Hollies, He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (1969)
^{Key: :[G] (w: Bob Russell, Bobby Scott)}

INTRO:
[G] [D] [C] [D7sus4 open]

VERSE 1:
The road is [G] long [D]
with many a [C] winding turn [Am]
That [D] leads [D#dim] us to [Em]
who knows [F] where, who knows [Am] where [D7sus4]

CHORUS 1:
But I'm [G] strong [D]
strong enough to [Em] carry [Eb] him
[G] He ain't heavy [Am]
[D7sus4] he's my [G] brother

VERSE 2:
[Am] So [D7sus4] on we [G] go [D]
his welfare is of [C] my concern [Am]
No [D] bur-[D#dim]-den is [Em] he
to [F] bear, we'll get [Am] there [D]

CHORUS 2:
For I [G] know [D]
he would not [Em] encumber [Eb] me
[G] He ain't heavy [Am]
[D7sus4] he's my [G] brother [Am] [G7]

BRIDGE:
If I'm [C] laden at [D7/C] all
I'm [C] laden with [D7/C] sadness
that [Bm] everyone's [Dm] heart
Isn't [Cmaj7] filled [B7] with the [Em] glad-[G7]-ness
Of [C] love [/B] [A7] for one an-[Am]-other [D open]

VERSE 3:
It's a long, long [G] road [D]
from which there is [C] no return [Am]
[D] While [D#dim] we're on the [Em] way
to [F] there, why not [Am] share [D]

CHORUS 3:
And the [G] load [D] doesn't
weigh me [Em] down at [Eb] all
[G] He ain't heavy [Am]
[D7sus4] he's my [G] brother

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]

OUTRO:
[G] He's my brother [D] [Em] [D7sus4]
He ain't [G] heavy [D], he's my [Em] brother [D7sus4]
He ain't [G] heavy [D], he's my [Em] brother [D7sus4]