He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
Rufus Wainwright, Righteous Brothers, Cher, The Hollies
Neil Diamond,  B.J. Thomas, Al Green, Donny Osmond,  Neil Diamond

Midi 1(G76)Harp     Midi 2(Bb88)   Midi 3(G92)

Midi 4(A77)Harp   Midi 5(G95)   Midi 6(G75)Harp)*
Tabbed by Mark Purintun 8-05
For Diatonic harmonica
American Idol Group Performance
See The Hollies perform this song
See YouTube videos below
Hilarious videos

 

 

 

 

Lead in:
  6--> 6 -8 7 -7   7 -6 6 -5 -5 -->
|   |            |             |

-->  5   -5  -6    6 -4  5   Rr 6  6 -8 7 -7    7 -5   -5
|   The road is | lo on ng, |  wi th many a | winding turn |
 Rr -6    -6   6 -5    5 r  4       -5    6 r  4       -4
|  that leads us to | who knows | where, who knows | where. |
 RRR  5   6       6     RR  -6    6 -5     6  5 -4  3   -4 RR
|    But I'm | strong, |  strong enough | to carry hi | im.   |
 Rr -4 -4  -4    5  6 r  RRr -2   4   6  5 -4 RR
|   He  e ain't heavy - |   he's my | brother.   |

 Rr -2  3  4    4 R Rr  6   -8  7  -7    7  -5 -5
|   So on we | go, |   his welfare is | my concern. |
 Rr -6  -6 6  -5    5 r-4    -5 r -5  5  4   r  -4    RRr -6 7
|   No burden is | he  to | bear, we'll get | there. |   For I |
    7  -6  6    -6 R -6   6    -5    6 5  -4  4    4 rRR     
| know ow ow, | ow   he would not | encumber er | me,    |
 Rr-4  5 5   5 6 r   RRR  -2   4    6 5 -4 RR
|  he ain't heavy - |    he's my | brother.  |

 RRR -6  7 -6    7 7 RRr  7  -8    -6 Rr  7  -6    7  7 rR   7
|    If I'm a | laden,   I'm la | den   with sa | adness,  that |
  -8  6  6  R 6 -5   6  -6 6      6  RR -5    5 -4 5   -3 4r 4    -6
| ev'ryone's hear | rt isn't | filled  with | gladne | es s of | love |
 RR 5   -4  4   -4 3  3   R  -2 -2  3     4    6 -4 R   6   -8     7   -7
|  for one an | ot he r. | It's a long, long | road | from which there is |
   7 -5 -5    RR -6   -6b  -5    6   5 r 4     -5    -5  4    -4
| no return. | While we're on | our way to | there, why not share? |

 RRR -6  7      7   -6-->R-5 5 -4  5      4    4     4 R Rr -4 5 5 5 6
|   And the | load, it |  does  s n't | weigh me | down |    a a t all, |
 RRr  -2   4    6 5 -4 R  6 -8 7 -7   7 -6 6 -5 -5--> -6 -6 6 -5   5 4   -5 4  -4
|    he's my | brother. |           |              |             |     |      |   |

| RRR 6 6 | 6 6 |    |    | RRR -6 -6 | 6 6 | RRR -6 6 | -6 -6 |

| RRR 6 6 | 6 6 | RRR -6 6 | -6 -6 | slowly fade out.

Back to 70's - 90's Songs Home Page
Hit Counter From June 30, 2006

   
The Hollies                                                                                                                              Neil Diamond


Cher

For more information on this song or artist(s), search the internet...

Google