We skipped the light fandangoTurned cartwheels 'cross the floorI was feeling kinda seasickBut the crowd called out for moreThe room was humming harderAs the ceiling flew awayWhen we called out for another drinkAnd the waiter brought a trayAnd so it was that laterAs the miller told his taleThat her face, at first just ghostly,Turned a whiter shade of paleShe said, "There is no reasonAnd the truth is plain to see."But I wandered through my playing cardsAnd they would not let her beOne of sixteen vestal virginsWho were leaving for the coastAnd although my eyes were open wideThey might have just as well been closedAnd so it was that laterAs the miller told his taleThat her face, at first just ghostly,Turned a whiter shade of paleShe said, "I'm here on a shore leave,"Though we were miles at sea.I pointed out this detailAnd forced her to agree,Saying, "You must be the mermaidWho took King Neptune for a ride."And she smiled at me so sweetlyThat my anger straightway died.And so it was that laterAs the miller told his taleThat her face, at first just ghostly,Turned a whiter shade of paleIf music be the food of loveThen laughter is it's queenAnd likewise if behind is in frontThen dirt in truth is cleanMy mouth by then like cardboardSeemed to slip straight through my headSo we crash-dived straightway quicklyAnd attacked the ocean bedAnd so it was that laterAs the miller told his taleThat her face, at first just ghostly,Turned a whiter shade of paleA WHITER SHADE OF PALEKeith Reid and Gary Brooker (Procul Harum)(C) 1967Intro: (all notes in first position)C Am F Dm G Em G7 C F G F G7--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|------01|--------|0-----13|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|2-------|--------|0-------|0-0-----|--------|--------|2-------|20---02-|3-------|323---0-|0-------|-3---323|320--023|--023230|3-------|3-323--3|3-------|--------|--------|--------|---33---|23------|3-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|C AmWe skipped the light fandango -From uunet!mcsun!fuug!funic!polaris!jriitala Sat Jul 18 13:22:30 PDT 1992Article: 856 of alt.guitar.tabNewsgroups: alt.guitar.tabPath: nevada.edu!uunet!mcsun!fuug!funic!polaris!jriitalaSubject: Re: music : whiter shade of paleMessage-ID:Keywords: procal harumReply-To: jriitala@polaris.utu.fiOrganization: University of TurkuReferences:Date: Sat, 18 Jul 92 10:40:29 GMTLines: 35macon@gallifry.Berkeley.EDU (Glen Macon) writes:>Title: WHITER SHADE OF PALE (Procal Harum)Some corrections to the chords. I'm writing this from my head so these may bea bit off, too, but certainly closer. My chart says it's in C but I think Inever did actually check it, so I'll stay in G.> G F# Em DG D/F# Em Em7/D> We skipped the last fandango> C Bm Am GC G/B Am Am7/G> Turned cart-wheels `cross the floor> D C Bm AmD D7/C Bm7 D7/A> I was feeling kind of sea-sickand so on> D G F# Em DD13 G D/F# Em Em7/D> CHORUS: And so we watched, and lateras in the verse except for the ending which was OK:> G C G D> Turn a whiter shade of pale--------------------------------------------------------------------------------! Jari Riitala ! Kuusiharjunkatu 34 ! !! ! 20660 Littoinen ! 100 100 1 !! jriitala@utu.fi ! Finland ! !! JRIITALA@KONTU.UTU.FI ! ! - Neil Peart !! riitala@hcc.utu.fi ! phone: +358 21 442 371 ! !------------------------------------------------------------------------------Back to index / p / procol_har{eot}
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