A Whiter Shade of Pale Chords by Percy Sledge
Tempo:
150.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
F
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Am] [E]
[G] [C] [D] [Am]
[F]
[Dm] [G]
[F]
[Em] [G] [F]
[E] [Am] [Dm] [A]
[G] [Em] [G]
[G] [C] [D] [Am]
[F]
[Dm] [G]
[F]
[Em] [G] [F]
[E] [Am] [Dm] [A]
[G] [Em] [G]
100% ➙ 150BPM
G
C
F
Am
Em
G
C
F
[Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] We skipped a [E] light band-a-a-angle, _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [A] turning cartwheels across [F] the floor.
_ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ I was feeling kinda _ seasick _ _ [C] when _ _ _ _ [E] the crowd called out for [Am] _ more.
_ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _
[F] _ _ [Am] The room was humming [Dm] harder _ _ [F] as _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ the ceiling [Em] blew away.
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ And we [G] called out for another [Am] _ _ drink, _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ and [Am] the waiter brought a [Dm] tray.
_ _ _ [G] And so [C]
we _ watched [Em] the _ _ _
[Am] _ _ waiter [C] _ _ _
[F] as _ _ [C] the mirror told his [Dm] _ tale. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ That our faith [F] at first just _
[Em] _ ghostly, _ [G] _ for it was [C] a wider _ [F] _ shade of [C] pale.
_ _ _ [G] He _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] said, there's no reason, _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ and [A] the truth is plain [F] to see. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ That I wandered [Cm] through [G] my playing card, _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] would just not let [Am] her be.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] One of _ sixteen [Dm] Vestal Virgins _ _ who _
[G] _ _ _ are leaving now for the coast. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ And [Em] although my eyes [C] was wide open, _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ they might as just as well have [F] been closed.
_ [G] And so [C] we _ watched [Em] the waiter as [Am] she went along.
[C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Am] As the mirror told [Dm] his _ tale, _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ that our faith at first [Em] just _ ghostly,
[G] _ for it was just [C] a _ _ [F] wider shade of [C] _ pale.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] We skipped a [E] light band-a-a-angle, _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [A] turning cartwheels across [F] the floor.
_ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ I was feeling kinda _ seasick _ _ [C] when _ _ _ _ [E] the crowd called out for [Am] _ more.
_ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _
[F] _ _ [Am] The room was humming [Dm] harder _ _ [F] as _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ the ceiling [Em] blew away.
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ And we [G] called out for another [Am] _ _ drink, _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ and [Am] the waiter brought a [Dm] tray.
_ _ _ [G] And so [C]
we _ watched [Em] the _ _ _
[Am] _ _ waiter [C] _ _ _
[F] as _ _ [C] the mirror told his [Dm] _ tale. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ That our faith [F] at first just _
[Em] _ ghostly, _ [G] _ for it was [C] a wider _ [F] _ shade of [C] pale.
_ _ _ [G] He _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] said, there's no reason, _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ and [A] the truth is plain [F] to see. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ That I wandered [Cm] through [G] my playing card, _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] would just not let [Am] her be.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] One of _ sixteen [Dm] Vestal Virgins _ _ who _
[G] _ _ _ are leaving now for the coast. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ And [Em] although my eyes [C] was wide open, _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ they might as just as well have [F] been closed.
_ [G] And so [C] we _ watched [Em] the waiter as [Am] she went along.
[C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Am] As the mirror told [Dm] his _ tale, _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ that our faith at first [Em] just _ ghostly,
[G] _ for it was just [C] a _ _ [F] wider shade of [C] _ pale.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _