While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Author: George Harrison; Lead vocal: George Harrison

I look at you all see the love there that's sleeping
While my guitar gently weeps.
I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping
Still my guitar gently weeps.

I don't know why nobody told you
How to unfold your love.
I don't know how someone controlled you
They bought and sold you.

I look at the world and I notice it's turning
While my guitar gently weeps.
With every mistake we must surely be learning
Still my guitar gently weeps.

I don't know how you were diverted
You were perverted too.
I don't know how you were inverted
No one alerted you.

I look at you all see the love there that's sleeping
While my guitar gently weeps.
Look at you all
Still my guitar gently weeps.

Credits

Recorded: July 25, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England, remade August 16, 1968 with overdubs September 3, 1968, and remade again September 5, 1968 with overdubs September 6, 1968
John Lennon - acoustic guitar, organ, harmony vocal
Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano, harmony vocal
George Harrison - double-tracked lead vocal, acoustic guitar, lead guitar
Ringo Starr - drums, castanets, tambourine
Eric Clapton - Gibson Les Paul lead guitar

This version of the song available on

UK albums
The Beatles (1968)
The Beatles 1967-1970 (1973)
US albums
The Beatles (1968)
The Beatles 1967-1970 (1973)

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