Standard (EADGBE)

(verse 1) (finger pick or strum verses)

You've seen bad times

Your eyes have told me so blue and bad times

You think that I don't know but there'll be glad times

Just you wait and see girl I'll be your sunrise if you

Lean on me

Now I imagine I could comfort you I'd forgotten

The things that you'd been through

But here's one thing on which we can agree

When you're ready darling you can lean on me

And the love I bring will grow into a lasting thing

It'll put your heart on wings and set you free

And as you rise high into the clearing sky

Maybe you will realize you can always

Lean on me said lean on me baby lean on me

Said just lean on me you can lean on me

All your heartaches are hidden deep inside

So there's no telling how many tears you've cried

And like the river told the weeping willow tree

I can hold your teardrops child just lean on me

Sweet love and care and girl I'll find the strength

I swear and when you need me I'll be there

If you let it be

Till my time is done till the longest race is run

Right on till the kingdom comes you can always

Lean on me—said lean on me baby lean on me

Yeah you can lean on me

You know that you can lean on me

This is a rather raw demo version that I find much more compelling than most

of the studio releases of the song. It's just Terry and his guitar. Same

arrangement, slightly different lyrics.

As always, corrections, comments welcome. All my own work.

Greg Brown