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I Need Somebody To Lean On

(Doc Pomus / Mort Shuman)


Copyright R & H Music Corp.


Soundtrack recording for MGM - Viva Las Vegas - July 9-11, August 30 and september 13, 1963 - Radio Recorders - Hollywood

 July 9, 7 pm-12 am, 1-4:15 am

Studio matrix: 2005-20 - RCA matrix: RPA3 0386-20
May 1964 EP RCA EPA-4382 Viva Las Vegas
October 1971 LP RCA Camdem CAL-2533 I Got Lucky
Outtakes:
Take 8: July 4, 1999 CD FTD 74321 67677-2 Out In Hollywood





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