Lean On Me Bass Tab

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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)------------------------------------|