Intro:
F Em7 Em7x Am
E-1---0-----0--------------------|
B--------3------3--1--3---1------|
G----------------------------3-2-|
D--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|
F Em7 Em7x C C
E-1---0-----0-------------0--1--0-----|
B--------3------3--1--3---------------|
G-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Em7 F Em7x Am7
E-1--3--0------1----------0-------|
B-----------1-----1---3------0--1-|
G---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|
C Em7 Em F G
Lean on me, I'll be there, when-ever you need.
C Em7 Em F
Some-one to share, in ev'ry pray-er,
G F Em7
in ev'ry dream, you've left some-where, 'til to-mor-row.
C Em7 D/xE
Will be just like it was when we were young.
F
'Cause to-night I'm gon-na take you where,
Em7 C
I've nev-er tak-en you, be-fore.
Em Em7x Em Em7x
Oooh oooh oooh oooh.
C Em7 Em F G
Lean on me, I'm ev'ry-where, where-ever you look.
C Em7 Em F
I'll be for-ever yours, the North-ern lights,
G F Em7
the South-ern Cross. I'll give to you, 'til to-mor-row.
C Em7 D/xE
Will be just like it was when we were young.
F
'Cause to-night I'm gon-na take you where,
Em7 C
I've nev-er tak-en you, be-fore.
Em Em7x Em Em7x C
Oooh oooh oooh oooh ooooh.
Em7 Em
If you're lone-ly you know where you can find me.
C D/xE
You know there's no es-cape when you are on your own.
Em7
And if you're wor-ried and you can see the
Em C
world slip through your fin-gers.
C Em7 Em
I'll reach out for you, in my hear-ar-art.
C Em7 Em D/xE
There's no more danc-ing in the dar-ar-ark.
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-13vvvvvv->(15)>13-12vvvvv-8-10>(12)>10-10vvvvvv-|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/moody_blues/lean_on_me_tab.html ]
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B-13-13-13-----------------------------------------------|
G----------14--14-14-14-12--12----12---------------------|
D------------------------------14----12>(14)>12-10vvvvvv-|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
E-15---------12-13-15------15-15>(17)>15-15--|
B------12----12-------13---------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|
Em7 F Em7
You're not a-lone to-mor-row.
E----------------------------------------------|
B------------13vvvv----------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
C Em7 D/xE
Will be just like it was when we were young.
E----------------------------------------------0-|
B--------------------------------------------3---|
G------------------------------------------2-----|
D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
F
'Cause to-night I'm gon'na take you where,
Em7 C
I've nev-er tak-en you, be-fore.
Em Em7x Em Em7x C Am(5th) G Am(5th)G C
Oooh oooh oooh oooh ooooh. Oooh oooh, oooh oooh ooooh.
Em7 F Am7 C
Will be just like it was when we were young.
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------13h15p13--------|
G-----------------------------------------------------12vvvv-|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
Em7 F Em7
To-night I'm gon-na take you where, I've nev-er tak-en you,
C Em Em7x Em Em7x C
be-fore. Oooh oooh Oooh oooh ooooh.
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------10-12>(13)===->(15)>13----------------------------|
G---------12------------------------12vvvvvv-------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
C Em7 F C
Will be just like it was when we were young.
Ummm
E--------------------------------------------|
B----------13-15>(17)========(17)>15-13vvvvv-|
G----12-14-----------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagrams:
F Em7 Em7x Em C Am Am(5th)
133211 022030 02203x 022000 032010 002210 577655
Am7 G D/xE
x02010 355433 x0023x
E,B,G,D,A,E = guitar strings, vvv = vibrato, h = hammer on,
p = pull off, ->( ) = bend to note in ( ) before playing,
>( )> = bend to note in ( ) and release, == = hold bend.
Tabbed from: Keys of the Kingdom CD. 1991