Chords for Alton Ellis - A Whiter Shade Of Pale-Coxsone Reggae
Tempo:
169.3 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [Em]
[Am] [C]
[F] [Am]
[Dm]
[G] [F]
[Em] [D]
[C] [F]
[G] [E]
[G] [C] [Em]
[Am] [C]
[F] [E]
[Dm] [F]
I [G] was feeling [Em] kind of [G] seasick.
[C] [Em] The crowd [Am] called out for more.
[C]
[F] The rumors hurt.
I was [Dm] feeling kind of [F]
[G]
seasick.
[Em] [G]
[C] [Em] The crowd called out for [Am] [C]
[F] more.
[Am]
[Dm] [G]
[C] [Em]
[Am] [C]
[F] [Am] The rumors [Dm] hurt.
[F]
[G]
[Em] [G]
[C] The crowd called [F] out for more.
[C] Shed of [G]
pain.
[C] [Em]
[Am] [C]
[F] [E]
[Dm] [C]
[G] [Am]
[D]
You [F]
[G] [Dm]
[G] [C] [Em] said there is [Am] no [C] reason.
[F] [Am] Yet the truth was plain [Dm] to see.
[F]
[G] [F] That I wandered through [Em] my playing [G] card.
[C] [Em]
Wouldn't I let [Am] her be.
[C]
[F] [Am] One of sixteen [Dm] Vespers [F] virginians.
[G] Who were leaving for the [Em] [G] cold.
[C] [Em] And although my [C]
[F] hoping.
[E] I just as well [Dm] been close.
[G]
That's only [C] way.
[Em]
[Am] [C]
[F] [Am] Is the mirror chose [Dm] his chair.
[F]
I know.
[G] Let her face the verse [Em] thus closely.
[G]
And [C] turn [F] away.
[C] Shed of pain.
[G] [C] [Em]
[Am] [C]
[Am] [C]
[F] [Am]
[Dm]
[G] [F]
[Em] [D]
[C] [F]
[G] [E]
[G] [C] [Em]
[Am] [C]
[F] [E]
[Dm] [F]
I [G] was feeling [Em] kind of [G] seasick.
[C] [Em] The crowd [Am] called out for more.
[C]
[F] The rumors hurt.
I was [Dm] feeling kind of [F]
[G]
seasick.
[Em] [G]
[C] [Em] The crowd called out for [Am] [C]
[F] more.
[Am]
[Dm] [G]
[C] [Em]
[Am] [C]
[F] [Am] The rumors [Dm] hurt.
[F]
[G]
[Em] [G]
[C] The crowd called [F] out for more.
[C] Shed of [G]
pain.
[C] [Em]
[Am] [C]
[F] [E]
[Dm] [C]
[G] [Am]
[D]
You [F]
[G] [Dm]
[G] [C] [Em] said there is [Am] no [C] reason.
[F] [Am] Yet the truth was plain [Dm] to see.
[F]
[G] [F] That I wandered through [Em] my playing [G] card.
[C] [Em]
Wouldn't I let [Am] her be.
[C]
[F] [Am] One of sixteen [Dm] Vespers [F] virginians.
[G] Who were leaving for the [Em] [G] cold.
[C] [Em] And although my [C]
[F] hoping.
[E] I just as well [Dm] been close.
[G]
That's only [C] way.
[Em]
[Am] [C]
[F] [Am] Is the mirror chose [Dm] his chair.
[F]
I know.
[G] Let her face the verse [Em] thus closely.
[G]
And [C] turn [F] away.
[C] Shed of pain.
[G] [C] [Em]
[Am] [C]
Key:Β Β
C
F
G
Em
Am
C
F
G
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
I _ [G] _ _ _ was feeling [Em] kind of _ _ [G] seasick.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] The crowd [Am] called out for more.
[C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ The rumors hurt.
I was _ [Dm] feeling kind of [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ seasick.
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] The crowd called out for [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ more.
[Am] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] The rumors _ [Dm] hurt.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] The crowd called _ _ [F] out for more.
_ [C] Shed of _ _ [G] _
pain.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ You [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ said there is [Am] no _ [C] reason. _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] Yet the truth was plain [Dm] to see.
_ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] That I wandered through [Em] my playing _ [G] card. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _
Wouldn't I let [Am] her be.
[C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] One of sixteen [Dm] Vespers _ [F] virginians. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Who were leaving for the [Em] _ [G] cold. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] And although my _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ hoping.
[E] I just as well [Dm] been close.
_ [G] _
That's only [C] way.
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] Is the mirror chose [Dm] his _ chair.
[F]
I know.
[G] _ _ _ Let her face the verse [Em] thus closely.
[G] _ _
_ And [C] turn _ [F] away. _
_ _ [C] Shed of pain.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
I _ [G] _ _ _ was feeling [Em] kind of _ _ [G] seasick.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] The crowd [Am] called out for more.
[C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ The rumors hurt.
I was _ [Dm] feeling kind of [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ seasick.
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] The crowd called out for [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ more.
[Am] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] The rumors _ [Dm] hurt.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] The crowd called _ _ [F] out for more.
_ [C] Shed of _ _ [G] _
pain.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ You [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ said there is [Am] no _ [C] reason. _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] Yet the truth was plain [Dm] to see.
_ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] That I wandered through [Em] my playing _ [G] card. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _
Wouldn't I let [Am] her be.
[C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] One of sixteen [Dm] Vespers _ [F] virginians. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Who were leaving for the [Em] _ [G] cold. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] And although my _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ hoping.
[E] I just as well [Dm] been close.
_ [G] _
That's only [C] way.
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] Is the mirror chose [Dm] his _ chair.
[F]
I know.
[G] _ _ _ Let her face the verse [Em] thus closely.
[G] _ _
_ And [C] turn _ [F] away. _
_ _ [C] Shed of pain.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _