Whiter Shade Of Pale Chords by Santana
- Key: C
- BPM: 74
- Capo: no capo
DOWNBEAT
WHITER SHADE OF PALE CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] C Am G F Am Dm7 F G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ F Em Dm7 F C F G C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Em Am We skipped the light fandango F Fmaj7 Dm7 F ■ Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor ■ G ■ I was feeling kinda seasick C But ■ the crowd called out for more F Dm F ■ The room was humming harder ■ G Em Cmaj7 ■ As the ceiling flew away ■ C Am F ■ When we called out for another drink ■ Dm The waiter brought a tray [Chorus] G7 C Em Am And so it was that later F C Dm F As ■ the miller told his tale ■ G G7 Dm Em ■ That her face at first just ghostly C F C Turned a whiter shade of pale [Inst] G7 C Em Am C F Dm7 F ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Solo] G F Em7 Dm7 C F G C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Em Am Am7 She said there is no reason ■ C F ■ And the truth is plain to see Dm Dm7 F G ■ ■ ■ ■ G7 C But I wandered through my playing cards ■ Em Am And would not let her be F Fmaj7 Dm Dm7 F ■ One of sixteen vestal virgins ■ ■ G Cmaj7 G ■ Who were leaving for the coast ■ C Am ■ And although my eyes were open F Fmaj7 Dm Dm7 ■ They might have just as well've been closed ■ C7 C G Am C And so it was that later ■ F C Dm F ■ As the miller told his tale ■ [Chorus] G G7 Em G ■ That her face at first just ghostly ■ C F C7 G7 Turned a whiter ■ shade of pale ■ C7 C Am C F So it was that later ■ ■ C Dm As the miller told his tale Dm7 F G G7 F Em G7 That ■ ■ her face at first just ghostly ■ C F C Turned a whiter ■ shade of pale [Solo] G C G7 Dm F C G F ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G7 C G F G7 C G F ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G C G F G C F7 C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Em F7 C F7 G C7 C Em ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Outro] G G7 G ■ ■ ■