He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
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Tab

The road   is  long,.........    with  ma---ny   a   wind--ing  turn,......
  -1     2    3    -5  -4,          -5    -7     7   -6*    7     5      5,

 that  leads   us   to     who ..... knows where ....  who  knows  where. .....
   6       6     -5   5 -5    -4           3         5            5       3        -3.

 But   I'm  strong,.......  strong    e--nough   to   car---ry  him. .........
   6      7       7 6-5 6,       6      -5       5     -5    -4     3     3.

 He  ain't  hea---vy,.......  he's   my  bro---ther. ..........
  3    -3    -4     -5,          2       3     -5      -4 -3 3.

 So   on   we   go,............. his  wel--fare    is   my  con--cern,........
 -1    2      3    -5 -3 -4,      -5    -7      7    -6*   7     5       5,

 no   bur--den   is      he .....  to   bear, ...  we'll   get  there. .........
  6     6      -5   5-5    -4        3       5,         5        3      -3.

 For   I  know, ........   he  would  not   en---cum--ber   me. ..........
  6    7      7 6-5 6,      6      -5      5    -5      -4     3      3.

 He  ain't   heav---vy,.....  he's   my  bro---ther............
  3    -3       -4     -5,         2      3     -5      -4 -3 3.

 If   I'm   la---den .....  at   all, ....... I'm    la---den ..  with  sad--ness,.....
 6     7    7      7          7    -7 -5,      -6*   7      7         7     -7     -5,

 that   ev---ry    one's heart  ......  is-----n't  filled .....
  -5    -5    6 -5    6     -5              5     -5     -4

 with  the  glad..--ness ....of  love .......... for  one   an---oth---er. ..........
  -3    -4      2        3        3     6             -4    -3     3     -3    -1.

 It's   a  long,  long  road, ........... from  which there   is    no ..  re--turn,
  -1   -1    2,      3      -5 -4,           -5      -7       7     -6*   7      5     5,

 while  we're   on   the   way ...... to  there,......  why  not share.
    6       6      -5     5-5   -4         3      5,             5      3      -3.

 and  the  load, .............   does---n't  weigh   me  down .....  at   all. ....
   6      7     7 6-5 6,            6      -5      5       -5     -4 3        3    3.

 He   ain't   hea---vy, .....  he's   my  bro---ther. .............    
 -3*   -4      -4     -5,         2       3     -5     -4-3 3.

Harmonica musical interlude.

 -5.................-7  7  -6* 7  5  5 ...

 6  6  -5  5  -5   -4 ...   3   5 ..  3   -3. ..........

 He's  my  bro---ther  
  6      7     7       6 -5. ...

 He  ain't   heav----y. ...
  6     7        7       6 -5.

 He's  my  bro--ther. ............
   6     -5     6     6.

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