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Date: Sun, 1 Mar 1998 15:11:46 EST
From: Masp99
Subject: Tab: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Submitted by Phil Ogden ([email protected]). This is my impression of George
Harrison’s acoustical version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps found on The
Beatles Anthology 3 CD. I hope you enjoy it.
WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS GEORGE HARRISON
Intro
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1
—6—6———6—–6—6—————–6-5H6P5-
—8—–8——-8-8—8—–8—8—8-8—–8——-
—0-0—–0—0—–0—0—–0—0—–0—0——-
-0-0—————————————0-0——-
————-8———7———6——————-
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2 3 4 1 2
—5———6—–6-
-8-6-6—8—–8—8-
—7—7—0—–0-0-
—0—–0———0-
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Verses
I look at. .all see.. love. . . sleeping. . while .
I look at. .world . . notice. . turning . . while .
I look from.wings . . play. . . staging . . while .
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1
—6—6———6—–6—6—————–6-5H6P5-
—8—–8——-8-8—8—–8—8—8-8—–8——-
—0-0—–0—0—–0—0—–0—0—–0—0——-
-0-0—————————————0-0——-
————-8———7———6——————-
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guitar. .weeps
guitar. .weeps
guitar. .weeps
2 3 4 1 2 3 4
—5———6—–6-5—5-5-
-8-6-6—8—–8—8-7-7—–
—7—7—0—–0-0———
—0—–0———0-0——-
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I look at. .floor. . .see. . . .sweeping. . still . gui…
With . . mistake . . .surely . .learning. . still . gui…
As I’m . . .here . . .nothing. .aging . . . still . gui…
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2
—6—6———6—–6—6—————–6-5H6P5—
-7-8—–8——-8-8—8—–8—8—8-8—–8——-8-
—0-0—–0—0—–0—0—–0—0—–0—0———
-0-0—————————————0-0———
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(chords)
Dm Bb D -6-
…tar gently weeps after final verse play -8-
…tar gently weeps the following as a chord -0-
…tar gently weeps finishing bar then play -0-
ending -X-
-X-
ending
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3
—-6———6—————–6-5H6P5—
—-8———8———8——-8——-8-
–0—0—–0—0—–0—0—–0———
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8——-8-7——-7-6——-6————-
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4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2
5—–6-5—5—–6-5—5—–6—-6—–6
6-6—8—8-6-6—8—8-6-6—8——8—8 or Gm
7—7-0—–7—7-0—–7—7-0–0—–0-0
0—–0—–0—–0—–0—–0———-0
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(chords)
Em Bm Em Bm
I don’t know why nobody told you
Dm Am Dm
How to unfold your love
Em Bm Em Bm
I don’t know how someone controlled you
Dm Am Dm
They bought and sold you.
Em Bm Em Bm
I don’t know how you were diverted
Dm Am Dm
You were perverted too
Em Bm Em Bm
I don’t know how you were inverted
Dm Am Dm
No one alerted you.
Words
Intro
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
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 alerted you
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
