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Lean On Me

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   [Intro]
Gm  C   Gm  C
   [Verse 1]
GmAre we happy? CAre we scared?
GmAre we shouting? CNever heard!
GmAre we running? CRunning brave!
GmAre we fighting? CMaking waves?
   [Verse 2]
FThe first man he gets up and he says:
Cwell can I have a say?
Singing Gm7man on fire Cpray for rain
Gm7Who's a mad man, Cwho is sane?
FTen men may get up and they say:
Cwell can we have a say?
Gm7Have we lost the Cspoken word?
   [Chorus]
From the Fvery very young to the Dm7very very old
Ceverybody now say C2aye.
From the Fcenter of the earth
to the Dm7corners of the globe
CEveryone of you say C2aye.
Gm7Nobody better let me Cdown
Cgotta A7run from the Dmother side
GmSing on
   [Verse 3]
Gm7Are we happy? CAre we scared?
Gm7Are we shouting? CNever heard!
FThe first man he gets up and he says:
Cwell can I have a say?
Gm7Cut of drama Cpower of sound.
Gm7Are we progress? CDon't lose ground!
FTen men may get up and they say:
Cwell can we have a say?
Gm7Are we fighting? CMaking waves?
   [Chorus]
From the vFery very young to the Dm7very very old
CEverybody now say C2aye.
From the Fcenter of the earth
to the Dm7corners of the globe
CEveryone of you say C2aye.
Gm7Nobody better let me down
Cwe will A7see on the Dmother side.
Lean on Gmme -
   [Chorus]
From the Fvery very young to the Dm7very very old
CEverybody now say C2aye.
From the Fcenter of the earth
to the Dm7corners of the globe
CEveryone of you say C2aye.
Gm7Nobody better let me down
Cwe will A7see on the Dmother side.
GmAh  Ah
   [Instrumental]
Gm  C   Gm  C   Gm  C
   [Chorus]
From the vFery very young to the Dm7very very old
CEverybody now say C2aye.
From the Fcenter of the earth
to the Dmcorners of the globe
CEveryone of you say C2aye.
Gm7Nobody better let me Cdown
A7we will see on the Dmother side.
Lean on Gmme -
   [Chorus]
From the vFery very young to the Dm7very very old
CEverybody now say C2aye.
From the Fcenter of the earth
to the Dmcorners of the globe
CEveryone of you say C2aye.
Gm7Nobody better let me Cdown
A7we will see on the Dmother side.
Lean on Gmme -
   [Outro]
   Gm         CX5 

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Lean On Me

by Red Box

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm7

Dm7

[Intro]

Gm C Gm C

[Verse 1]

Gm C

Are we happy? Are we scared?

Gm C

Are we shouting? Never heard!

Gm C

Are we running? Running brave!

Gm C

Are we fighting? Making waves?

[Verse 2]

The first man he gets up and he says:

well can I have a say?

Gm7 C

Singing man on fire pray for rain

Gm7 C

Who's a mad man, who is sane?

Ten men may get up and they say:

well can we have a say?

Gm7 C

Have we lost the spoken word?

[Chorus]

F Dm7

From the very very young to the very very old

C C2

everybody now say aye.

From the center of the earth

Dm7

to the corners of the globe

C C2

Everyone of you say aye.

Gm7 C

Nobody better let me down

C A7 Dm

gotta run from the other side

Sing on

[Verse 3]

Gm7 C

Are we happy? Are we scared?

Gm7 C

Are we shouting? Never heard!

The first man he gets up and he says:

well can I have a say?

Gm7 C

Cut of drama power of sound.

Gm7 C

Are we progress? Don't lose ground!

Ten men may get up and they say:

well can we have a say?

Gm7 C

Are we fighting? Making waves?

[Chorus]

F Dm7

From the very very young to the very very old

C C2

Everybody now say aye.

From the center of the earth

Dm7

to the corners of the globe

C C2

Everyone of you say aye.

Gm7

Nobody better let me down

C A7 Dm

we will see on the other side.

Lean on me -

[Chorus]

F Dm7

From the very very young to the very very old

C C2

Everybody now say aye.

From the center of the earth

Dm7

to the corners of the globe

C C2

Everyone of you say aye.

Gm7

Nobody better let me down

C A7 Dm

we will see on the other side.

Ah Ah

[Instrumental]

Gm C Gm C Gm C

[Chorus]

F Dm7

From the very very young to the very very old

C C2

Everybody now say aye.

From the center of the earth

to the corners of the globe

C C2

Everyone of you say aye.

Gm7 C

Nobody better let me down

A7 Dm

we will see on the other side.

Lean on me -

[Chorus]

F Dm7

From the very very young to the very very old

C C2

Everybody now say aye.

From the center of the earth

to the corners of the globe

C C2

Everyone of you say aye.

Gm7 C

Nobody better let me down

A7 Dm

we will see on the other side.

Lean on me -

[Outro]

Gm C

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