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Lean On Me

Anne Murray

RockMedium for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

C×
F
Em
G7

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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C                F 
Sometimes in our lives 
 
            C 
We all have pain 
 
            Em  G7 
We all have sor-row 
 
C             F 
But if we are wise 
 
             C               G7    C 
We know that there's  always tomor-row 
 
  
                           F 
Lean on me  when you're not strong 
 
                 C 
And I'll be your friend 
 
              Em    G7 
I'll help you carry on 
 
C               F 
For it won't be long 
 
               C 
'Til I'm gonna need 
 
         G7      C 
Somebody to lean on 
 
  
                    F 
Please swallow your pride 
 
          C 
If I have things 
 
            Em  G7 
You need to bor-row 
 
C              F 
For no one can fill 
 
              C 
Those of your needs 
 
          G7        C 
That you don't let  show 
 
  
                                    G7     C 
So just call on me brother when you need a hand 
 
                     G7      C 
We all need somebody to lean on 
 
                                 G7         C 
I just might have a problem that you'd understand 
 
                     G7      C 
We all need somebody to lean on 
 
  
                           F 
Lean on me  when you're not strong 
 
                 C 
And I'll be your friend 
 
              Em    G7 
I'll help you carry on 
 
C               F 
For it won't be long 
 
               C 
'Til I'm gonna need 
 
         G7      C 
Somebody to lean on 
 
 
                                    G7     C 
So just call on me brother when you need a hand 
 
                     G7      C 
We all need somebody to lean on 
 
                                 G7         C 
I just might have a problem that you'd understand 
 
                     G7      C 
We all need somebody to lean on 
 
  
F 
If there is a load 
 
            C 
You have to bear 
 
               Em  G7 
That you can't car-ry 
 
C                F 
I'm right up the road 
 
                C 
I'll share your load 
 
       G7        C 
If you just call me 
          
 

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Chord set

C · F · Em · G7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.