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:
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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:
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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:
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Chorus 1:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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...--
