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...") 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)------------------------------------|