Jeff Lynne

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Jeff Lynne


Tom: Am

Am/G  3-x-2-2-1-0
Am/F# 2-x-2-2-1-0
Fmaj7 1-x-2-2-1-0 (= Am/F)



[Intro]
| Am | Am/G | Am/F# | F | 
| Am | G | D | E |


[Verse]
  Am           Am/G       Am/F#            Fmaj7
I look at you all see the love there that's sleeping
Am           G          D      E
 While my guitar gently weeps
  Am          Am/G        Am/F#        Fmaj7
I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping
Am          G           C   E
 Still my guitar gently wee-eeps


[Middle 8]
A             C#m  F#m     C#m       Bm                  E
 I don't know why    nobody told you  how to unfold your love
A             C#m  F#m         C#m
 I don't know how   someone controlled you
Bm                     E
  They bought and sold you


[Verse]
  Am           Am/G       Am/F#       Fmaj7
I look at the world and I notice it's turning
Am           G          D     E
 While my guitar gently weeps
     Am       Am/G         Am/F#     Fmaj7
With every mistake we must surely be learning
Am          G           C   E
 Still my guitar gently wee-eeps


[Solo]
| Am | Am/G | Am/F# | F | 
| Am | G | D | E |
| Am | Am/G | Am/F# | F | 
| Am | G | C | E |


[Middle 8]
A             C#m   F#m         C#m     Bm                  E
 I don't know why    you were diverted,  you were perverted too 
A             C#m  F#m         C#m
 I don't know how   you were inverted
Bm               E
  No one alerted you


[Verse]
  Am          Am/G        Am/F#             Fmaj7
I look at you all see the love there that's sleeping
Am           G          D     E
 While my guitar gently weeps
Am           Am/G  Am/F#   Fmaj7
 Look at you all ...
Am          G           C  E
 Still my guitar gently weeps


[Outro] repeat 4 times
| Am | Am/G | Am/F# | Fmaj7 | 
| Am | G | D | E |

Am           Am/G     Am/F#    Fmaj7
 Look at you all ...
Am          G           C   E
 Still my guitar gently wee-eeps


[Coda]
| Am | Am/G | Am/F# | Fmaj7 | 
| Am | G | D | E |

Am           Am/G     Am/F#    Fmaj7
 Look at you all ... 
Am          G           C   E       Am7
 Still my guitar gently wee-eeps
                       (ritardando)