Harmonica-solo and/or  G       D      C     D7 

            G   D                  C            Am7
The road is long      with many a winding turns
      D          Em           F                 Am7
That leads us to who   knows where, who knows where
Am7-D-D7
          G   D                      Em    Eb
But I'm strong      strong enough to carry him
G                  Am7 D7         G       Am7-D7 
   He ain't heavy         he's my brother
        
         G  D                     C          Am7
So on we go     his welfare is of my concern
             D          Em                F    Am7    
No burden is he      to bear, we'll get there
Am7-D-D7
       G   D                  Em     Eb
For I know     he would not encumber me
G                 Am7 D7         G         
   He ain't heavy,      he's my brother
Am7-G7
        C          D7-D7sus4-D7
If I'm laden at all
      C         D7-D7sus4-D7
I'm laden with sadness
      Bm         |Dm
that everyone's heart
    |Cmaj7 B7          Em   G7
Isn't filled with the gladness
    C  A7     Am7     D7 
Of love   for one another

                   G  D                       C        Am7
It's a long, long road    from which there is no return
       D           Em             F             Am7    
While we're on the way       to there, why not share
Am7-D-D7
          G   D                    Em      Eb
 And the load     Doesn't weigh me down at all
G                  Am7 D7           G   
   He ain't heavy,        he's my brother

G       D      C     D7  


        G      D      Em   D7-D7sus4-D7
He's my brother
          G    D            Cmaj7    D
He ain't heavy      he's my brother
          G    D            Cmaj7    D
He ain't heavy      he's my brother ................etc