Verse 1:

   4      4     -4    5     -5 

Sometimes in our lives

-5    5    -4      4 

We all have pain

 4    -4    5      5  -4  -4 

We all have so-or-row

4      4  -4   5     -5 

But if we are wise 

 -5      5      -4       4 

We know that there’s

 4   -4      5  -3  -4   4 

Always to-mo-o-rrow

Chorus:

 8    -8   7 

Lean on me

   8         8       -8   -8   7    -8   

When you’re not stro-o-ong

 7      7   -7    -6       6

And I’ll be your friend 

  7     -8    8    8  -8  -8  8  -8   7

I’ll help you carry   o-o-o-on

7    -8   8   -8  -8   7  -8

For it won’t be long

7      7     -7   -6     6

Till I’m gonna need 

8   -8   7   7  -7   -8   7

Somebody to lean on

Verse 2:

8   -8    7     8     8     -8     7    -8

Ple-e-ease, swallow your pri-de

7   -7   -6   6

If I have things 

 7     -8     8   8  -8 -8  8  -8   7

You need to bo-or-ro-o-o-ow

7   -8   8   -8   7   -8

For no one can fill 

7   -7   -6   6

All of the needs

 7     -8      8     -7  -8     7

That you won’t le-et show

Bridge:

 6    -6      7    7    6   -6    7 

You just call on me brother

  6      5      6    -6      7

When you need a hand

8   -8  7    8    8  -8   7    7   -7 -8   7

We a-ll need somebody to le-an   on

6    -6      7    7    6   -6    7

I just might have a problem 

  6      5      6    -6      7

That you’d understand

8   -8  7    8    8  -8   7    7   -7 -8   7

We a-ll need somebody to le-an   on

Repeat chorus

Repeat bridge

Repeat verse 2 (different lyrics, same melody with slight variations) 

Outro:

-4   4    4  (or:  -8   7   7)

Ca-all me [repeat]

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