Whiter Shade of Pale Chords by The Box Tops
Tempo:
77.95 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Dm
Eb
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm] [Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm]
[F] [Eb] [Dm] [F]
[Bb] [Eb] [F]
[Bb] [A] We skipped the [Gm] life and [Bb] dangled, [Eb] [Dm] turned [Cm] cartwheels across the floor.
[Eb]
[F] [Ab] I was [Dm] feeling kind of [F] seasick.
[Bb] [A] The crowd [Gm] called out for more.
[Bb]
[Eb] The [Dm] room was [Cm] humming harder as [F] the ceiling [Dm] threw in.
[F]
[Bb] We called [Gm] out for [Bb] another [Eb] drink.
[Dm] The waiter [Cm] brought a tray.
[F] And [Bb] so it [Dm] [Gm] was that [Bb] later,
[Eb] [D] as the miller [Cm] told his tale,
[F]
[A] that her face was [Dm] burst as [F] ghostly, [Bb] turned to [Eb] water,
[Bb] she'd have [F] been hailed.
[Bb] [Dm] [G] [Bb]
[Eb] [Dm] [Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Eb] [Dm] [C]
[Bb] [Eb] [F] [Bb]
[Dm] She said, there [Gm] is no reason, [F]
[Eb] [D] no truth is [Cm] plain to see now.
[F] [A] But I wandered [Dm] through my flinged [F] cars,
[Bb] [Dm] would not [Gm] dare to be
[F]
[Eb] [Dm] one of sixteen [Cm] vestal [G] virgins
[F] [A] who were leaving [Dm] for the coast.
[F]
[Bb] And [Dm] although my [Gm] eyes were open,
[Eb] they might [Gm] just as well have been [Cm] closed.
[F] And so [Bb] it [Dm] was that [Gm] later, [Bb]
[Eb] [Gm] as the miller told [Cm] his tale,
[F]
that her face was burst [Dm] as ghostly, [F] turned [Bb] to [Eb] water,
[Bb] she'd have been hailed.
[Dm] [Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [F]
[Eb] [Dm] [C] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [F] And [Bb] so it [Dm] was that [Gm] later, [Bb] [Eb]
[Gm] as the miller told [Cm] his [Eb] tale,
[F]
that her face [Dm] was burst as [F] ghostly, [Bb] turned to [Eb] water,
[Bb] she'd have [F] been hailed.
[Bb] [Dm] [F] [Eb]
[Dm] [Cm] [F]
[Eb] [Dm] [C] [Bb]
[Eb] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm]
[F] [Eb] [Dm] [F]
[Bb] [Eb] [F]
[Bb] [A] We skipped the [Gm] life and [Bb] dangled, [Eb] [Dm] turned [Cm] cartwheels across the floor.
[Eb]
[F] [Ab] I was [Dm] feeling kind of [F] seasick.
[Bb] [A] The crowd [Gm] called out for more.
[Bb]
[Eb] The [Dm] room was [Cm] humming harder as [F] the ceiling [Dm] threw in.
[F]
[Bb] We called [Gm] out for [Bb] another [Eb] drink.
[Dm] The waiter [Cm] brought a tray.
[F] And [Bb] so it [Dm] [Gm] was that [Bb] later,
[Eb] [D] as the miller [Cm] told his tale,
[F]
[A] that her face was [Dm] burst as [F] ghostly, [Bb] turned to [Eb] water,
[Bb] she'd have [F] been hailed.
[Bb] [Dm] [G] [Bb]
[Eb] [Dm] [Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Eb] [Dm] [C]
[Bb] [Eb] [F] [Bb]
[Dm] She said, there [Gm] is no reason, [F]
[Eb] [D] no truth is [Cm] plain to see now.
[F] [A] But I wandered [Dm] through my flinged [F] cars,
[Bb] [Dm] would not [Gm] dare to be
[F]
[Eb] [Dm] one of sixteen [Cm] vestal [G] virgins
[F] [A] who were leaving [Dm] for the coast.
[F]
[Bb] And [Dm] although my [Gm] eyes were open,
[Eb] they might [Gm] just as well have been [Cm] closed.
[F] And so [Bb] it [Dm] was that [Gm] later, [Bb]
[Eb] [Gm] as the miller told [Cm] his tale,
[F]
that her face was burst [Dm] as ghostly, [F] turned [Bb] to [Eb] water,
[Bb] she'd have been hailed.
[Dm] [Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [F]
[Eb] [Dm] [C] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [F] And [Bb] so it [Dm] was that [Gm] later, [Bb] [Eb]
[Gm] as the miller told [Cm] his [Eb] tale,
[F]
that her face [Dm] was burst as [F] ghostly, [Bb] turned to [Eb] water,
[Bb] she'd have [F] been hailed.
[Bb] [Dm] [F] [Eb]
[Dm] [Cm] [F]
[Eb] [Dm] [C] [Bb]
[Eb] [F] [Bb]
Key:
Bb
F
Dm
Eb
Gm
Bb
F
Dm
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [A] We skipped the [Gm] life and [Bb] dangled, [Eb] _ _ [Dm] turned [Cm] cartwheels across the floor.
[Eb] _ _
[F] _ [Ab] I was [Dm] feeling kind of [F] seasick. _
[Bb] _ [A] The crowd [Gm] called out for more.
[Bb] _
[Eb] The _ [Dm] room was [Cm] humming harder as [F] _ _ the ceiling [Dm] threw in.
[F] _ _
[Bb] _ We called [Gm] out for [Bb] another [Eb] drink.
[Dm] The waiter [Cm] brought a tray.
[F] And [Bb] so it _ [Dm] _ [Gm] was that [Bb] later, _
[Eb] _ [D] as the miller [Cm] told his tale,
[F] _ _
_ [A] that her face was [Dm] burst as [F] ghostly, [Bb] turned to [Eb] water,
[Bb] she'd have [F] been hailed.
[Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Dm] She said, there [Gm] is no reason, [F] _ _
[Eb] _ [D] no truth is [Cm] plain to see now.
[F] _ [A] But I wandered [Dm] through my flinged [F] cars, _
[Bb] _ [Dm] would not [Gm] dare to be
_ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ [Dm] one of sixteen [Cm] vestal [G] virgins _
[F] _ [A] who were leaving [Dm] for the coast.
[F] _ _
[Bb] And [Dm] although my [Gm] eyes were open, _
[Eb] they might [Gm] just as well have been [Cm] closed.
[F] And so [Bb] it _ [Dm] was that [Gm] later, [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ [Gm] as the miller told [Cm] his tale,
[F] _
that her face was burst [Dm] as ghostly, [F] turned [Bb] to [Eb] water,
[Bb] she'd have been hailed.
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] And [Bb] so it _ [Dm] was that [Gm] later, [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
[Gm] as the miller told [Cm] his [Eb] tale,
_ [F]
that her face [Dm] was burst as [F] ghostly, [Bb] turned to [Eb] water,
[Bb] she'd have [F] been hailed.
[Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [A] We skipped the [Gm] life and [Bb] dangled, [Eb] _ _ [Dm] turned [Cm] cartwheels across the floor.
[Eb] _ _
[F] _ [Ab] I was [Dm] feeling kind of [F] seasick. _
[Bb] _ [A] The crowd [Gm] called out for more.
[Bb] _
[Eb] The _ [Dm] room was [Cm] humming harder as [F] _ _ the ceiling [Dm] threw in.
[F] _ _
[Bb] _ We called [Gm] out for [Bb] another [Eb] drink.
[Dm] The waiter [Cm] brought a tray.
[F] And [Bb] so it _ [Dm] _ [Gm] was that [Bb] later, _
[Eb] _ [D] as the miller [Cm] told his tale,
[F] _ _
_ [A] that her face was [Dm] burst as [F] ghostly, [Bb] turned to [Eb] water,
[Bb] she'd have [F] been hailed.
[Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Dm] She said, there [Gm] is no reason, [F] _ _
[Eb] _ [D] no truth is [Cm] plain to see now.
[F] _ [A] But I wandered [Dm] through my flinged [F] cars, _
[Bb] _ [Dm] would not [Gm] dare to be
_ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ [Dm] one of sixteen [Cm] vestal [G] virgins _
[F] _ [A] who were leaving [Dm] for the coast.
[F] _ _
[Bb] And [Dm] although my [Gm] eyes were open, _
[Eb] they might [Gm] just as well have been [Cm] closed.
[F] And so [Bb] it _ [Dm] was that [Gm] later, [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ [Gm] as the miller told [Cm] his tale,
[F] _
that her face was burst [Dm] as ghostly, [F] turned [Bb] to [Eb] water,
[Bb] she'd have been hailed.
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] And [Bb] so it _ [Dm] was that [Gm] later, [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
[Gm] as the miller told [Cm] his [Eb] tale,
_ [F]
that her face [Dm] was burst as [F] ghostly, [Bb] turned to [Eb] water,
[Bb] she'd have [F] been hailed.
[Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _