Friends
By: KB
Transpose:
[INTRO]
F# C#/E#
Lean on me when you're not strong
D#m C#
And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on
F# C#/E# D#m C#
For it won't be long 'til I'm gonna need somebody to lean on
[CHORUS 1]
D#m
Thou shall love thy crew
F# A#m
That's my twin, I call that double you, you, yeah
G#sus D#m F#
They win, I win, fall out, we won't do, uh
D#m G#sus
All the ones that didn't leave, no them, no me
D#m
How I lean, yeah, thou shalt love thy crew, uh, aye
F# A#m
If I got it, then the homies got it, too, ooh, aye
G#sus D#m
If they come for me, they come after you
F# A#m
Ones who loyal to the grave walk with you through Heaven's gate
G#sus
Thou shall, thou shall, thou shall love thy crew
[TURN]
D#m F#
Lean on me when you're not strong
A#m G#sus
And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on
D#m F# A#m G#
For it won't be long 'til I'm gonna need somebody to lean on
[VERSE 1]
D#m F#
Everybody needs somebody, somebody to lean on
A#m G#sus
You tell me where you are falling, or when we turnin' up
D#m F#
Family is not alone, hold up in each other's arms
A#m G#sus
I'll go off in the night as long as I got my dogs
[VERSE 2]
D#m
Got a squad full of rich men, yeah
F#
And we ain't need a wrist with Richard, yeah
A#m
We was all rich with a Nixon, yeah
G#sus
And everything we do is presidential
D#m
Money buy yes men, it can't buy friendship, yeah
F#
The ones that will go with you the distance, yeah
A#m
And'll tell you to your face when you trippin', yeah
G#sus
Go behind you back to defend you
N.C. D#m
And if we all fail, then we fail with our kinsmen
F#
Too nice with the penship
A#m
Do they write your wins on their wishlist?
G#sus
Or do they write your sins for remembrance?
D#m
Or do they right your sins with redemption?
F#
If I bleed, it's a privilege
A#m
Yeah, grace to the ones that are still here
G#sus
To the ones who chose to forgive us, yeah
[CHORUS 2]
D#m
Please God, bless my crew, uh, uh
F# A#m
That's my twin, I call that double you, you, yeah
G#sus D#m F#
They win, I win, fall out, we won't do, uh
D#m G#sus
All the ones that didn't leave, no them, no me
D#m
How I lean, yeah, thou shalt love thy crew, uh, aye
F# A#m
If I got it, then the homies got it, too, ooh, aye
G#sus D#m
If they come for me, they come after you
F# A#m
Ones who loyal to the grave walk with you through Heaven's gate
G#sus
Thou shall, thou shall, thou shall love thy
[VERSE 3]
D#m F#
Whole team in the city tonight, and we light it up
A#m
It's a family affair, got my brothers on side of me
G#
Angels that guided me take me up
D#m
It's so rare when you really find real love and it's genuine
F#
Not just a crew in college chasing Benjamins
A#m G#sus
Trust me, it's more to life, it’s a war, hope you ready to fight
D#m F#
And I'll fight for you if you lean on me
A#m G#sus
My brother, my sister, my mother, my lover, my other
D#m
My if you need me, then just know I'm here for you
F#
You don't have to bear it, you don't have to worry
A#m G#sus
You can lean on me, you can lean on me
[CHORUS 3]
D#m
Thou shall love thy crew
F# A#m
If I got it, then the homies got it, too, ooh, aye
G#sus D#m
If they come for me, they come after you
F#
The ones who loyal to the grave
A#m
Walk with you through Heaven's gate
G#sus
Thou shall, thou shall, thou shall love thy crew
[OUTRO]
F# C#/E#
Lean on me when you're not strong
D#m C#
And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on
F# C#/E# D#m C#
For it won't be long 'til I'm gonna need somebody to lean on
Resources
Songwriters: Bill Withers, Chris Mackey, Jacob Cardec, Joseph Prielozny, Kevin Elijah Burgess, Ty Brasel, William Reeves
CCLI#: -
Recommended Key: Db
Tempo/BPM: 60