The road is (G)long
with ma ny a (C)wind ing turn
that (D)leads us to (Em)who
knows (F)where,
who knows (Am7)where.
(Am7)But I’m (G)strong,
strong e nough (Em)to car
ry (Eb)him.
He ain’t hea vy,
he’s my (G)bro ther.
So on we (G)go,
his wel fare is (C)my con cern,
no (D)bur den is (Em)he
to (F)bear,
we’ll get (Am7)there.
(Am7)For I (G)know
he would not (Em)en cum
ber (Eb)me.
He ain’t hea vy,
he’s my (G)bro ther.
So on we
If I’m (C)la den
at (D)all,
I’m (C)la den
with (D)sad ness
that (Bm)ev ’ry
one’s (Dm)heart
is n’t (Cmaj7)filled
with the (Em)glad ness
of (C)love
for one an (Am7)oth
(D7)er.
It’s a long, long (G)bro ther,
He’s my (G)bro ther.
He ain’t (G)hea vy,
he’s my (C)broth er.
He ain’t (G)hea vy,
he’s my (C)broth er.
He ain’t
This page shows “He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother” by The Hollies in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 80 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.