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A Whiter Shade of Pale

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Joe Cocker

Version
studio
published by
inthisworld
Tone
A-
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Slide
A -> La
Video
[Capo on 2]
Chords
	 
[Intro]
G Em C Am D Bm D G C D
[Verse]
G Em C
We skipped the light fandango
Am D7
turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
D Bm D7 G
I was feeling kinda seasick
Em C
but the crowd called out for more
Am D7
The room was humming harder
D Bm D7 G
as the ceiling flew away
Em C
When we called out for another drink
Am
the waiter brought a tray
[Chorus]
D7 D D7 G D Em C
And so it was that later
Am D7
as the miller told his tale
D D7 Bm D
that her face, at first just ghostly,
G C G D7
turned a whiter shade of pale
[Verse]
G Em C
She said, There is no reason
Am D7
and the truth is plain to see.
D Bm D7 G
But I wandered through my playing cards
Em C
and would not let her be
Am D7
one of sixteen vestal virgins
D Bm D7 G
who were leaving for the coast
Em C
and although my eyes were open
Am
they might have just as well been closed
[Chorus]
D7 D D7 G D Em C
And so it was that later
Am D7
as the miller told his tale
D D7 Bm D
that her face, at first just ghostly,
G C G D7
turned a whiter shade of pale
[Instrumental]
G Em C Am D Bm D G C D
[Chorus]
D7 D D7 G D Em C
And so it was that later
Am D7
as the miller told his tale
D D7 Bm D
that her face, at first just ghostly,
G C G D7
turned a whiter shade of pale
[Outro]
G Em C Am D Bm D G C D