A Whiter Shade of Pale Chords by Procol Harum
- Key: C
- BPM: 74
- Capo: no capo
DOWNBEAT
A WHITER SHADE OF PALE CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] C Em Am C F Am Dm G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Em G7 C F G F C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Em Am C F We skipped the light fandango ■ ■ Am Dm7 F Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor ■ G Em G ■ I was feeling kinda seasick ■ C Em Am C ■ But the crowd called out for more F Am Dm Dm7 Dm ■ The room was humming harder ■ ■ G G7 Em G ■ As the ceiling flew away ■ [Chorus] C Em Am G F ■ When we called out for another drink ■ Am Dm7 The waiter brought a tray G7 C Em Am C And so it was that later ■ F Am Dm F ■ As the miller told his tale ■ G Em G ■ That her face at first just ghostly ■ C F C Turned a whiter ■ shade of pale [Solo] G7 C Em Am C F Am Dm ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G Em G C F G C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Em Am C She said There is no reason ■ F Am Dm7 ■ And the truth is plain to see G Em ■ But I wandered through my playing cards C Em Am C ■ And would not let her be ■ F Am Dm Dm7 Dm ■ One of sixteen vestal virgins ■ ■ G Em G ■ Who were leaving for the coast ■ [Chorus] C G Am C ■ And although my eyes were open F Am Dm7 ■ They might just as well have been closed G7 C Em Am G And so it was that later ■ ■ F Am Dm F ■ As the miller told his tale ■ G Em G7 ■ That her face at first just ghostly ■ C F C Turned a whiter ■ shade of pale [Outro] G7 C Em Am C F Am Dm7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ F G Em G C F G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ C Em Am C F Am And so ■ ■ ■ it was that later Dm7 G As the miller told his tale ■