Bill Withers-Lean On Me - BPM - 75
Vox - Double left with variation, normal middle[Intro - bpm 75 - Just bass drum - hum with chords second time]
C---C Dm Em F---F Em Dm C---C Dm Em Em---Dm
C---C Dm Em F---F Em Dm C---C Dm Em G/B--C
[Verse 1 - Just bass drum - Pluck chords]
[C]Some ...[C]times [Dm]in [Em]our [F]lives.....
[F]We [Em]all [Dm]have [C]pain, ...
[C]we [Dm]all [Em]have .....
[Em]sor- ...[Dm]row.....
[C]But, ..... [C]if [Dm]we [Em]are [F]wise,
[F]We [Em]know [Dm]that [C]there's, .....
[C]al- [Dm]ways [Em]to-........
[G/B]mor-...[C]row.
[Chorus 1 - Harder strum]
Lean on me, [C]..........
[C]when [Dm]you're [Em]not [F]strong.......And
[F]I'll [Em]be [Dm]your [C]friend ......
[C]I'll [Dm]help [Em]you ..........
[Em]carry [Dm]on ...........
[C]For ...
[C]it [Dm]won't [Em]be [F]long, ..... 'till
[F]I'm [Em]gon- [Dm]na [C]need .......
[C]Some [Dm]bo---dy [Em]to [G/B]lean [C]on.
[Verse 2 - Light full drums]
[C]Please, ....[C]swal- [Dm]low [Em]your [F]pride,
[F]If [Em]I [Dm]have [C]things, ....
[C]you [Dm]need [Em]to
[Em] bor- ......[Dm] row.
[C]For, .....[C]no [Dm]one [Em]can [F]fill, ...
[F]those [Em]of [Dm]your [C]needs......
[C]That [Dm]you [Em]don't
[G/B]let ......[C]show.
[Bridge 1 - Drums BSS pattern] - Play chords mainly just on 1
So, just [C]call on me brother, when you need a hand;
We all [C]need somebody, to [G]lean [C]on.
I just [C]might have a problem, that you'd understand;
We all need somebody, to [G/B]lean [C]on.
[Chorus 2]
Lean on me, [C]..........
[C]when [Dm]you're [Em]not [F]strong.......And
[F]I'll [Em]be [Dm]your [C]friend ......
[C]I'll [Dm]help [Em]you ..........
[Em]carry [Dm]on ...........
[C]For ...
[C]it [Dm]won't [Em]be [F]long, ..... 'till
[F]I'm [Em]gon- [Dm]na [C]need .......
[C]Some [Dm]bo---dy [Em]to [G/B]lean [C]on.
[Bridge 2 - Drums BSS pattern] - Play chords mainly just on 1
So, just [C] call on me brother, when you need a hand;
We all [C] need somebody, to [G] lean [C] on.
I just [C] might have a problem, that you'd understand;
We all need somebody, to [G/B] lean [C] on.
[Verse 3]
If, .....[C]there [Dm]is [Em]a [F]load,
[F]you [Em]have [Dm]to [C]bear.....
[C]That [Dm]you [Em]can't
[Em]car- [Dm]ry......
[C]I'm .....[C]right [Dm]up [Em]the [F]road;
[F]I'll [Em]share [Dm]your [C]load,
[C]If [Dm]you [Em]just [G/B]call [C]me.
[Coda]
[Dm] (Call [C] me), if you need a [Dm] friend,
[Dm] (Call [C] me), call me - repeat until end