While My Guitar Gently Weeps Acoustic tab by The Beatles

Submitted by Phil Ogden (MASP99@AOL.COM).  This is my impression of George
Harrison's acoustical version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps found on The
Beatles Anthology 3 CD.  I hope you enjoy it.



WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS                            GEORGE HARRISON

Intro
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Verses
 I look at. .all see.. ...
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 guitar. .weeps
 guitar. .weeps
 guitar. .weeps
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 I look at. .floor. . .see. . . .sweeping. . still . gui...
 With . . mistake . . .surely . .learning. . still . gui...
 As I'm . . .here . . .nothing. .aging . . . still . gui...
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(chords)
 Dm         Bb    D                            -6-
...tar gently weeps     after final verse play   -8-
...tar gently weeps     the following as a chord -0-
...tar gently weeps     finishing bar then play  -0-
                      ending                   -X-
                                               -X-



ending

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(chords)
Em            Bm  Em     Bm
 I don't know ...

Dm                  Am   Dm
 How to unfold ...

Em            Bm  Em         Bm
 I don't know how ...

Dm                    Am   Dm
 They bought and ...


Em            Bm  Em         Bm
 I don't know ...

Dm                  Am  Dm
 You were ...

Em            Bm  Em         Bm
 I don't know ...

Dm              Am   Dm
 No one ...