Lean On Me chords by
Kirk Franklin (Official Version)

1998Worship203 views

Key: F majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

Bb/F

Verse 1
F F 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
There's a man   (Oh, yeah)
F/A F/A 
 
Standing on the corner
G/B G/B 
 
Bbm6 Bbm6 
 
He has no home, he has    no food
F/A F/A 
 
Abdim7 Abdim7 
 
And his   blue skies are gone      (Yes, it is)
Gm7 Gm7 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Bbadd9 Bbadd9 
 
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
Can't you   hear  him crying    out
F F 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
And there's a girl
F/A F/A 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Searching for a father and a friend
Bbm6 Bbm6 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Abdim7 Abdim7 
 
Praying that the storm someday will end
Gm7 Gm7 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Bbadd9 Bbadd9 
 
G/B G/B 
 
But   instead of walkin' away
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
Open   up your heart and say

Chorus 1
F F 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
I  am here
F/A F/A 
 
Bbadd9 Bbadd9 
 
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
F F 
 
You   don't have to worry,    I      can see
Gm7 Gm7 
 
(I can see your tears) your tears
F/A F/A 
 
I'll be    there in a hurry
G/B G/B 
 
when you call  (Yes, I will)
Bbm6 Bbm6 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Friends are there to catch you
Abdim7 Abdim7 
 
when you fall
(Here's my shoulder)
Gm7 Gm7 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Bbadd9 Bbadd9 
 
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
Here's my shoulder, you       can lean   on me
F F 
 
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
F F 
 
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
(Hallelujah)

Verse 2
F F 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Oh, there's a child
F/A F/A 
 
G/B G/B 
 
who   is sick and begging to be free
Bbm6 Bbm6 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Abdim7 Abdim7 
 
But    there is no cure  for his disease
Gm7 Gm7 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Bbadd9 Bbadd9 
 
He looks up to    his mother
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
F F 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
As     she holds his hand
F/A F/A 
 
Prayin' that someday
G/B G/B 
 
Bbm6 Bbm6 
 
the sun   will shine again
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
And the pain   will end

Chorus 2
F F 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
I  am here  (I am here)
F/A F/A 
 
Bbadd9 Bbadd9 
 
You   don't have to worry,
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
F F 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
I      can see your tears
F/A F/A 
 
I'll be    there in a hurry
G/B G/B 
 
when you call
Bbm6 Bbm6 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Friends are there to catch you
Abdim7 Abdim7 
 
when you fall
Gm7 Gm7 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Bbadd9 Bbadd9 
 
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
Here's my shoulder, you       can lean   on me
F F 
 
(...lean on me, yeah)

Bridge 1

A/Db

Tell me how can I, how can I love Jesus

Dm/C

G/B

When I never seen His face

A/Db

Yeah, I see you're dying

G/B

Bb/C

And I turn and walk away

Verse 3
F F 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
So hold  my hand,
F/A F/A 
 
G/B G/B 
 
let me take you to a     friend of mine
Bbm6 Bbm6 
 
He's waiting just
F/A F/A 
 
Abdim7 Abdim7 
 
to ease  your troubled mind
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Yeah, yeah, He loves you more
F/A F/A 
 
than you'll ever know
Bbadd9 Bbadd9 
 
'Stead of walkin' away
G/B G/B 
 
Open  up
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
Open   up your heart and say
F/A F/A 
 
G/B G/B 
 

Chorus 3
C C 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
I  am here  (I am here)
C/E C/E 
 
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
You   don't have to worry,
F/G F/G 
 
C C 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
I     can see your tears
C/E C/E 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
I'll be    there in a hurry when you call
Fm6 Fm6 
 
C/E C/E 
 
Friends will be there to catch you   when,
Ebdim7 Ebdim7 
 
catch you when you fall,     ooh
Dm7 Dm7 
 
C/E C/E 
 
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
F/G F/G 
 
Here's my shoulder, you      can lean  on me
C C 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
(Oh   yeah, oh yeah)
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
C/E C/E 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
F/G F/G 
 
Here's   my shoulder, you   can lean  on me
C C 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
(Lean on me)
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
C/E C/E 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
F/G F/G 
 
Here's   my shoulder, you   can lean  on me
C C 
 
G/B G/B 
 
(You're my friend,
Am7 Am7 
 
G G 
 
but   you're also my brother)
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
C/E C/E 
 
Here's my shoulder,
Dm7 Dm7 
 
F/G F/G 
 
C C 
 
you could lean  on me

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsF Bb/F Gm7 F/A G/B...

Chords

F
Bb/F
Gm7
F/A
G/B
Bbm6
Abdim7
Bbadd9
Bb/C
C
A/Db
Dm
Dm/C
Dm7
C/E
Fadd9
F/G
D/F#
Fm6
Ebdim7
Am7
G

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Bb/F: 1-x-3-3-3-x
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
Bbm6: 6-x-5-6-6-x
Abdim7: 4-x-3-4-3-x
Bbadd9: 6-x-0-5-6-6
Bb/C: x-3-x-3-3-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
A/Db: x-4-2-2-5-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Dm/C: x-3-x-2-3-1
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
Fadd9: x-x-3-2-1-3
F/G: 3-x-3-2-1-x
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
Fm6: x-x-3-1-3-1
Ebdim7: x-x-1-2-1-2
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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This is the definitive original version of Lean On Me by Kirk Franklin, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Kirk Franklin.

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