{"id":16096,"date":"2023-07-31T21:43:24","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T21:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=16096"},"modified":"2025-09-23T01:30:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T01:30:11","slug":"while-my-guitar-gently-weeps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/while-my-guitar-gently-weeps\/","title":{"rendered":"While my Guitar Gently Weeps"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/code><\/span><\/p>\n

 \r\n[Intro]\r\n<\/span>Gm<\/span>      Em<\/span>    D#<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Gm<\/span> F<\/span> C<\/span> D<\/span>\r\n<\/span> \r\n[Verse 1]\r\n<\/span>  Gm<\/span>                       Em<\/span>               D#<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I look at you all, see the [Em] love there that's [D#] sleeping\r\n<\/span>Gm<\/span>            F<\/span>          C<\/span>                 D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>  While my guitar gently weeps  [Dtrr] \r\n<\/span>  Gm<\/span>                       Em<\/span>          D#<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I look at the floor, and I [Em] see it needs [D#] sweeping\r\n<\/span>Gm<\/span>            F<\/span>          A#<\/span>     D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>  Still my guitar gently weeps\r\n<\/span> \r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n<\/span>G<\/span>              Bm<\/span>  Em<\/span>        Bm<\/span>\r\n<\/span>  I don't know why [Em] nobody told you\r\n<\/span>Am<\/span>                   D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>  How to unfold your love\r\n<\/span>G<\/span>              Bm<\/span>  Em<\/span>            Bm<\/span>\r\n<\/span>  I don't know how [Em] someone controlled you\r\n<\/span>Am<\/span>                     D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>  They bought and sold [D] you\r\n<\/span> \r\n[Verse 2]\r\n<\/span>  Gm<\/span>                       Em<\/span>         D#<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I look at the world, and I [Em] notice it's [D#] turning\r\n<\/span>Gm<\/span>            F<\/span>          C<\/span>                 D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>  While my guitar gently weeps\r\n<\/span>     Gm<\/span>                    Em<\/span>       D#<\/span>\r\n<\/span>With every mistake we must [Em] surely be [D#] learning\r\n<\/span>Gm<\/span>            F<\/span>          A#<\/span>     D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>  Still my guitar gently weeps\r\n<\/span> \r\n[Intrumental]\r\n<\/span>Gm<\/span>      Em<\/span>    D#<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Gm<\/span> F<\/span> C<\/span> D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Gm<\/span>      Em<\/span>    D#<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Gm<\/span> F<\/span> A#<\/span> D<\/span>\r\n<\/span> \r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n<\/span>G<\/span>              Bm<\/span>  Em<\/span>            Bm<\/span>\r\n<\/span>  I don't know how [Em] you were diverted\r\n<\/span>Am<\/span>                   D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>  You were perverted too\r\n<\/span>G<\/span>              Bm<\/span>  Em<\/span>            Bm<\/span>\r\n<\/span>  I don't know how [Em] you were inverted\r\n<\/span>Am<\/span>               D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>  No one alerted you\r\n<\/span> \r\n[Verse 3]\r\n<\/span>  Gm<\/span>                       Em<\/span>               D#<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I look at you all, see the [Em] love there that's [D#] sleeping\r\n<\/span>Gm<\/span>            F<\/span>          C<\/span>                 D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>  While my guitar gently weeps\r\n<\/span>Gm<\/span>                     Em<\/span>          D#<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Look at you all...\r\n<\/span>Gm<\/span>            F<\/span>          A#<\/span>     D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>  Still my guitar gently weeps\r\n<\/span> \r\n[Outro]\r\n<\/span>Gm<\/span>      Em<\/span>    D#<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Gm<\/span> F<\/span> C<\/span> D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Gm<\/span>      Em<\/span>    D#<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Gm<\/span> F<\/span> A#<\/span> D<\/span>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nUKE WEEPS<\/span>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/span><\/pre>\n
I [Gm<\/em>]<\/strong> look at you [Gm7<\/em>]<\/strong> all, see the [C7<\/em>]<\/strong> love there that\u2019s [Eb<\/em>]<\/strong> sleeping,
\n[Gm<\/em>]<\/strong> While my old [F<\/em>]<\/strong> uke gently [C<\/em>]<\/strong> weeps [D<\/em>]<\/strong>
\nI [Gm<\/em>]<\/strong> look at the [Gm7<\/em>]<\/strong> floor and I [C7<\/em>]<\/strong> see it needs [Eb<\/em>]<\/strong> sweeping
\n[Gm<\/em>]<\/strong> Still my old [F<\/em>]<\/strong> uke gently [Bb<\/em>]<\/strong> weeps. [D7<\/em>]<\/strong><\/p>\n
[G<\/em>]<\/strong> I don\u2019t know [Bm<\/em>]<\/strong> why [Em<\/em>]<\/strong> nobody [G<\/em>]<\/strong> told you
\n[Am<\/em>]<\/strong> How to unfold your [D<\/em>]<\/strong> love
\n[G<\/em>]<\/strong> I don\u2019t know [Bm<\/em>]<\/strong> how [Em<\/em>]<\/strong> someone con-[G<\/em>]<\/strong>trolled you
\n[Am<\/em>]<\/strong> They bought and sold [D7<\/em>]<\/strong> you.<\/p>\n
I [Gm<\/em>]<\/strong> look at the [Gm7<\/em>]<\/strong> world and I [C7<\/em>]<\/strong> notice it\u2019s [Eb<\/em>]<\/strong> turning
\n[Gm<\/em>]<\/strong> While my old [F<\/em>]<\/strong> uke gently [C<\/em>]<\/strong> weeps [D<\/em>]<\/strong>
\nWith [Gm<\/em>]<\/strong> every mis [Gm7<\/em>]<\/strong> take we must [C7<\/em>]<\/strong> surely be [Eb<\/em>]<\/strong> learning
\n[Gm<\/em>]<\/strong> Still my old [F<\/em>]<\/strong> uke gently [Bb<\/em>]<\/strong> weeps. [D7<\/em>]<\/strong><\/p>\n
[G<\/em>]<\/strong> I don\u2019t know [Bm<\/em>]<\/strong> why [Em<\/em>]<\/strong> you were di-[G<\/em>]<\/strong>verted
\n[Am<\/em>]<\/strong> You were perverted [D<\/em>]<\/strong> too
\n[G<\/em>]<\/strong> I don\u2019t know [Bm<\/em>]<\/strong> how [Em<\/em>]<\/strong> you were in-[G<\/em>]<\/strong>verted
\n[Am<\/em>]<\/strong> No-one alerted [D7<\/em>]<\/strong> you.<\/p>\n
Alternate verse from LOVE version<\/h6>\n
I [Gm<\/em>]<\/strong> look from the [Gm7<\/em>]<\/strong> wings, at the [C7<\/em>]<\/strong> play you are [Eb<\/em>]<\/strong> staging
\n[Gm<\/em>]<\/strong> While my old [F<\/em>]<\/strong> uke gently [C<\/em>]<\/strong> weeps [D<\/em>]<\/strong>
\nAs [Gm<\/em>]<\/strong> I’m sitting [Gm7<\/em>]<\/strong> here, doing [C7<\/em>]<\/strong> nothing but [Eb<\/em>]<\/strong> aging
\n[Gm<\/em>]<\/strong> Still my old [F<\/em>]<\/strong> uke gently [Bb<\/em>]<\/strong> weeps. [D7<\/em>]<\/strong><\/p>\n
I [Gm<\/em>]<\/strong> look at you [Gm7<\/em>]<\/strong> all see the [C7<\/em>]<\/strong> love there that\u2019s [Eb<\/em>]<\/strong> sleeping,
\n[Gm<\/em>]<\/strong> While my old [F<\/em>]<\/strong> uke gently [C<\/em>]<\/strong> weeps [D<\/em>]<\/strong>
\n[Gm<\/em>]<\/strong> Look at you [Gm7<\/em>]<\/strong> all . . . [C7<\/em>]<\/strong> [Eb<\/em>]<\/strong>
\n[Gm<\/em>]<\/strong> Still my old [F<\/em>]<\/strong> uke gently [Bb<\/em>]<\/strong> weeps. [D7<\/em>]<\/strong><\/p>\n
[Gm<\/em>]<\/strong> Still my old [F<\/em>]<\/strong> uke gently [Bb<\/em>]<\/strong> weeps [D7<\/em>]<\/strong> [Gm<\/em>]<\/strong><\/p>\n
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[Intro] Gm Em D# Gm F C D [Verse 1] Gm Em D# I look at you all, see the [Em] love there that’s [D#] sleeping Gm F C D While my guitar gently weeps [Dtrr] Gm Em D# I look at the floor, and I [Em] see it needs … CLICK TO VIEW SONGWhile my Guitar Gently Weeps<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58,116,117],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beatles","category-live-baritone","category-live-piano"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16096\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}