Biography:
Bill Withers (born July 4, 1938 in Slab Fork, West Virginia, died March 30, 2020 in Los Angeles, California) was an American singer-songwriter who performed and recorded from the late 1960s until the mid 1980s.
Bill's father died when he was thirteen. He joined the US Navy at seventeen, and stayed there for nine years, before he moved to Los Angeles in 1967. While in Los Angeles, he worked full-time in a Lockheed assembly plant in the day, recording demo tapes and performing in juke joints during the night.
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- Ain't No Sunchine
- Ain't No Sunshine
- Ain't No Sunshine (when She's Gone)
- Aint No Sunshine
- Just The Two Of Us
- Lean On Me
- Lovely Day
- Use Me
- Ain’t No Sunshine
- Grandmas Hands
- Harlem
- I Cant Write Left
- In My Heart
- Kissin My Love
- Let It Be
- Let Me In Your Life
- Make A Smile For Me
- Overload
- Ruby Lee
- Run For Cover
- Sweet Wanomi
- Tender Things
- World Keeps Going Around
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...LEAN ON ME... by Bill Withers
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*from 'Still Bill' (1972)*
[Intro]
C Dm Em F F Em Dm C C Dm Em Dm
C Dm Em F F Em Dm C C Dm Em G/B C
[Verse 1]
C Dm Em F
Sometimes in our lives,
F Em Dm C Dm Em Dm
We all have pain, we all have sor-row.
C Dm Em F
But, if we are wise,
F Em Dm C Dm Em G/B C
We know that there's, al-ways to-mor-row.
[Chorus 1]
C Dm Em F
Lean on me, when you're not strong,
F Em Dm C Dm Em Dm
And I'll be your friend; I'll help you carry on.
C Dm Em F F Em Dm C
For it won't be long, 'till I'm gon-na need,
Dm Em G/B C
Some-body to lean on.
[Verse 2]
C Dm Em F
Please, swal-low your pride,
F Em Dm C Dm Em Dm
If I have things, you need to bor-row.
C Dm Em F F Em Dm C
For, no one can fill, those of your needs,
Dm Em G/B C
That you don't let show.
[Bridge 1]
N.C.
So, just call on me brother, when you need a hand;
N.C.
We all need somebody, to lean on.
N.C.
I just might have a problem, that you'd understand;
G/B C
We all need somebody, to lean on.
[Chorus 2]
C Dm Em F
Lean on me, when you're not strong,
F Em Dm C Dm Em Dm
And I'll be your friend; I'll help you carry on.
C Dm Em F F Em Dm C
For it won't be long, 'till I'm gon-na need,
Dm Em G/B C
Some-body to lean on.
[Bridge 2]
N.C.
So, just call on me brother, when you need a hand;
N.C.
We all need somebody, to lean on.
N.C.
I just might have a problem, that you'd understand;
G/B C
We all need somebody, to lean on.
[Verse 3]
C Dm Em F F Em Dm C
If, there is a load, you have to bear,
Dm Em Dm
That you can't car-ry.
C Dm Em F F Em Dm C
I'm right up the road; I'll share your load,
Dm Em G/B C
If you just call me.
[Coda]
Dm C Dm
(Call me), if you need a friend,
Dm C
(Call me), call me,
Dm C Dm
(Call me), if you need a friend,
Dm C
(Call me), call me.
Dm C
(Call me), call me,
Dm C
(Call me), call me,
Dm C
(Call me), call me,
Dm C
(Call me), call me.
Dm C
(Call me), call me,
Dm C
(Call me), call me,
Dm C
(Call me).
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C Dm Em F G/B
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 xx0231 022000 133211 x20033
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ([email protected])
---------------.................
*from 'Still Bill' (1972)*
[Intro]
C Dm Em F F Em Dm C C Dm Em Dm
C Dm Em F F Em Dm C C Dm Em G/B C
[Verse 1]
C Dm Em F
Sometimes in our lives,
F Em Dm C Dm Em Dm
We all have pain, we all have sor-row.
C Dm Em F
But, if we are wise,
F Em Dm C Dm Em G/B C
We know that there's, al-ways to-mor-row.
[Chorus 1]
C Dm Em F
Lean on me, when you're not strong,
F Em Dm C Dm Em Dm
And I'll be your friend; I'll help you carry on.
C Dm Em F F Em Dm C
For it won't be long, 'till I'm gon-na need,
Dm Em G/B C
Some-body to lean on.
[Verse 2]
C Dm Em F
Please, swal-low your pride,
F Em Dm C Dm Em Dm
If I have things, you need to bor-row.
C Dm Em F F Em Dm C
For, no one can fill, those of your needs,
Dm Em G/B C
That you don't let show.
[Bridge 1]
N.C.
So, just call on me brother, when you need a hand;
N.C.
We all need somebody, to lean on.
N.C.
I just might have a problem, that you'd understand;
G/B C
We all need somebody, to lean on.
[Chorus 2]
C Dm Em F
Lean on me, when you're not strong,
F Em Dm C Dm Em Dm
And I'll be your friend; I'll help you carry on.
C Dm Em F F Em Dm C
For it won't be long, 'till I'm gon-na need,
Dm Em G/B C
Some-body to lean on.
[Bridge 2]
N.C.
So, just call on me brother, when you need a hand;
N.C.
We all need somebody, to lean on.
N.C.
I just might have a problem, that you'd understand;
G/B C
We all need somebody, to lean on.
[Verse 3]
C Dm Em F F Em Dm C
If, there is a load, you have to bear,
Dm Em Dm
That you can't car-ry.
C Dm Em F F Em Dm C
I'm right up the road; I'll share your load,
Dm Em G/B C
If you just call me.
[Coda]
Dm C Dm
(Call me), if you need a friend,
Dm C
(Call me), call me,
Dm C Dm
(Call me), if you need a friend,
Dm C
(Call me), call me.
Dm C
(Call me), call me,
Dm C
(Call me), call me,
Dm C
(Call me), call me,
Dm C
(Call me), call me.
Dm C
(Call me), call me,
Dm C
(Call me), call me,
Dm C
(Call me).
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
C Dm Em F G/B
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 xx0231 022000 133211 x20033
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ([email protected])
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