xSong: While My guitar Gently Weeps (Acoustic)
Artist: George Harrison
Transcribed by: Richard B.
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
e|-6-----6---------------6---------6-----6-------------------------|
B|-8---------8-----------8---8-----8-----8---8-----8-----8---8-----|
G|-0---0---0---0-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-------|
D|-0-----------------------------------------------------------0---|
A|-----------------8-----------8---7-----------7---6---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-6-------5*------5---------------6-----6---------6---------------|
B|-8-----------8---6-----6---------8---------8-----8---------------|
G|-0---0-----------5---------5-----0---0---0-------0---------------|
D|-0---------------3---3---3---3---0-----------0---0---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verses]
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-6-----6---------------6---------6-----6-------------------------|
B|-8---------8-----------8---8-----8---------8-----8-----8---8-----|
G|-0---0---0---0-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-------|
D|-0-----------------------------------------------------------0---|
A|-----------------8-----------8---7-----------7---6---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-6-------5*------5---------------8-----8---8-----5-----5---------|
B|-8-----------8---6-----6---------8---------------7---------7-----|
G|-0---0-----------5---------5-----9---------------6---6---6---6---|
D|-0---------------3---3---3---3---10----------0---4---------------|
A|---------------------------------10--10--10----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-6-----6---------------6---------6-----6-------------------------|
B|-8---------8-----------8---8-----8---------8-----8-----8---8-----|
G|-0---0---0---0-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-------|
D|-0-----------------------------------------------------------0---|
A|-----------------8-----------8---7-----------7---6---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-6-------5*------| For Verses 1 and 2, strum these chords...
B|-8-----------8---|
G|-0---0-----------| F (Dshape) Bb (Eshape) D (Ashape)
D|-0---------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
[Chorus]
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-5---------------6---------6-------5---5---5---5--|
B|-6-----6---------8---------8-------6---6---6---6--|
G|-5---------5-----0-----muted strumming------------|
D|-3---3---3---3---0-----------------------0--------|
A|-------------------------8-------7----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
[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
e|-6-----6-------6-------6---6---6-6-----6-------------------------|
B|-8---------8-----------8---8-----8-----8---8-----8-----8---8-----|
G|-0---0---0---0-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-------|
D|-0-------------------------------5-----------5---8-----------0---|
A|-----------------8-----------8---7-----------7---6---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-6-----5---------5-----5---------6-----5---------5-----5---------|
B|-8-----8-----8---6-----6---------8-----5-----8---6-----6---------|
G|-7-----------7p5-5---------------7-----------7p5-5---------------|
D|-5---------------5-----------7p5-5---------------5-----------7p5-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------repeat over and over and fade out...--|
