A Whiter Shade of Pale

Silvertone

by Procol Harum

Intro:

C	C/B	Am	Am/G	F	F/E	Dm	Dm/C

G	G7	Em	Dm	C	F	G	G7

C	C/B	Am	Am/G
We skipped the	light fan	dango

F	F/E	Dm	Dm/C
turned	cartwheels 'cross the	floor

G	G7	Em	Dm
I was	feeling kinda	seasick

C	C/B	Am	Am/G
but	the crowd called	out fo	r more

F	F/E	Dm	Dm/C
The r	oom was humming	harder

G	G7	Em	Dm
as the c	eiling flew	away

C	C/B	Am	Am/G
When we	called out for	another drink

F	F/E	Dm
the	waiter brought a	tray

F	F	G	C	C/B	Am	Am/G
And	so	we'll	wi	ld the	later

F	F/E	Dm	Dm/C
as the	miller told his	tale

G	G7	Em	Dm
that her f	ace, at fir	st just ghostly,

	C	F	C	G	G7
turned a	whiter	shade	of p	ale

Solo:

C	C/B	Am	Am/G	F	F/E	Dm	Dm/C

G	G7	Em	Dm	C	F	G	G7

C	C/B	Am	Am/G
She said, 'There	is no	reason

F	F/E	Dm	Dm/C
and the t	ruth is plain to	see.'

G	G7	Em	Dm
But I w	andered through my	playing card	s

C	C/B	Am	Am/G
and would	not let her	be

F	F/E	Dm	Dm/C
one of s	ixteen vestal	virgins

G	G7	Em	Dm
who were l	eaving for the	coast

C	C/B	Am	Am/G
and al	though my eyes were	open

F	F/E	Dm
they might have j	ust as well've been	closed

F	F	G	C	C/B	Am	Am/G
And	so	we'll	wi	ld the	later

F	F/E	Dm	Dm/C
as the m	iller told his	tale

G	G7	Em	Dm
that her f	ace, at first just	ghostly,

	C	F	C	G	G7
turned a	whiter	shade of	pal	e

Solo:

C	C/B	Am	Am/G	F	F/E	Dm	Dm/C

G	G7	Em	Dm	C	F	G	G7

F	F	G	C	C/B	Am	Am/G
And	so	we'll	wi	ld the	later

F	F/E	Dm	Dm/C
as the m	iller told his	tale

G	G7	Em	Dm
that her f	ace, at first just	ghostly,

	C	F	C	G	G7
turned a	whiter	shade of	pal	e

Outro:

	C	F	C
turned a	whiter	shade of	pale