HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER

Words and Music by BOB RUSSELL

Slowly and BOBBY SCOTT
G Am7(add4)/G G
ooo o xx ooo
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Am7(add4)/G Am7/G G D/F

o xx x o ooo xo x
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The road is long, with man - y a

go; his wel - fare is
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C/E C/D D7 Em
xx o o x x oo o xxo o ooo

wind -ing turn that leads us to who knows

my con - cern. No bur - den is he to
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F Am7/D
xx x x oo o

where, who knows where. But I’m

bear, we’ll get there. For I

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2 Gmaj7 D/F C(add2)/E
ooo xo x x o o

strong, strong e - nough to car - ry him.

know he would not en - cum - ber me.
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Am7/D
x xoo o

He ain’t heav - y, he’s my

1. G Am7(add4)/G Am7 2. G
ooo o xx xo o o ooo
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broth - er. So on we broth - er.

Am7 G(add2)/B Cmaj7 D/C Cmaj7

xo o o o x ooo x x x ooo

If I’m la - den at all, I’m la - den with

D/C Bm7 Dm7/G Cmaj7 B7( 9) 3
x x x xo x ooo x
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3 3 3

sad - ness that ev - ’ry - one’s heart is - n’t filled with the
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Em Em/D C m7( 5) Em/B A9 Am7/D

o ooo x xoooo x x x ooo xo x xoo o
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glad - ness of love for one an - oth - er.

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D7(add6) Am7/D Am7( 5)/D G D/F

xxo x xoo o x ooo xo x
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It’s a long, long road, from which there is

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C/E C/D D7 Em
xx o o x x oo o xxo o ooo

no re - turn. While we’re on our way to

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F Am7/D
xx x x oo o

there, why not share? And the

Gmaj7 D/F C(add2)/E

ooo xo x x o o

load does-n’t weigh me down at all.

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Am7/D D7(add6)
x xoo o xxo o

He ain’t heav - y, he’s my

G Am7/G G
ooo x o ooo

broth - er.

rit.