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Quinn Sullivan – While My Guitar Gently Weeps Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
Am  Am/G  D/F#  F
Am  G   D   E

[Verse 1]
Am            Am/G
I look at you all see the
D/F#              F
Love there that's sleeping
Am       G             D     E
While my guitar gently weeps
Am            Am/G
I look at the floor and I
D/F#         F
See it needs sweeping
Am       G             C     E
Still my guitar gently weeps

[Chorus]
A            C#m F#m    C#m
I don't know why nobody told you
Bm                 E
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

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[Verse 2]
Am            Am/G
I look at the world and I
D/F#        F
Notice it's turning
Am       G             D     E
While my guitar gently weeps
     Am       Am/G
With every mistake we must
D/F#      F
Surely be learning
Am       G             C      E
Still my guitar gently weeps  well

[Solo]
Am  Am/G  D/F#  F
Am  G   D   D
Am  Am/G  D/F#  F
Am  G   C   E

[Chorus 2]
A            C#m F#m      C#m
I don't know how you were diverted
Bm                 E
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

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[Verse 3]
Am            Am/G
I look at you all see the
D/F#              F
Love there that's sleeping
Am       G             D     E
While my guitar gently weeps
Am            Am/G   D/F#  F
I look at you all
Am       G                C   E
Still my guitar gently weeps

[Solo]
Am  Am/G  D/F#  F
Yeah  yeah  yeah  yeah
Am  G   D   D
Am  Am/G  D/F#  F
Am  G   C   E

How to play While My Guitar Gently Weeps: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for While My Guitar Gently Weeps by Quinn Sullivan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

While My Guitar Gently Weeps by Quinn Sullivan is built around A minor (no sharps or flats), with 12 chords in all: Am, Am/G, D/F#, F, G, D, E, C, A, C#m, F#m and Bm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – Am/G – D/F# – F (i – i – IV – VI in A minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: F, C#m, F#m and Bm are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.