I Need Somebody To Lean On

(Pomus / Shuman)





I need somebody to lean on
I need somebody to tell my troubles to
No use denying, I'm close to cryin'
But what good, tell me what good would my crying do


I need somebody to help me
Help me forget all those worries on my mind
And when I'm lonely, if someone would only
Want to be sweet and kind


I need somebody, won't that somebody
Please, please listen to my plea
Need that somebody, won't that somebody
Come running to me


I need somebody to lean on
I'm tired of being unhappy and so blue
If she came I would hold her 'cause I need that shoulder
To lean on, yes I really do
I need somebody, and maybe that somebody is you
Mmmmmmm

INTRO: C DM C DM  

(You got to listen to the song to put the chords on the right place, is mainly a piano 
 so it's a bit difficult to put them on the exact place)

C             DM    C       DM   C
I need somebody to lean on
      DM           AM                 GM  C  F
I need somebody to tell my troubles to
        DM     FM       
No use denying, I'm close to cryin'
         D             D         G7                  EM C
But what good, tell me what good would my crying do

I need somebody to help me
Help me forget all those worries on my mind
And when I'm lonely, if someone would only
Want to be sweet and kind

C     GM        F          GM
I need somebody, won't that somebody
F      F        GM           F
Please, please listen to my plea
C      GM           F          GM
Need that somebody, won't that somebody
D#              G#
Come running to me

I need somebody to lean on
I'm tired of being unhappy and so blue
If she came I would hold her 'cause I really need that shoulder
GM                       A7   EM6 A7 D
To lean on, yes I really do
     AM                             FM      C            
Cause I need somebody, and that somebody is you
DM C DM C DM C DM FADE
Mmmmmmm