He Aint Heavy Chords - The Hollies






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                   "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.]
/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  /

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