Lean On Me - Bill Withers

Version 4 of 5
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E

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Explanation:
I put () around the chords in the Verses & Choruses that are, what I'll call, the anchor
 chords. The chords without () are for if you want to follow the walk ups and walk downs. 
This only applies to Verses and Choruses. 


Intro:

(),     (),     (),     (),  ()
(),     (),     (),     (),   ()

Verse 1:

(        
 Sometimes in 

 (
our lives,
       (
 We all have p

)        
ain, we all ha

  ( (
ve sor-row.
(      
 But, if we ar

 (
e wise,
        (
 We know that 

         
there's, a -lw

     ( (
ays to- mor-ro

w.

Chorus:

          ( 
 Lean on me,  

         
when you're no

 (
t strong,
         
And I'll be yo

  (        
ur friend; I'l

      (
l help you car

  ( 
ry on.
(        
 For it won't 

 (       
be  long, till

       (
 I'm gon-na ne

ed,
             (
Some-body to l

 (
ean on.

Verse 2:

(          
 Please, swal-

    (
low your pride

,
      (
 If I  have th

           
ings, you need

  ( (
 to  bor-row.
(       
 For, no one c

 (        
an fill, those

    (
 of your needs

,
         
That you don't

( (
 let show.

Bridge 1:

          (
So, just call 

           
on me brother,

             
 when you need

  
 a hand;
              
We all need so

             
mebody, to lea

  
n on.
        (
I just might h

)             
ave a problem,

             
 that you'd un

    
derstand;
              
We all need so

             
mebody, to lea

 
n on.

Chorus:

          ( 
 Lean on me,  

         
when you're no

 (
t strong,
         
And I'll be yo

  (        
ur friend; I'l

      (
l help you car

  ( 
ry on.
(        
 For it won't 

 (       
be  long, till

       (
 I'm gon-na ne

ed,
             (
Some-body to l

 (
ean on.

Bridge 2:

          (
So, just call 

           
on me brother,

             
 when you need

  
 a hand;
              
We all need so

             
mebody, to lea

  
n on.
        (
I just might h

)             
ave a problem,

             
 that you'd un

    
derstand;
              
We all need so

             
mebody, to lea

 
n on.

Verse 3:

(        
 If, there is 

 (       
a   load, you 

    (
have to  bear,
         
That you can't

( 
 car-ry.
(        
 I'm right up 

 (       
the road; I'll

       (
 share your lo

ad,
      (
If you just ca

  (
ll me.

Outro:

            
 (Call me), if

           
 you need a fr

iend,
      
 (Call me), ca

ll me,
            
 (Call me), if

           
 you need a fr

iend,
      
 (Call me), ca

ll me.
      
 (Call me), ca

ll me,
      
 (Call me), ca

ll me,
      
 (Call me), ca

ll me,
      
 (Call me), ca

ll me.
      
 (Call me), ca

ll me,
      
 (Call me), ca

ll me,
      
 (Call me).

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