Lean On Me
Terry CallierVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
(verse 1) (finger pick or strum verses)
You've seen bad times
Your eyes have told me so blue and bad times
You think that I don't know but there'll be glad times
Just you wait and see girl I'll be your sunrise if you
Lean on me
Now I imagine I could comfort you I'd forgotten
The things that you'd been through
But here's one thing on which we can agree
When you're ready darling you can lean on me
And the love I bring will grow into a lasting thing
It'll put your heart on wings and set you free
And as you rise high into the clearing sky
Maybe you will realize you can always
Lean on me said lean on me baby lean on me
Said just lean on me you can lean on me
All your heartaches are hidden deep inside
So there's no telling how many tears you've cried
And like the river told the weeping willow tree
I can hold your teardrops child just lean on me
Sweet love and care and girl I'll find the strength
I swear and when you need me I'll be there
If you let it be
Till my time is done till the longest race is run
Right on till the kingdom comes you can always
Lean on mesaid lean on me baby lean on me
Yeah you can lean on me
You know that you can lean on me
This is a rather raw demo version that I find much more compelling than most
of the studio releases of the song. It's just Terry and his guitar. Same
arrangement, slightly different lyrics.
As always, corrections, comments welcome. All my own work.
Greg Brown
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Readable chord sheet for Lean On Me by Terry Callier
[Fmaj7] [C] (verse 1) (finger pick or strum verses) You've seen [Fmaj7]bad times [C]Your eyes have told me so blue and [Fmaj7]bad times [C]You think that I don't know but there'll be [Fmaj7]glad times [C]Just you wait and see girl I'll [Fmaj7]be your sunrise if you Lean on [C]me Now I i[Fmaj7]magine [C]I could comfort you I'd for[Fmaj7]gotten The t[C]hings that you'd been through But here's [Fmaj7]one thing on w[C]hich we can agree When you're [Fmaj7]ready darling you can lean on [C]me And the love I b[C]ring will grow into a lasting t[G]hing It'll put your heart on wi[F]ngs and set you f[C]ree And as you [C]rise high into the clearing [F]sky Maybe you will real[F]ize you can always Lean on [C]me said lean on me baby lean on [G]me Said just lean on [F]me you can lean on [C]me All your heartach[Fmaj7]es are hidden de[C]ep inside So there's no[Fmaj7] telling how m[C]any tears you've cried And like the [Fmaj7]river told the wee[C]ping willow tree I can [Fmaj7]hold your teardrops child just lean on [C]me Sweet love and [C]care and girl I'll find the strength I s[G]wear and when you need me I'll be th[F]ere If you let it [C]be Till my time is d[C]one till the longest race is r[G]un Right on till the kingdom c[F]omes you can always Lean on [C]mesaid lean on [C]me baby lean on [G]me Yeah you can lean on [F]me You know that you can lean on [C]me This is a rather raw demo version that I find much more compelling than most of the studio releases of the song. It's just Terry and his guitar. Same arrangement, slightly different lyrics. As always, corrections, comments welcome. All my own work. Greg Brown