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Bill Withers-Lean On Me - BPM - 123

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][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][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

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Ace-How Long - BPM - 123

 [Intro]
Ab/Bb  Bb  x4
then Bm on the 4th beat of the 4th Bb
 
[Chorus]
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
 
 
[Verse 1]
Ab/Bb                       Bb
Friends with their fancy persuasion
        Ab/Bb                   Bb
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme
      Ab/Bb                     Bb
But I can't help but have my suspicions
         Ab/Bb                    Bb
'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
        Ab/Bb                Bb
And you said you was never intendin' 
   Ab/Bb                      Bb
To break up our scene in this way
          Ab/Bb               Bb
But there ain't any use in pretendin' 
         Ab/Bb            Bb  Bm
It could happen to us any day
 
 
[Chorus]
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
 
[Musical Interlude: 16 measures of Cm to Bb]
 
 
[Verse 2]
Oh, your friends with their fancy persuasion
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme
But I can't help but have my suspicion
'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
 
Oh, you said you was never intending
To break up our scene in this way
But there ain't any use in pretendin'
It could happen to us any day
 
And how long has this been going on
How long has this been going on
How long
 
 
[Chorus]
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
How long
How long has this been going on
been going on
 
How
long has this been going on

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