Chords for A whiter shade of pale - video of the Hammond organ track as I learned by ear
Tempo:
74.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Am
Em
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[Em] [Am] [C]
[F] [Am] [Dm]
[G] [Gm] [Em] [C]
[F] [G] We
[C] [Em] skipped the light [Am] fandango, [C]
[F] [Am] turn cartwheels cropped [Dm] the floor.
[G] I was feeling [Em] kinda seasick,
[C] [Em] the crowd called [Am] out for [C] more.
[F] [Am] The room was humming [Dm] harder as
[G] the ceiling [Em] flew away.
[C] [Bm] Then we called out [Am] for more [E]
[F] trees, [Am] the wager brought [Dm] your tray.
[G] And so [C] it was [Em] [Am] that [C] later,
[F] [Am] as the miller [Dm] told his [F] tale,
[G] that [Gm] her face [Em] at first just ghostly [C] turned a [F] whiter [C] shade of [G] pale.
[C] [Em] [Am] [C]
[F] [Am] [Dm]
[G] [Em]
[C] [F] [G]
[C] [Em] She said I'm [Am] home on shore [C] leave,
[F] [C] though in truth [Dm] we were at sea.
[F]
[G] So I took her [Em] by the looking glass
[C] and forced her [Am] to agree,
[C]
[F] [Em] saying you must be [Dm] the mermaid [F] who
[G] took Neptune [Em] for a ride.
[C] But [Em] she smiled at [Am] me so sadly, [C]
[F] that [Am] my anger [Dm] straightway died.
[G] And so [C] it [Em] [Am] was that later, [C]
[F] [Am] as the miller [Dm] told his tale,
[G] [Gm] that her face at [Em] first just ghostly [C] turned a whiter [F] [C] shade of pale.
She [Bm] [Am] [C]
[F] [Am] [Dm]
[G] [Em]
[C] [F] [G] [C]
[Bm] said there is [Am] no reason, [C]
[F] and [Em] the truth is plain to [Dm] see,
[G]
that [Gm] I wandered through my [Em] playing cards, [C]
it [Bm] would not let her [Am] be.
[F]
One of [C] sixteen Vestal [Dm] Virgins who [G]
were leaving for the [Em] coast,
[C]
and all the [Am] eyes were open, [F]
[C] they might just as well have been [Dm] closed.
[G] And so it was [Em] [Am] that [C] later,
[F] [Am] as the miller told [Dm] his tale,
[F]
[G] that [Gm] her face at first [Em] just ghostly [G] turned [C] a whiter [F] shade [C] of [G] pale.
[C] [Em] [Am]
[F] [Am] [Dm]
[G] [Em]
[C] [F] [G] [F] And [C] so it was [Em] that [Am] [C] later, [F] [Am] as the miller told [Dm] his tale,
[F]
that [G] her face at first [Em] just ghostly [C] turned a whiter [F] shade of pale.
[Em] [C] [Em] [Am] [C]
[F] [Am] [Dm]
[G] [Em]
[C#] [C] [F] [G]
[Dm] [F] [C]
[C]
[F] [Am] [Dm]
[G] [Gm] [Em] [C]
[F] [G] We
[C] [Em] skipped the light [Am] fandango, [C]
[F] [Am] turn cartwheels cropped [Dm] the floor.
[G] I was feeling [Em] kinda seasick,
[C] [Em] the crowd called [Am] out for [C] more.
[F] [Am] The room was humming [Dm] harder as
[G] the ceiling [Em] flew away.
[C] [Bm] Then we called out [Am] for more [E]
[F] trees, [Am] the wager brought [Dm] your tray.
[G] And so [C] it was [Em] [Am] that [C] later,
[F] [Am] as the miller [Dm] told his [F] tale,
[G] that [Gm] her face [Em] at first just ghostly [C] turned a [F] whiter [C] shade of [G] pale.
[C] [Em] [Am] [C]
[F] [Am] [Dm]
[G] [Em]
[C] [F] [G]
[C] [Em] She said I'm [Am] home on shore [C] leave,
[F] [C] though in truth [Dm] we were at sea.
[F]
[G] So I took her [Em] by the looking glass
[C] and forced her [Am] to agree,
[C]
[F] [Em] saying you must be [Dm] the mermaid [F] who
[G] took Neptune [Em] for a ride.
[C] But [Em] she smiled at [Am] me so sadly, [C]
[F] that [Am] my anger [Dm] straightway died.
[G] And so [C] it [Em] [Am] was that later, [C]
[F] [Am] as the miller [Dm] told his tale,
[G] [Gm] that her face at [Em] first just ghostly [C] turned a whiter [F] [C] shade of pale.
She [Bm] [Am] [C]
[F] [Am] [Dm]
[G] [Em]
[C] [F] [G] [C]
[Bm] said there is [Am] no reason, [C]
[F] and [Em] the truth is plain to [Dm] see,
[G]
that [Gm] I wandered through my [Em] playing cards, [C]
it [Bm] would not let her [Am] be.
[F]
One of [C] sixteen Vestal [Dm] Virgins who [G]
were leaving for the [Em] coast,
[C]
and all the [Am] eyes were open, [F]
[C] they might just as well have been [Dm] closed.
[G] And so it was [Em] [Am] that [C] later,
[F] [Am] as the miller told [Dm] his tale,
[F]
[G] that [Gm] her face at first [Em] just ghostly [G] turned [C] a whiter [F] shade [C] of [G] pale.
[C] [Em] [Am]
[F] [Am] [Dm]
[G] [Em]
[C] [F] [G] [F] And [C] so it was [Em] that [Am] [C] later, [F] [Am] as the miller told [Dm] his tale,
[F]
that [G] her face at first [Em] just ghostly [C] turned a whiter [F] shade of pale.
[Em] [C] [Em] [Am] [C]
[F] [Am] [Dm]
[G] [Em]
[C#] [C] [F] [G]
[Dm] [F] [C]
[C]
Key:
C
F
Am
Em
G
C
F
Am
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ We _
[C] _ [Em] skipped the light [Am] fandango, [C] _ _
[F] _ [Am] turn cartwheels cropped [Dm] the floor. _ _
[G] I was feeling [Em] kinda seasick, _ _
[C] _ [Em] the crowd called [Am] out for [C] more. _
[F] _ [Am] The room was humming [Dm] harder as _
[G] _ the ceiling [Em] flew away. _ _
[C] _ [Bm] Then we called out [Am] for more _ [E] _
[F] trees, [Am] the wager brought [Dm] your tray.
_ [G] And so [C] it was [Em] _ [Am] that [C] later, _
[F] _ [Am] as the miller [Dm] told his [F] tale,
[G] that [Gm] her face [Em] at first just ghostly [C] turned a [F] whiter [C] shade of [G] pale. _
[C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Em] She said I'm [Am] home on shore [C] leave, _
[F] _ [C] though in truth [Dm] we were at sea.
[F] _ _
[G] _ So I took her [Em] by the looking glass _
[C] _ and forced her [Am] to agree,
[C] _ _
[F] _ [Em] saying you must be [Dm] the mermaid [F] who _
[G] _ took Neptune [Em] for a ride. _ _
[C] But [Em] she smiled at [Am] me so sadly, [C] _ _
[F] that [Am] my anger [Dm] straightway died.
[G] And so [C] it _ [Em] _ [Am] was that later, [C] _ _
[F] _ [Am] as the miller [Dm] told his tale, _ _
[G] _ [Gm] that her face at [Em] first just ghostly [C] turned a whiter [F] _ [C] shade of _ pale.
She _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bm] said there is [Am] no reason, [C] _ _
[F] and [Em] the truth is plain to [Dm] see,
_ [G] _
that [Gm] I wandered through my [Em] playing cards, _ [C] _
it [Bm] would not let her [Am] be.
_ _ [F] _
One of [C] sixteen Vestal [Dm] Virgins who [G] _
were leaving for the [Em] coast,
_ _ [C] _
and all the [Am] eyes were open, [F] _
[C] they might just as well have been [Dm] closed.
[G] And so it was [Em] _ [Am] that [C] later, _
[F] _ [Am] as the miller told [Dm] his tale,
[F] _ _
[G] that [Gm] her face at first [Em] just ghostly [G] turned [C] a whiter [F] shade [C] of [G] pale. _
[C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] And [C] so it was [Em] that [Am] _ [C] later, _ [F] _ [Am] as the miller told [Dm] his tale,
[F]
that [G] _ her face at first [Em] just ghostly [C] turned a whiter [F] shade of pale.
[Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ We _
[C] _ [Em] skipped the light [Am] fandango, [C] _ _
[F] _ [Am] turn cartwheels cropped [Dm] the floor. _ _
[G] I was feeling [Em] kinda seasick, _ _
[C] _ [Em] the crowd called [Am] out for [C] more. _
[F] _ [Am] The room was humming [Dm] harder as _
[G] _ the ceiling [Em] flew away. _ _
[C] _ [Bm] Then we called out [Am] for more _ [E] _
[F] trees, [Am] the wager brought [Dm] your tray.
_ [G] And so [C] it was [Em] _ [Am] that [C] later, _
[F] _ [Am] as the miller [Dm] told his [F] tale,
[G] that [Gm] her face [Em] at first just ghostly [C] turned a [F] whiter [C] shade of [G] pale. _
[C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Em] She said I'm [Am] home on shore [C] leave, _
[F] _ [C] though in truth [Dm] we were at sea.
[F] _ _
[G] _ So I took her [Em] by the looking glass _
[C] _ and forced her [Am] to agree,
[C] _ _
[F] _ [Em] saying you must be [Dm] the mermaid [F] who _
[G] _ took Neptune [Em] for a ride. _ _
[C] But [Em] she smiled at [Am] me so sadly, [C] _ _
[F] that [Am] my anger [Dm] straightway died.
[G] And so [C] it _ [Em] _ [Am] was that later, [C] _ _
[F] _ [Am] as the miller [Dm] told his tale, _ _
[G] _ [Gm] that her face at [Em] first just ghostly [C] turned a whiter [F] _ [C] shade of _ pale.
She _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bm] said there is [Am] no reason, [C] _ _
[F] and [Em] the truth is plain to [Dm] see,
_ [G] _
that [Gm] I wandered through my [Em] playing cards, _ [C] _
it [Bm] would not let her [Am] be.
_ _ [F] _
One of [C] sixteen Vestal [Dm] Virgins who [G] _
were leaving for the [Em] coast,
_ _ [C] _
and all the [Am] eyes were open, [F] _
[C] they might just as well have been [Dm] closed.
[G] And so it was [Em] _ [Am] that [C] later, _
[F] _ [Am] as the miller told [Dm] his tale,
[F] _ _
[G] that [Gm] her face at first [Em] just ghostly [G] turned [C] a whiter [F] shade [C] of [G] pale. _
[C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] And [C] so it was [Em] that [Am] _ [C] later, _ [F] _ [Am] as the miller told [Dm] his tale,
[F]
that [G] _ her face at first [Em] just ghostly [C] turned a whiter [F] shade of pale.
[Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _