Lean on me (Ah-li-ayo) (UK 3, 1985)     (video)

 

    Gm - C - Gm - C

 

    Gm                   C                      Gm                        C

1. Are we happy, are we scared? Are we shouting, never heard?

     Gm                    C                     Gm                       C

    Are we running, running brave? Are we fighting, making waves ?

             F                                           C

    The first man he gets up, and he says: Well, can I have a say ?

                   Gm              C                   Gm                         C

    Singing men on fire pray for rain, who are madmen, who is sane ?

      F                                               C

    Ten men may get up, and they say : Well, can we have a say ?

       Gm                       C

    Have we lost the spoken word ?

 

                  F                                                       C 

From the very very young to the very very old, everybody now say aye,

                 F

from the center of the earth to the corners of the globe,

  C

everyone of you say aye !

Gm                                            - A7                                Dm

     Nobody better let me down,       Mother Earth on the other side.

 

                   Gm                  C                      Gm                       C

2. Sing on: Are we happy, are we scared, are we shouting, never heard ?

             F                                            C

    The first man he gets up, and he says: Well, can I have a say ?

      Gm                 C                      Gm                         C

    Cut of drama, power of sound, are we progress? Don‘t lose ground !

       F                                              C

    Ten men may get up, and they say : Well, can we have a say ?

     Gm                      C

    Are we fighting, making waves ?

 

                  F                                                       C 

From the very very young to the very very old, everybody now say aye!

                 F

from the center of the earth to the corners of the globe,

 C

everyone of you say aye !

Gm                                           - A7                           Dm                           Bb

    Nobody better let me down,      we will see on the other side, lean on me.

                  F                                                       C

From the very very young to the very very old, everybody now say aye !

                  F

From the center of the earth to the corners of the globe,

 C

everyone of you say aye !

Gm                                           - A7                                Dm   

    Nobody better let me down,       Mother Earth on the other side.

 

         Bb  - C

+  Ah ah.         +  Bb - C   - Bb - C

 

+  repeat last CHORUS

 

    Gm            C            Gm          C

+  Ah-li-ayo, ah-li-aye, ah-li-ayo, ah-li aye ! (2x) …

 

 

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