Chords for Bill Withers - Lean On Me (Live From a 1973 Concert)
Tempo:
134.8 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Em
Dm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[F]
[C]
[Em]
[G] [C]
[F]
[C]
[Em] [G]
[C]
[Em] [F]
[C]
[D] [Em]
[Dm]
[C] [Dm] [Em] [F]
[Dm] [C]
[G]
[C] Lean on me when [Dm] [Em] [F] you're not strong, and [Dm] I'll [C] be your friend.
[Dm] [Em] I'll help you [Dm] carry [G]
[C] on, for [Dm] it won't [F] be till [Em] I'm gonna [C] need somebody [G] to lean [C] on.
Please [Dm] swallow [F] your pride [C] if I have changed.
[Dm] You [Em] need help, [Dm] for [G]
[C] [Dm] no one [F] can fill [Em] those of [C] your need that you [G] won't let.
[C] So why you just call on [F#] me brother
[C] when you need a hand?
We all [G#] need [F] somebody [C] to [B] lean on, [C] and if [D] you have a problem that you'll [C] understand.
[C] We all need somebody [F#] [G] to lean [C] on, lean on me.
Lean on me when [Em] you're [F] not strong, and I'll be [C] your friend.
[Em] You carry [Dm] [C] on, for it [Em] won't [F] be long till I'm gonna [C]
need somebody [G] to lean [C] on.
So [Am] why you just call on me [C#m] brother [C] when you need a hand?
We all need somebody to [A]
lean on, and if you have a problem [F] that [A] you'll understand.
[C] We all need [F#] somebody [G] to [C] lean on.
If there is [F] a load you have [C] to bear, that [Em] you [Dm] can't [G] carry,
[C]
right up [F] the road, I'll [C] share your load.
If [G] you just [C] call
[F] [C] on me, if you ever need a [F] friend,
[C]
you need a help and a hand, call [F] me, call
[C] me.
[N]
[F]
[C]
[Em]
[G] [C]
[F]
[C]
[Em] [G]
[C]
[Em] [F]
[C]
[D] [Em]
[Dm]
[C] [Dm] [Em] [F]
[Dm] [C]
[G]
[C] Lean on me when [Dm] [Em] [F] you're not strong, and [Dm] I'll [C] be your friend.
[Dm] [Em] I'll help you [Dm] carry [G]
[C] on, for [Dm] it won't [F] be till [Em] I'm gonna [C] need somebody [G] to lean [C] on.
Please [Dm] swallow [F] your pride [C] if I have changed.
[Dm] You [Em] need help, [Dm] for [G]
[C] [Dm] no one [F] can fill [Em] those of [C] your need that you [G] won't let.
[C] So why you just call on [F#] me brother
[C] when you need a hand?
We all [G#] need [F] somebody [C] to [B] lean on, [C] and if [D] you have a problem that you'll [C] understand.
[C] We all need somebody [F#] [G] to lean [C] on, lean on me.
Lean on me when [Em] you're [F] not strong, and I'll be [C] your friend.
[Em] You carry [Dm] [C] on, for it [Em] won't [F] be long till I'm gonna [C]
need somebody [G] to lean [C] on.
So [Am] why you just call on me [C#m] brother [C] when you need a hand?
We all need somebody to [A]
lean on, and if you have a problem [F] that [A] you'll understand.
[C] We all need [F#] somebody [G] to [C] lean on.
If there is [F] a load you have [C] to bear, that [Em] you [Dm] can't [G] carry,
[C]
right up [F] the road, I'll [C] share your load.
If [G] you just [C] call
[F] [C] on me, if you ever need a [F] friend,
[C]
you need a help and a hand, call [F] me, call
[C] me.
[N]
Key:
C
F
Em
Dm
G
C
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Em
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_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Em] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ Lean on me _ when _ [Dm] _ [Em] [F] you're not _ strong, _ and [Dm] I'll [C] be your friend.
_ _ _ [Dm] [Em] I'll help you _ [Dm] carry _ _ [G] _ _
[C] on, for _ [Dm] it won't [F] be _ _ _ till [Em] I'm gonna [C] need _ _ _ somebody [G] to lean _ [C] _ _ on.
_ _ Please _ [Dm] swallow [F] your _ _ pride [C] if I have changed.
_ _ [Dm] You [Em] need help, _ _ _ [Dm] for _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] no one [F] can _ fill _ [Em] those of [C] your need _ _ that you [G] won't let.
[C] _ So _ why you just call on [F#] me brother _
[C] when you need a hand?
We all [G#] need _ [F] somebody [C] to _ [B] lean _ on, [C] and if [D] you have a problem _ that you'll [C] understand.
_ [C] We all need _ somebody [F#] [G] to lean _ [C] _ on, lean on me.
_ _ _ Lean on me when [Em] you're [F] not _ strong, and I'll be [C] your friend.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] You _ carry [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] on, for _ _ it [Em] won't [F] be _ long till I'm gonna [C] _
need _ _ somebody [G] to _ lean [C] _ on.
So [Am] why you just call on me [C#m] brother [C] _ when you need a hand?
We all need _ somebody _ to _ [A]
lean on, and if you have a problem [F] that [A] you'll understand.
[C] _ We all need _ [F#] somebody [G] to _ _ [C] lean _ on.
_ If _ _ there is [F] a load _ _ you have [C] to bear, _ _ that [Em] you _ _ _ [Dm] can't [G] carry,
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
right up [F] the road, _ _ I'll [C] share your load. _ _ _
If [G] you just _ [C] call _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] on me, if you ever need a [F] friend,
[C] _ _
you need a help and a hand, _ call [F] me, _ call _
_ _ [C] me. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Em] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ Lean on me _ when _ [Dm] _ [Em] [F] you're not _ strong, _ and [Dm] I'll [C] be your friend.
_ _ _ [Dm] [Em] I'll help you _ [Dm] carry _ _ [G] _ _
[C] on, for _ [Dm] it won't [F] be _ _ _ till [Em] I'm gonna [C] need _ _ _ somebody [G] to lean _ [C] _ _ on.
_ _ Please _ [Dm] swallow [F] your _ _ pride [C] if I have changed.
_ _ [Dm] You [Em] need help, _ _ _ [Dm] for _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] no one [F] can _ fill _ [Em] those of [C] your need _ _ that you [G] won't let.
[C] _ So _ why you just call on [F#] me brother _
[C] when you need a hand?
We all [G#] need _ [F] somebody [C] to _ [B] lean _ on, [C] and if [D] you have a problem _ that you'll [C] understand.
_ [C] We all need _ somebody [F#] [G] to lean _ [C] _ on, lean on me.
_ _ _ Lean on me when [Em] you're [F] not _ strong, and I'll be [C] your friend.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] You _ carry [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] on, for _ _ it [Em] won't [F] be _ long till I'm gonna [C] _
need _ _ somebody [G] to _ lean [C] _ on.
So [Am] why you just call on me [C#m] brother [C] _ when you need a hand?
We all need _ somebody _ to _ [A]
lean on, and if you have a problem [F] that [A] you'll understand.
[C] _ We all need _ [F#] somebody [G] to _ _ [C] lean _ on.
_ If _ _ there is [F] a load _ _ you have [C] to bear, _ _ that [Em] you _ _ _ [Dm] can't [G] carry,
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
right up [F] the road, _ _ I'll [C] share your load. _ _ _
If [G] you just _ [C] call _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] on me, if you ever need a [F] friend,
[C] _ _
you need a help and a hand, _ call [F] me, _ call _
_ _ [C] me. _ _ _ _
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