"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
                     (Bobby Scott - Bobby Russell)

[Intro]

        (harmonica w/piano and bass)

             
        / / / 

       
/  / / / /  / 

       
/ / /  /


[Verse 1]

              
        The ro

          
ad is long    

#             
  with many a 

          
winding turn
              
        That l

      
eads us to who

             
 knows where, 

           
who knows wher

   
e
              
        But I'

         
m strong      

              
strong enough 

       
to carry him
             
          He a

           
in't heavy    

        
        he's m

   
y brother

        [  
              

 
 (So on...)

        [2:    ; 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]

              
        If I'm

         
 laden at all
             
        I'm la

         
den with sadne

ss
              
        that e

         
veryone's hear

t
              
        Isn't 

       
filled    with

       
 the gladness
             
        Of lov

  /        
e       for on

          
e 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
              
        And th

        /
e load     Doe

 /   /  / 
sn't weigh me 

      
down at all
        He ain't heavy, he's my brother

[harmonica solo over first two lines of verse]


[Coda]

             
        He's m

              
y brother
              
        He ain

         
't heavy      

       
he's my brothe

  
r
              
        He ain

         
't heavy      

       
he's my brothe

  
r [fade]