Hollies - He Aint Heavy guitar chord

"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