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1st Tab ever!!!  yeah yeah yeah!!!    Peace <><
Lean On Me
Verse
CSometimes in our Flives
we all have Cpain
We all have EmsorroGw
CBut if we are wisFe
We know that Cthere's always GtomorroCw
Chorus
CLean on me, when you're not Fstrong
And I'll be your Cfriend
I'll help you Emcarry Gon
CFor it won't be Flong
'Til I'm gonna Cneed
Somebody to Glean Con
Verse
CPlease swallow your Fpride
If I have Cthings
you need to EmborroGw
CFor no one can Ffill
those of your Cneeds
That you don't Glet Cshow 
Bridge
CYou just call on me brother, when you Gneed a Chand
CWe all need somebody to Glean Con
CI just might have a problem that Gyou'd underCstand
CWe all need somebody to Glean Con
Chorus
CLean on me, when you're not Fstrong
And I'll be your Cfriend
I'll help you Emcarry Gon
CFor it won't be Flong
'Til I'm gonna Cneed
Somebody to Glean Con
Bridge
CYou just call on me brother, when you Gneed a Chand
CWe all need somebody to Glean Con
CI just might have a problem that Gyou'd underCstand
CWe all need somebody to Glean Con
Verse
CIf there is a Fload
you have to Cbear
That you can't EmcarrGy
CI'm right up the Froad
I'll share your Cload
If you just Gcall Cme
No Chords
Call me, call me, call me...

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Lean On Me

by Al Green

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1st Tab ever!!! yeah yeah yeah!!! Peace <><

Lean On Me

Verse

C F

Sometimes in our lives

we all have pain

Em G

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

Em G

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

C F

Please swallow your pride

If I have things

Em G

you need to borrow

C F

For no one can fill

those of your needs

G C

That you don't let show

Bridge

C G C

You just call on me brother, when you need a hand

C G C

We all need somebody to lean on

C G C

I just might have a problem that you'd understand

C G C

We all need somebody to lean on

Chorus

C F

Lean on me, when you're not strong

And I'll be your friend

Em G

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

Bridge

C G C

You just call on me brother, when you need a hand

C G C

We all need somebody to lean on

C G C

I just might have a problem that you'd understand

C G C

We all need somebody to lean on

Verse

C F

If there is a load

you have to bear

Em G

That you can't carry

C F

I'm right up the road

I'll share your load

G C

If you just call me

No Chords

Call me, call me, call me...

About Lean On Me Chords by Al Green

Learn how to play Lean On Me by Al Green with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Lean On Me chords”, “Lean On Me guitar chords”, or “Al Green Lean On Me chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Lean On Me chords and for experienced players who want accurate Lean On Me lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, F, Em, G.

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