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Lean On Me 
As performed by 
Melissa Etheridge 
live at The Grammy Foundation Legacy Concert 
5 February 2015
Intro
CVeCsus4rse 1C  Csus4  
CSometimes in our Flives
we all have Cpain
We all have Gsorrow
CBut if we are Fwise
We know that Cthere's always toGmorCrow
Chorus
CLean on me when you're not Fstrong
And I'll be your Cfriend
I'll help you Gcarry on
CFor it won't be Flong
'Til I'm gonna Cneed
Somebody to Glean Con
Verse 2
CPlease swallow your Fpride
If I have Cthings
you need to Gborrow
CFor no one can Ffill
those of your Cneeds
That you won't Glet Cshow
Bridge - no chords                                    
So just call on me brother when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'd understand
We all need somebody to lean on
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Bridge
Repeat Chorus

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Lean On Me

by Melissa Etheridge

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Csus4

Lean On Me

As performed by

Melissa Etheridge

live at The Grammy Foundation Legacy Concert

5 February 2015

Intro

C Csus4 C Csus4

Verse 1

C F

Sometimes in our lives

we all have pain

We all have sorrow

C F

But if we are wise

C G C

We know that there's always tomorrow

Chorus

C F

Lean on me when you're not strong

And I'll be your friend

I'll help you carry on

C F

For it won't be long

'Til I'm gonna need

G C

Somebody to lean on

Verse 2

C F

Please swallow your pride

If I have things

you need to borrow

C F

For no one can fill

those of your needs

G C

That you won't let show

Bridge - no chords

So just call on me brother when you need a hand

We all need somebody to lean on

I just might have a problem that you'd understand

We all need somebody to lean on

Repeat Chorus

Repeat Bridge

Repeat Chorus

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