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A Whiter Shade Of Pale

by Procol Harum

Written by: Reid & Brooker

A WHITER SHADE OF PALE Reid & Brooker Procol Harum ||: F /// | Dm /// | Bb /// | Gm /// | C /// | Am / C7 / | F / Bb / | C / Bb C7 | F Dm Bb | / ~ ^We skipped^the^light^fan | dan^go oo oo oo | / and^turned cart^wheels^a^cross | | / ~ ^She said^there^is^no | rea^son nn nn nn | / and^the truth^is^plain^to | Gm7 C7 Am Gm C7 | the^floor rr rr rr | / I^was^feel ing kind=of | sea^sick kk kk kk | | s^ee ee ee ee | / But^I^wan dered thru=my | play^ing cards ss ss | F Dm Am Bb | / But^the crowd^called^out^for | mo oo re ee | / ~ ^The room^was^hum^ming | | / ~ ^And would^not^let^her | be ee ee ee | / One^of six^teen^ves^tal | Gm7 C7 Am C7 | har^der rr rr rr | / as^the^ceil ing flew=a | w^ay yy / / | | vir^gins ss ss ss | / who^were ^leav ing for=the | co^ast tt / / | F Dm Am Bb | / ~ When=we called^out^for^an | oth h^er drink kk | / ~ ^The wait^er^brought^a | | / ~ And=al though^my^eyes^were | oo o^o pen nn | / they^might just^as^well^been | Gm7 C7 F FM7 Dm Bb | ^tra yy ~ (And so it) | wa aa ss s^that | l^a ter rr rr | / As^the mil^ler^told^his | | ^clos ed ~ (And so it) | wa aa ss s^that | l^a ter rr rr | / As^the mil^ler^told^his | Gm7 C7 Am Gm7 | ta le ee ee | / That^her face^at^first^just | ghost^ly yy / turned^a | | ta le ee ee | / That^her face^at^first^just | ghost^ly yy / turned^a | F Bb F 1. | whi t=e^r / shade^of | p^a le ee / :|| F Bb F 2. | whi t=e^r / shade^of | p^a le ee / | | F /// | Dm /// | Bb /// | Gm /// | C /// | Am / C7 / | F / Bb / | C / Bb C7 | F / C7-4 / | F-4 / F / ||

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A Whiter Shade Of Pale is performed by Procol Harum and written by Reid & Brooker. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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