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While My Guitar Gently Weeps

While My Guitar Gently Weeps was written by George Harrison, inspired by the words gently weeps found upon randomly opening a book, leading him to reflect on humanitys innate nature and his personal connection to the universe. The song contemplates universal love and human sorrow. Recorded by the Beatles, Harrison brought in Eric Clapton to play the lead guitar, which, he said, helped elevate the seriousness with which the band treated the song.

Key: A

Introduction:

                          Am                    Am/G         D9/F#  
  I look at you all,                    see the love there that's sleeping
  Am                         G                            D                 E  
  While my guitar gently weeps.
     Am                            Am/G         D9/F#  
  I look at the floor,              and I see it needs sweeping,
Am                            G                         D                      E  
  Still my guitar gently weeps.
                              C#m    F#m                 C#m                           
  I don't know why            nobody told you
Bm                         Bm7(5-)      E  
        How to unfold your love.
                              C#m    F#m                            C#m                              
  I don't know how            someone controlled you,
  Bm                                            Bm7(5-)         E  
          They bought and sold              you.
  Am                                              Am/G                            D9/F#  
  I look at the world and I notice it's turning,
  Am                         G                              D                      E  
  While my guitar gently weeps.
Am                                 Am/G                                    D9/F#  
  With every mistake,         we must surely be learning,
Am                            G                         C                      E  
  Still my guitar gently weeps.
                              C#m    F#m                            C#m              
  I don't know how         you were diverted,
  Bm                                 Bm7(5-)            E  
          You were perverted            too.
                              C#m    F#m                              C#m           
  I don't know how â?²            you were inverted,
  Bm                    Bm7(5-)                              E  
  No-one alerted you.
  Am                                                 Am/G                      D9/F#  
  I look at you all, see the love there that's sleeping,
  Am                                                 G                                                                 D                 E  
  While my guitar gently weeps.
  Am                                              Am/G                      D9/F#                    F  
  I look at you all
  Am                                            G                                            C                    E  
  Still my guitar gently weeps.

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