A Whiter Shade Of Pale

[C] [F] [Dm] [G] [Em] [C] [F] [G] [C]

 

1. [C]We skipped the light fan-[Am]dango

[F]Turned [Am]cartwheels 'cross the [Dm]floor

[G]I was feeling kind of [Em]seasick

[C]The [Em]crowd called out for [Am]more

 

[F]And the [Am]room was hummin' [Dm]harder

[G]As the ceiling flew [Em]away

[C]And when we [Em]called outfor a-[Am]nother drink

[F]But the [Am]waiter brought a [Dm]tray.

 

Chorus: [G]And so it [C]was [Am]later

[F]As the [Am]miller told his [Dm]tale

[G]That her face at first just [Em]ghostly

Turned a [C]whiter [F]shade of [C]pale [G] [C]

 

2. [C]She said: "There is no [Am]reason

[F]And the [Am]truth is plain to [Dm]see"

[G]But I wander through my [Em]playin' cards

[C]Would [Em]not let her [Am]be

 

[F]One of the [Am]sixteen vestal [Dm]virgins

[G]Who were leaving for the [Em]coast

[C]And al-[Em]though my eyes [Am]were open

[F]They might [Am]just as well been [Dm]closed