A Whiter Shade of Pale Chords by Willie Nelson
Tempo:
72.8 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
C#m
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m] [F#m] [A]
[D] [F#m] [Bm]
[E] We [G#] [C#m]
[E] [A] [D] [E]
[A] [C#m] skipped the [F#m] life and angle, [A] [D] turned [C#m] cartwheels across the floor.
[Bm]
[D] [E] I was [D] feeling kind [C#m] of seasick, [E] [A] the [E] crowd called out for [F#m] more.
[E] [D] The roof [F#m] was humming [Bm] harder as [A] [E] [D] the ceiling [C#m] blew away.
[E] [A] When we called [C#m] out for [F#m] another drink, [E] [D] [F#m] the waitress [Bm] brought the tray.
[E] [A] So it was [F#m]
later, [A] [D] [C#m] as the mirror told [Bm] its tale, [D] [E] that face [C#m] at first so [E] ghostly,
[A] turned a [D] whiter [A] shade red.
[E] [A] [C#m] [F#m]
[A] [D] [F#m] [Bm]
[D] [E] [C#m]
[E] [A] [Bm] [E]
[A] [C#m] He said, [F#m] there is no reason [A] for [D] [C#m] the truest [Bm] plain to see.
[A] [E] But I wondered why [C#m] my playing cards [E] just [A] [G#m] would not [F#m] let her be.
[A] [D] [C#m] One of sixteen [Bm] vestal [D] virgins were [E] leaving [C#m] for the coast.
[E] [A] [C#m] Although both my [F#m] eyes were wide [E] open, [D] [C#] they might just as well [Bm] be [E] closed.
[A] So it [G#m] was [F#m] later, [A] [D] [A] as the mirror [Bm] told its tale, [D] [E] [D] that her face [C#m] at first so [B] ghostly,
[A] turned a [D] whiter [A] shade red.
[E] [A] [C#m] [F#m] [A] [D] [F#m] [Bm]
[D] [E] [C#m]
[E] [A] [D] [E]
[D] [F#m] [Bm]
[E] We [G#] [C#m]
[E] [A] [D] [E]
[A] [C#m] skipped the [F#m] life and angle, [A] [D] turned [C#m] cartwheels across the floor.
[Bm]
[D] [E] I was [D] feeling kind [C#m] of seasick, [E] [A] the [E] crowd called out for [F#m] more.
[E] [D] The roof [F#m] was humming [Bm] harder as [A] [E] [D] the ceiling [C#m] blew away.
[E] [A] When we called [C#m] out for [F#m] another drink, [E] [D] [F#m] the waitress [Bm] brought the tray.
[E] [A] So it was [F#m]
later, [A] [D] [C#m] as the mirror told [Bm] its tale, [D] [E] that face [C#m] at first so [E] ghostly,
[A] turned a [D] whiter [A] shade red.
[E] [A] [C#m] [F#m]
[A] [D] [F#m] [Bm]
[D] [E] [C#m]
[E] [A] [Bm] [E]
[A] [C#m] He said, [F#m] there is no reason [A] for [D] [C#m] the truest [Bm] plain to see.
[A] [E] But I wondered why [C#m] my playing cards [E] just [A] [G#m] would not [F#m] let her be.
[A] [D] [C#m] One of sixteen [Bm] vestal [D] virgins were [E] leaving [C#m] for the coast.
[E] [A] [C#m] Although both my [F#m] eyes were wide [E] open, [D] [C#] they might just as well [Bm] be [E] closed.
[A] So it [G#m] was [F#m] later, [A] [D] [A] as the mirror [Bm] told its tale, [D] [E] [D] that her face [C#m] at first so [B] ghostly,
[A] turned a [D] whiter [A] shade red.
[E] [A] [C#m] [F#m] [A] [D] [F#m] [Bm]
[D] [E] [C#m]
[E] [A] [D] [E]
Key:
A
E
D
C#m
F#m
A
E
D
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [E] We _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ [C#m] skipped the [F#m] life and angle, [A] _ _ [D] turned [C#m] cartwheels across the floor.
[Bm] _
_ [D] _ _ [E] I was [D] feeling kind [C#m] of seasick, _ [E] _ _ [A] the [E] crowd called out for [F#m] more.
_ [E] _ _ [D] The roof [F#m] was humming [Bm] harder as [A] _ _ [E] _ [D] the ceiling [C#m] blew away.
[E] _ _ [A] When we called [C#m] out for [F#m] another drink, [E] _ _ [D] _ [F#m] the waitress [Bm] brought the tray.
[E] _ [A] So it was _ [F#m]
later, [A] _ _ [D] _ [C#m] as the mirror told [Bm] its tale, [D] _ _ [E] _ that face [C#m] at first so [E] ghostly,
_ [A] turned a [D] whiter [A] shade red.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [C#m] He said, [F#m] there is no reason [A] for [D] _ [C#m] the truest [Bm] plain to see.
[A] _ _ [E] _ But I wondered why [C#m] my playing cards [E] just [A] _ [G#m] would not [F#m] let her be.
[A] _ _ [D] _ [C#m] One of sixteen [Bm] vestal [D] virgins were [E] _ _ leaving [C#m] for the coast.
[E] _ _ [A] _ [C#m] Although both my [F#m] eyes were wide [E] open, _ [D] _ [C#] they might just as well [Bm] be [E] closed.
[A] So it _ [G#m] was [F#m] later, _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] as the mirror [Bm] told its tale, [D] _ _ [E] _ [D] that her face [C#m] at first so [B] ghostly,
_ [A] turned a [D] whiter [A] shade red.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [E] We _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ [C#m] skipped the [F#m] life and angle, [A] _ _ [D] turned [C#m] cartwheels across the floor.
[Bm] _
_ [D] _ _ [E] I was [D] feeling kind [C#m] of seasick, _ [E] _ _ [A] the [E] crowd called out for [F#m] more.
_ [E] _ _ [D] The roof [F#m] was humming [Bm] harder as [A] _ _ [E] _ [D] the ceiling [C#m] blew away.
[E] _ _ [A] When we called [C#m] out for [F#m] another drink, [E] _ _ [D] _ [F#m] the waitress [Bm] brought the tray.
[E] _ [A] So it was _ [F#m]
later, [A] _ _ [D] _ [C#m] as the mirror told [Bm] its tale, [D] _ _ [E] _ that face [C#m] at first so [E] ghostly,
_ [A] turned a [D] whiter [A] shade red.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [C#m] He said, [F#m] there is no reason [A] for [D] _ [C#m] the truest [Bm] plain to see.
[A] _ _ [E] _ But I wondered why [C#m] my playing cards [E] just [A] _ [G#m] would not [F#m] let her be.
[A] _ _ [D] _ [C#m] One of sixteen [Bm] vestal [D] virgins were [E] _ _ leaving [C#m] for the coast.
[E] _ _ [A] _ [C#m] Although both my [F#m] eyes were wide [E] open, _ [D] _ [C#] they might just as well [Bm] be [E] closed.
[A] So it _ [G#m] was [F#m] later, _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] as the mirror [Bm] told its tale, [D] _ _ [E] _ [D] that her face [C#m] at first so [B] ghostly,
_ [A] turned a [D] whiter [A] shade red.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _