
He's my brothe

          
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He ain't heavy

          
---------, he'

           
s my brother--


-----!
             
He ain't heavy

          
---------, he'

           
s my brother--


-----!

[Suggestion for ending]
             
He ain't heavy

        
---------,  he

     
's my brother!