Bill Withers - "Lean On Me"
Tabs for bass guitar
Verse One ("Sometimes in our lives...")
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2-3--3-2-0------------2---0-----------2-3---3-2-0-----------------|
A|3---3-0------------3---3--------------3---3-0-------------3---3----------3|
E|------------------------0-1-3-------3---------------------------0-1-3-3---|
Chorus ("Lean on me...")
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------0-2-3---3-2-0-------------2-------------0-2-3---3-2-0----------|
A|--0-3---3---------------3----3--------------3---3---------------3--------|
E|3-----------------------------0-1-3-----3-3------------------------------|
Chorus (cont.)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3----------3-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-1-3-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse Two ("Please, swallow your pride...")
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------2-3---3-2-0------------2---0-----------2-3---3-2-0------------|
A|----3---3-0-------------3---3---------------3---3-0-------------3---------|
E|1-3--------------------------0-1-3--------3-------------------------------|
Verse Two (cont.)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3----------3-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-1-2-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge (first three measures) ("You just call on me brother...")
G|----------------16-17-(quickly slide or bend this)-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge (fourth measure) ("We all need...")
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G|-------------------------------2-0----------(quick fill right------------|
D|-----------------------------------2-0---------before 2nd chorus)--------|
A|--0-3--------------------3-------------0---3-----------------------------|
E|3--------------0-1-2-3-------------------3-------------------------------|
Chorus Two ("Lean on me...")
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2-3---3-2-0-----------2---0-------------2-3---3-2-0---------------|
A|3---3-0-------------3--3----------------3---3-0-------------3-------------|
E|------------------------0-1-3--------3------------------------------------|
Chorus Two (cont.)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3----------3-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-1-2-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge (first three measures) "You just call on me brother...")
G|----------------16-17-(quickly slide or bend this)-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge (fourth measure) ("We all need...")
G|-------------------------------2-0----------(quick fill right------------|
D|-----------------------------------2-0---------before 3rd verse)---------|
A|--0-3--------------------3-------------0---3-----------------------------|
E|3--------------0-1-2-3-------------------3-------------------------------|
Verse Three ("If there is a load...")
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2-3---3-2-0-----------2---0-------------2-3---3-2-0---------------|
A|3---3-0-------------3-------------------3---3-0-------------3-------------|
E|------------------------0-1-3--------3------------------------------------|
Verse Three (cont.) ("If you'll just call me...")
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3----------3-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-1-3-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro ("Call me...")
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-3---3----(repeat, softer and softer----------------------------------|
E|3-------------- w/ slight variations)------------------------------------|
