Prince – While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Guitar)

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Original version by The Beatles This is a live version from the 2004 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony for George Harrison (category: Performers) Played by an all-star band. Lead duties: Verses sung by Tom Petty Middle 8s and harmonies sung by Jeff Lynne Outro solo by Prince
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)