A Whiter Shade Of Pale Uke tab by Procol Harum

14 Chords used in the song: B/B, C, Em/B, Am, C/G, F, F/E, Dm, Dm/C, G, G/F, Em, G7/D, G7

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Artist: 
Year:  1967
Difficulty: 
4.64
(Intermediate)
Key: C, AmChords
Intro.

4 b/b

C chordC Em/B chordEm/B Am chordAm C/G chordC/G F chordF F/E chordF/E Dm chordDm Dm/C chordDm/C G chordG G/F chordG/F Em chordEm G7/D chordG7/D C chordC F chordF G chordG

Verse 1 (same for Verse 2, verse 2 lyrics at bottom)

C chordC Em/B chordEm/B Am chordAm C/G chordC/G
We skipped the light fandango
F chordF F/E chordF/E Dm chordDm Dm/C chordDm/C
turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
G chordG G/F chordG/F Em chordEm G7/D chordG7/D
I was feeling kinda seasick
C chordC Em/B chordEm/B Am chordAm C/G chordC/G
but the crowd called out for more
F chordF F/E chordF/E Dm chordDm Dm/C chordDm/C
The room was humming harder
G chordG G/F chordG/F Em chordEm G7/D chordG7/D
as the ceiling flew away
C chordC Em/B chordEm/B Am chordAm C/G chordC/G
When we called out for another drink
F chordF F/E chordF/E Dm chordDm
the waiter brought a tray

Chorus

G chordG C chordC Em/B chordEm/B Am chordAm C/G chordC/G
And so it was,___ that later,____
F chordF F/E chordF/E Dm chordDm Dm/C chordDm/C
as the miller told his tale
G chordG G/F chordG/F Em chordEm G7/D chordG7/D
that her face, at first just ghostly,
C chordC F chordF C chordC G7 chordG7
turned a whiter shade of pale

Instrumental - Same as Intro

Verse 2

She said, 'There is no reason
and the truth is plain to see.'
But I wandered through my playing cards
and would not let her be
one of sixteen vestal virgins
who were leaving for the coast
and although my eyes were open
they might have just as well've been closed

Chorus

Instrumental 2 (same as intro)

Chorus

Uke tab by , 25 Feb 2009

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About this song: A Whiter Shade Of Pale

The track A Whiter Shade Of Pale was released on 12 May 1967 (UK, <span title="Unknown label" class="bbcode_unknown">Deram Records</span>). It entered the UK charts on 25 May 1967.
In two weeks, it had reached number one, where it stayed for six weeks. All in all, it stayed 15 weeks on the UK chart. A May 1972 re-release on Fly Records stayed in the UK charts for a total of 12 weeks, and reached number 13 as highest. In the US, it reached #5 and sold over 1,000,000 copies.
A live version of the track can be heard here A Whiter Shade Of Pale (Live) Chart positions:

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