Lean On Me Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays521

Lean On Me by Anne Murray is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, Em and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C                F 
Sometimes in our lives 

            C 
We all have pain 

            Em  G7 
We all have sor-row 

C             F 
But if we are wise 

             C               G7    C 
We know that there's  always tomor-row 

  
                           F 
Lean on me  when you're not strong 

                 C 
And I'll be your friend 

              Em    G7 
I'll help you carry on 

C               F 
For it won't be long 

               C 
'Til I'm gonna need 

         G7      C 
Somebody to lean on 

  
                    F 
Please swallow your pride 

          C 
If I have things 

            Em  G7 
You need to bor-row 

C              F 
For no one can fill 

              C 
Those of your needs 

          G7        C 
That you don't let  show 

  
                                    G7     C 
So just call on me brother when you need a hand 

                     G7      C 
We all need somebody to lean on 

                                 G7         C 
I just might have a problem that you'd understand 

                     G7      C 
We all need somebody to lean on 

  
                           F 
Lean on me  when you're not strong 

                 C 
And I'll be your friend 

              Em    G7 
I'll help you carry on 

C               F 
For it won't be long 

               C 
'Til I'm gonna need 

         G7      C 
Somebody to lean on 


                                    G7     C 
So just call on me brother when you need a hand 

                     G7      C 
We all need somebody to lean on 

                                 G7         C 
I just might have a problem that you'd understand 

                     G7      C 
We all need somebody to lean on 

  
F 
If there is a load 

            C 
You have to bear 

               Em  G7 
That you can't car-ry 

C                F 
I'm right up the road 

                C 
I'll share your load 

       G7        C 
If you just call me 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante