George Harrison originally performed the song with a solo acoustic guitar and an organ; a demo version, longer than the officially released version, can be heard
on the Anthology 3 album and in reworked form on the Love album. Eric Clapton, who was a good friend of George, played lead guitar
on the album version of the song with a Gibson Les Paul guitar. On The
Concert for Bangladesh, he performed it on a Gibson Super 400 hollowbody
guitar, and later acknowledged that a solid-body guitar would have been more
appropriate.
liryc:
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.
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July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
Those lines that …
Those lines that were cut from the final record are the best ones in the song.
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
This man was a true …
This man was a true humanitarian, with a realistic view of his place in the universe. Carry on, George Harrison!!
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
This man was a true …
This man was a true humanitarian, with a realistic view of his place in the universe. Carry on, George Harrison!!
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
So underrated…
…
So underrated…
he should be an influence..as songwriter and guitar player. Well he is my hero in guitar playing an beeing a great human…..he will always be missed :/
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
George was always …
George was always the quiet Beatle but one day someone asked them if there were any problems and there was a scilence ut then all of the sudden George says “Well yes, your ugly tie for one.” haaha RIP George…so talented and yet so underated…
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
has this version …
has this version been released on a cd?
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
The metal militia …
The metal militia will be attacking Justin Bieber’s video (justin bieber baby ft. ludacris) on the FOURTH OF JULY! Assemble all fans of good music in every genre! (Jazz, Metal, Classical, Classic Rock etc.) On said date leave a comment giving your thoughts on JB, close the comment with -MM. Copy and paste this comment to all the good band videos! (Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, led zeppelin, linkin park, classical composers, jazz composers etc.) Thumbs up this comment!
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
nice, from the …
nice, from the white album
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
just wonderful… …
just wonderful…simply wonderful
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
Great video! But …
Great video! But just for the record u have the wrong lyrics on the info tab.
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
@korkingkid
it’s …
@korkingkid
it’s just like the anthology version of all things must pass, but my favorite version of that song is the one he did at his last ever performance on a tv show in 97.
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
he IS amazing!!
he IS amazing!!
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
why did this …
why did this beatufil person have to die that way? they say that at the end he coulc’t even write hi name. RIP George
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
@korkingkid agreed, …
@korkingkid agreed, theres just a simple flowing beauty to this more stripped down version. i also like the Love version of this song with the strings added by George Martin, I think it suits it well. My favorite rendition of this song though would probably have to be the more famous version when it was performed at the Concert for George simply because of how amazing it was to have all those talented musician friends of George playing tribute to him with one of his greatest songs.
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
@renato113 send me …
@renato113 send me the vid if you do make it
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
@renato113 send me …
@renato113 send me the vid if you do make it
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
Ha canções assim, …
Ha canções assim, que se digerem devagar e e intemporais, em dias de multitasking…
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
SUCH A BEAUTIFULL …
SUCH A BEAUTIFULL MAN……
Bravo on this video its so wonderfully made!
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
this song i dont …
this song i dont now why makes me cry xD
but i love the song
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
A vintage song, a …
A vintage song, a classic 4ever!
(George was a very special musician, nobody can deny)
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
I gotta say… I …
I gotta say… I like this version MUCH more then the “famous” one, with the Electric guitar…. This version is much more… Flowing…. BEAUTIFUL. George his fantastic!! Such a beautiful singer!!!
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
actually if any of …
actually if any of you half beatles amatuer fans collected their bootlegs you would know george recorded another acoustic version of this demo before he made this studio demo.he recorded another one that can be heard on the esher tapes.
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
now i love George …
now i love George harrison but hes got some big teeth haha. with all respect that is
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
George Harrison was …
George Harrison was so underestimated as an artist, always being over shadowed by the others in “The Beatles”. Personally I feel that he was possibly the best of them. (No offense to Lennon or McCartney.) But George has a certain special something that none of the others had…
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
Can’t beleive …
Can’t beleive George Harrison needed to fight to put his songs on albums. Rip