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              I Need Somebody To Lean On – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Doc Pomus/Mort Shuman
From: “I Got Lucky” (1963)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
       E-A-D-G-B-e
Gm7    3-x-0-3-3-1
Fmaj7  1-x-2-2-1-0
C/Bb   x-1-2-0-1-0
D9     x-5-4-5-5-x
Fm6   (1-3)3-1-3-1
Bb7    x-1-3-1-3-1
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[Intro]
|  Cmaj7   Dm7| % |
[Verse]
  Cmaj7I   Dm7need somebody
  Cmaj7To lean Dm7on
  Cmaj7I   Dm7need somebody C7to
To Gm7tell my troubles C7to
  Fmaj7No use denying
  FmI'm close to cryin'
  D7But what good
Tell me G7what good would my crying do
[Verse]
  Cmaj7I   Dm7need somebody
  Cmaj7To help Dm7me
      Cmaj7  Dm7Help me forget all
  C7Those worries Gm7on my C7mind
  Fmaj7And when I'm lonely
  FmIf someone would only
        D7   Fm|              C    C7|
  Want to be sweet and kind
[Middle 8]
  FI Gm7need somebody
  FWon't that Gm7somebody
  FPlease, please, Gm7listen
FTo my plea
  Cmaj7Need that Dm7somebody
  Cmaj7Won't that Dm7somebody
              Eb|    G7|
 Come running to me
[Verse]
  Cmaj7I   Dm7need somebody
  Cmaj7To lean onDm7  
   Cmaj7I'm Dm7tired of being
UnC7happy and so blue
 Fmaj7If she came I would hold her
  Fm'cause I need that shoulder
[Outro]
 Cmaj7To lean onC/Bb, yes I A7really do
  D9I need somebody
                 Fm6      Bb7[  Cmaj7]
 And baby, that somebody is you
|  Cmaj7   Dm7| % |
(repeat and fade)

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I Need Somebody To Lean On

by Elvis Presley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

I Need Somebody To Lean On – Elvis Presley

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Written by: Doc Pomus/Mort Shuman

From: “I Got Lucky” (1963)

Tabbed by: maguri

Tuning: Standard

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

Gm7 3-x-0-3-3-1

Fmaj7 1-x-2-2-1-0

C/Bb x-1-2-0-1-0

D9 x-5-4-5-5-x

Fm6 (1-3)3-1-3-1

Bb7 x-1-3-1-3-1

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Intro]

Cmaj7 Dm7

| | % |

[Verse]

Cmaj7 Dm7

I need somebody

Cmaj7 Dm7

To lean on

Cmaj7 Dm7 C7

I need somebody to

Gm7 C7

To tell my troubles to

Fmaj7

No use denying

I'm close to cryin'

But what good

Tell me what good would my crying do

[Verse]

Cmaj7 Dm7

I need somebody

Cmaj7 Dm7

To help me

Cmaj7 Dm7

Help me forget all

C7 Gm7 C7

Those worries on my mind

Fmaj7

And when I'm lonely

If someone would only

D7 Fm C C7

| |

Want to be sweet and kind

[Middle 8]

F Gm7

I need somebody

F Gm7

Won't that somebody

F Gm7

Please, please, listen

To my plea

Cmaj7 Dm7

Need that somebody

Cmaj7 Dm7

Won't that somebody

Eb G7

| |

Come running to me

[Verse]

Cmaj7 Dm7

I need somebody

Cmaj7 Dm7

To lean on

Cmaj7 Dm7

I'm tired of being

Unhappy and so blue

Fmaj7

If she came I would hold her

'cause I need that shoulder

[Outro]

Cmaj7 C/Bb A7

To lean on, yes I really do

I need somebody

Fm6 Bb7 Cmaj7

[ ]

And baby, that somebody is you

Cmaj7 Dm7

| | % |

(repeat and fade)

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