Chords for He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by Bobby Scott & Bob Russell, arr. Jay Althouse
Tempo:
106.7 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Cm
Eb
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Cm]
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Cm] [F] The road [Bb] is [Gm] [F] long, [A] with [Eb] many a winding [Cm] turn, [Eb]
[D] that leads [Gm] us to who [Ab] knows where.
Who [Cm] knows where?
[F] [Bb] But I'm strong
[F] Strong enough [Gm]
to carry [Ebm] him
[Bb] He ain't heavy
[F]
[Cm] He's [Bb] my brother
[Cm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[F] So on [Bb] we go
[F] On we go
His welfare [Eb] is my concern
[Cm] When [F]
[Gm] it's he [Ab] to bear
We'll [Eb] get [Ab] there
[Eb] [Bbm] For I [F] know
He would [Gm] not encumber [Ebm] me
He ain't [Bb]
heavy
[F] [Eb] He's [Bb] my [Eb] brother
[Bb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] If I'm weighed at [F] all
[Eb] I'm blameless
[F] His sadness
[Dm] That ends [Fm]
[Bb] [Gm] [D] it
[Gm] [E] I'll go
[C] For [E] [F] what I [Dm] love
[F] [Cm] So long [Bb] though
[Cm] [Bb] [F]
Wish there [Eb] is no return
[Cm]
[D] While we're on [Gm] the
[Ab]
[Cm]
[F] [Cm] [Bb] And the Lord
[F]
[Gm] Can't be found at [Ebm] all
[Bb]
[Cm] Can't be [Ab] found at [F] all
He [Bb] ain't heavy
[Cm] Not heavy at [F] all
[Bb] He ain't heavy
[Cm]
[Bb] He's my brother
[Eb] [Bb]
He's my [Eb] brother
[Bb] He's [C] my [Bb]
brother
[N]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Cm]
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Cm] [F] The road [Bb] is [Gm] [F] long, [A] with [Eb] many a winding [Cm] turn, [Eb]
[D] that leads [Gm] us to who [Ab] knows where.
Who [Cm] knows where?
[F] [Bb] But I'm strong
[F] Strong enough [Gm]
to carry [Ebm] him
[Bb] He ain't heavy
[F]
[Cm] He's [Bb] my brother
[Cm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[F] So on [Bb] we go
[F] On we go
His welfare [Eb] is my concern
[Cm] When [F]
[Gm] it's he [Ab] to bear
We'll [Eb] get [Ab] there
[Eb] [Bbm] For I [F] know
He would [Gm] not encumber [Ebm] me
He ain't [Bb]
heavy
[F] [Eb] He's [Bb] my [Eb] brother
[Bb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] If I'm weighed at [F] all
[Eb] I'm blameless
[F] His sadness
[Dm] That ends [Fm]
[Bb] [Gm] [D] it
[Gm] [E] I'll go
[C] For [E] [F] what I [Dm] love
[F] [Cm] So long [Bb] though
[Cm] [Bb] [F]
Wish there [Eb] is no return
[Cm]
[D] While we're on [Gm] the
[Ab]
[Cm]
[F] [Cm] [Bb] And the Lord
[F]
[Gm] Can't be found at [Ebm] all
[Bb]
[Cm] Can't be [Ab] found at [F] all
He [Bb] ain't heavy
[Cm] Not heavy at [F] all
[Bb] He ain't heavy
[Cm]
[Bb] He's my brother
[Eb] [Bb]
He's my [Eb] brother
[Bb] He's [C] my [Bb]
brother
[N]
Key:
Bb
F
Cm
Eb
Gm
Bb
F
Cm
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_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [F] The road [Bb] is _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ long, [A] with [Eb] many a winding _ _ [Cm] turn, [Eb]
[D] that leads [Gm] us to who _ _ [Ab] knows where.
Who [Cm] knows where? _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ But I'm strong
_ [F] _ Strong enough [Gm]
to carry _ [Ebm] _ him _
[Bb] He ain't heavy
_ [F] _ _ _
[Cm] He's [Bb] my brother
_ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[F] _ _ _ So on [Bb] we _ go
[F] On we go
His welfare [Eb] is my concern
[Cm] When _ [F] _
[Gm] it's he _ [Ab] to _ bear
We'll [Eb] get [Ab] there _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bbm] For I _ _ [F] know
He would [Gm] not encumber _ [Ebm] _ _ _ me
He ain't [Bb] _
heavy
[F] _ _ [Eb] He's [Bb] my [Eb] brother
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb]
[Eb] If I'm weighed _ at [F] _ all
_ [Eb] _ I'm blameless
[F] His sadness
_ [Dm] That ends _ [Fm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] it _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [E] I'll go _
[C] For [E] _ _ _ [F] what I [Dm] love
_ [F] _ _ [Cm] So long [Bb] though
_ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _
Wish there [Eb] is no return
[Cm] _ _
[D] While we're on [Gm] the
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] And the Lord
_ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] Can't be found at [Ebm] all
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Cm] Can't be [Ab] found at [F] _ _ all
He [Bb] ain't heavy
[Cm] Not heavy at [F] _ all
[Bb] He ain't heavy
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] He's my brother
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ He's my [Eb] brother _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ He's [C] my [Bb] _
brother _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [F] The road [Bb] is _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ long, [A] with [Eb] many a winding _ _ [Cm] turn, [Eb]
[D] that leads [Gm] us to who _ _ [Ab] knows where.
Who [Cm] knows where? _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ But I'm strong
_ [F] _ Strong enough [Gm]
to carry _ [Ebm] _ him _
[Bb] He ain't heavy
_ [F] _ _ _
[Cm] He's [Bb] my brother
_ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[F] _ _ _ So on [Bb] we _ go
[F] On we go
His welfare [Eb] is my concern
[Cm] When _ [F] _
[Gm] it's he _ [Ab] to _ bear
We'll [Eb] get [Ab] there _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bbm] For I _ _ [F] know
He would [Gm] not encumber _ [Ebm] _ _ _ me
He ain't [Bb] _
heavy
[F] _ _ [Eb] He's [Bb] my [Eb] brother
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb]
[Eb] If I'm weighed _ at [F] _ all
_ [Eb] _ I'm blameless
[F] His sadness
_ [Dm] That ends _ [Fm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] it _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [E] I'll go _
[C] For [E] _ _ _ [F] what I [Dm] love
_ [F] _ _ [Cm] So long [Bb] though
_ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _
Wish there [Eb] is no return
[Cm] _ _
[D] While we're on [Gm] the
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] And the Lord
_ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] Can't be found at [Ebm] all
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Cm] Can't be [Ab] found at [F] _ _ all
He [Bb] ain't heavy
[Cm] Not heavy at [F] _ all
[Bb] He ain't heavy
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] He's my brother
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ He's my [Eb] brother _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ He's [C] my [Bb] _
brother _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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