(intro)

F7M  C (x3) (finger pick or strum ) 

(verse 1) (finger pick or strum verses)
            F5
You've seen bad times
C5                                  F5
Your eyes have told me so blue and bad times
C5                                           F5
You think that I don't know but there'll be glad times
C5                               F5
Just you wait and see girl I'll be your sunrise if you
        C5
Lean on me
       F5   C5                          F5
Now I imagine  I could comfort you I'd forgotten 
     C5
The things that you'd  been through
           F5         C5
But here's one thing on which we can agree 
            F5                         C5
When you're ready darling you can lean on me

(strum chorus)  C5                              G5
And the love I bring will grow into a lasting thing
                          F5                C5
It'll put your heart on wings and set you free
           C5                           F5
And as you rise high into the clearing sky
                   F5
Maybe you will realize you can always
        C5                               G5
Lean on me said lean on me baby lean on me
                  F5                  C5
Said just lean on me you can lean on me

(verse2)         F5           C5
All your heartaches are hidden deep inside 
             F5          C5
So there's no  telling how many tears you've cried
             F5             C5
And like the river told the weeping willow tree 
      F5                                  C5
I can hold your teardrops child just lean on me

(chorus2)      C5
Sweet love and care and girl I'll find the strength
   G5                                   F5
I swear and when you need me I'll be there 
              C5
If you let it be 
                 C5                             G5
Till my time is done till the longest race is run
                           F5 
Right on till the kingdom comes you can always
        C5               C5               G5
Lean on me?said lean on me baby lean on me 
                     F5
Yeah you can lean on me 
                              C5
You know that you can lean on me