A White Shade of Pale
by: Procol Harum((INTRO:)) [C-Em-Am-C-] [F-Am-Dm-F-] [G-Dm-Em-G-] [C-F-G-Gsus-G-] [C Em Am C] We skipped the light fandango [F Am Dm-F] Turn cartwheels cross the floor [G Dm Em G] I was feeling kind of seasick [C Em Am C] The crowd called out for more [F Am Dm F] The room was humming harder [G Dm Em-G] As the ceiling flew away [C Em Am C] When we called out for another drink [F Am Dm] The waiter brought a tray ((REFRAIN:)) [G C-Em Am-C] And so it was a lady [F Am Dm F] As the miller told his tale, [G Dm Em G] That her face at first just ghostly [ C F C Gsus-G] Turned a whiter shade of pale (Repeat Intro) [C-Em Am C] He said there is no reason [F Am Dm-F] And the truth is plain to see [G Dm Em G] That I wandered through my playin' cards [C Em Am-C] Would not let her be [F Am Dm F] One of sixteen vestal virgins [G Dm Em-G] Who were leaving for the coast [C Em Am G] And although my eyes were open [F Am Dm] They might just as well been closed. (Repeat Refrain & Intro) (Repeat Refrain while fading)