Whiter shade of pale (1967) (midi)

Intro.: C Em Am C F Am Dm F G G7 Em G C F G F G

C Em Am C F Am

1. We skipped a light fandango, and turned cartwheels

Dm F G G7 Em G

cross the floor, I was feeling kind of seasick,

C Em Am C F

but the crowd called out for more.

Am Dm F G G7 Em G

The room was humming harder, as the ceiling flew away,

C Em Am C F

when we called out for another drink,

Am Dm

the waiter brought a tray.

G7 C-Em Am C F Am Dm F

And so it was that later, as the miller told his tale,

G G7 Em G

that her face at first just ghostly

C F C (G) (not after last CHORUS)

turned a whiter shade of pale.

Instr.: C Em Am C F Am Dm F G G7 Em G C F G F G

C Em Am C F Am Dm

2. She said, there is no reason, and the truth is plain to see,

F G G7 Em G

but I wandered through my playing cards,

C Em Am C F Am Dm

and would not let her be, one of sixteen vestal virgins,

F G G7 Em G

who were leaving for the coast.

C Em Am C F

And although my eyes were open,

Am Dm

they might just have well been closed.

+ CHORUS + instr.: C Em Am C F Am Dm F

G G7 Em G C F G + CHORUS + F C

(Procul Harum)