While My Guitar Gently Weeps by Tom Petty, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Biography:

Thomas Earl Petty (20 October 1950 - 2 October 2017) was an American musician, singer, composer and songwriter best known for fronting Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Apart from the band, he released three solo albums: "Full Moon Fever" (1989), "Wildflowers" (1994) and "Highway Companion" (2006).

After working with his early bands The Sundowners, The Epics, and Mudcrutch (which also included future Heartbreakers members Mike Campbell and Benmont

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Alternatives for this artist

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)