A Whiter Shade Of Pale original guitar chords by
Procol Harum

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Key: C major

Intro 1

C

C/B

Am

Am/G

F

F/E

Dm7

Dm/C

G

G/F

Em7

Em/D

C

F

G

Verse 1
C C 
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C/B C/B 
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Am Am 
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Am/G Am/G 
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We skipped the light fandango
F F 
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F/E F/E 
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Dm7 Dm7 
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Dm/C Dm/C 
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Turned   cartwheels 'cross the   floor
G G 
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G/F G/F 
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Em7 Em7 
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Em/D Em/D 
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I was feeling kinda seasick
C C 
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C/B C/B 
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Am Am 
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Am/G Am/G 
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But the crowd called out for more
F F 
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F/E F/E 
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Dm7 Dm7 
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Dm/C Dm/C 
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The room  was humming harder
G G 
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G/F G/F 
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Em7 Em7 
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Em/D Em/D 
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As the ceiling flew away
C C 
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C/B C/B 
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Am Am 
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Am/G Am/G 
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When we called out for another drink
F F 
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F/E F/E 
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Dm7 Dm7 
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The waiter brought a tray
G G 
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And so it

Chorus 1

C

C/B

Am

Am/G

was that later

F

F/E

Dm7

Dm/C

As the miller told his tale

G

G/F

Em7

Em/D

That her face, at first just ghostly

C

F

C

G

Turned a whiter shade of pale

Interlude 1

C

C/B

Am

Am/G

F

F/E

Dm7

Dm/C

G

G/F

Em7

Em/D

C

F

G

Verse 2
C C 
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C/B C/B 
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Am Am 
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Am/G Am/G 
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She   said "there is no reason"
F F 
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F/E F/E 
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Dm7 Dm7 
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Dm/C Dm/C 
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And the truth is plain to see
G G 
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G/F G/F 
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But I wandered
Em7 Em7 
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Em/D Em/D 
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through my playing cards
C C 
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C/B C/B 
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Am Am 
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Am/G Am/G 
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And would not   let her be
F F 
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F/E F/E 
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Dm7 Dm7 
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Dm/C Dm/C 
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One of sixteen vestal virgins
G G 
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G/F G/F 
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Em7 Em7 
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Em/D Em/D 
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Who were leaving for the coast
C C 
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C/B C/B 
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Am Am 
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Am/G Am/G 
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And although my eyes were open
F F 
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F/E F/E 
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They might have just
Dm7 Dm7 
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as well've been closed
G G 
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And so it

Chorus 2

C

C/B

Am

Am/G

was that later

F

F/E

Dm7

Dm/C

As the miller told his tale

G

G/F

Em7

Em/D

That her face, at first just ghostly

C

F

C

G

Turned a whiter shade of pale

Outro 1
C C 
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C/B C/B 
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Am Am 
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Am/G Am/G 
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F F 
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F/E F/E 
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Dm7 Dm7 
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Dm/C Dm/C 
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G G 
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G/F G/F 
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Em7 Em7 
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Em/D Em/D 
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C C 
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F F 
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G G 
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C C 
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C/B C/B 
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Am Am 
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Am/G Am/G 
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And so it was that later
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