While My guitar Gently Weeps (Acoustic) by George Harrison


NB: When you come across the asterix (*) on the second line,
play this:

1   2   3     4
--------5h6p5-----
------------------

I know it usually means a harmonic, but here it means a quick
hammeron followed by a pulloff (an upper mordent in musical
terms). I used the asterix to save space and to keep the beats
even on the page.

Everything else is as usual,
h meaning hammeron,
p meaning pulloff.

Also when you come to the end of the verse and the chorus, you
will come across something like this:  F (Dshape).

This means play an F Chord, but with a D Barre chord shape.
This is how it sounds in the song.

Em(Am) means exactly the same thing; play the Em Chord
with an Am Barre Chord shape.


Intro:
~~~~~~

 1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
-6-----6---------------6---------6-----6-------------------------
-8---------8-----------8---8-----8-----8---8-----8-----8---8-----
-0---0---0---0-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-------
-0-----------------------------------------------------------0---
-----------------8-----------8---7-----------7---6---------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

 1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
-6-------5*------5---------------6-----6---------6---------------
-8-----------8---6-----6---------8---------8-----8---------------
-0---0-----------5---------5-----0---0---0-------0---------------
-0---------------3---3---3---3---0-----------0---0---------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

Verses:
~~~~~~~

 1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
-6-----6---------------6---------6-----6-------------------------
-8---------8-----------8---8-----8---------8-----8-----8---8-----
-0---0---0---0-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-------
-0-----------------------------------------------------------0---
-----------------8-----------8---7-----------7---6---------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

 1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
-6-------5*------5---------------8-----8---8-----5-----5---------
-8-----------8---6-----6---------8---------------7---------7-----
-0---0-----------5---------5-----9---------------6---6---6---6---
-0---------------3---3---3---3---10----------0---4---------------
---------------------------------10--10--10----------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------


 1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
-6-----6---------------6---------6-----6-------------------------
-8---------8-----------8---8-----8---------8-----8-----8---8-----
-0---0---0---0-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-------
-0-----------------------------------------------------------0---
-----------------8-----------8---7-----------7---6---------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

 1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
-6-------5*------|      For Verses 1 and 2, strum these chords...
-8-----------8---|
-0---0-----------|  F (Dshape)     Bb (Eshape)     D (Ashape)
-0---------------|
-----------------|
-----------------|
                                        ...then go the the Chorus



                1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
              |-5---------------6---------6-------5---5---5---5--
 For verse 3  |-6-----6---------8---------8-------6---6---6---6--
  play this.. |-5---------5-----0-----muted strumming------------
              |-3---3---3---3---0-----------------------0--------
              |-------------------------8-------7----------------
              |--------------------------------------------------

                                        ...then go to the Ending:
                                                          ~~~~~~~

Chorus 1:
~~~~~~~~~

Em(Am)        Bm(Dm)  Em(Am)   Bm(Dm)
 I don't know why     nobody   told you

Dm(Am)              D(A)
 How to unfold your love

Em(Am)        Bm(Dm)  Em (Am)    Bm(Dm)
 I don't know how     someone controlled you

Dm(Am)                D(A)
 They bought and sold you.


Chorus 2:
~~~~~~~~~

Em(Am)        Bm(Dm)  Em(Am)     Bm(Dm)
 I don't know how     you were diverted

Dm(Am)              D(A)
 You were perverted too

Em(Bm)        Bm(Dm)  Em(Am)     Bm(Dm)
 I don't know how     you were inverted

Dm(Am)          D(A)
 No one elated you.


Lyrics:
~~~~~~~

Verse 1:
I look at you all see the love there that's sleeping
While my guitar gently weeps
I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping
Still my guitar gently weeps

I don't know why nobody told you
How to unfold your love
I don't know how someone controlled you
They bought and sold you

Verse 2:
I look at the world and I notice it's turning
While my guitar gently weeps
With every mistake we must surely be learning
Still my guitar gently weeps

I don't know how you were diverted
You were perverted too
I don't know how you were inverted
No one elated you

Verse 3:
I look from the wings at the play you are staging
While my guitar gently weeps
As I'm sitting here doing nothing but aging
Still my guitar gently weeps


Ending:
~~~~~~~

 1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
-6-----6-------6-------6---6---6-6-----6-------------------------
-8---------8-----------8---8-----8-----8---8-----8-----8---8-----
-0---0---0---0-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-------
-0-------------------------------5-----------5---8-----------0---
-----------------8-----------8---7-----------7---6---------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------


 1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
-6-----5---------5-----5---------6-----5---------5-----5---------
-8-----8-----8---6-----6---------8-----5-----8---6-----6---------
-7-----------7p5-5---------------7-----------7p5-5---------------
-5---------------5-----------7p5-5---------------5-----------7p5-
-----------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------repeat over and over and fade out...--