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A Whiter Shade of Pale (C Major)
Artist: Procol Harum    Tempo: slow    Roman Numerals: I, ii, iii, IV, V, V7, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: PollyEV   
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C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
Dm
(D,F,A)
- - D A D F
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
G7
(G,B,D,F)
G B D G B F
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E


Verse 1
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] We		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] skipped the light fan		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] dango		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Turned		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] cartwheels ‘cross the		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] floor		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I was		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] feeling kind of		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] seasick		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] But the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] crowd called out for		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] more		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] The		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] room was humming		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] harder		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] As the		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] ceiling flew		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] away		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] When we		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] called out for		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] another		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] drink
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] The		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] waiter brought a		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] tray

Chorus
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] And so it		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] was		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] that		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] later		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] As the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] miller told his		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] tale		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] That her		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] face at first just		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] ghostly		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
Turned a [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] whiter		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] shade of pale		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse 2
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] She		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] said there is no		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] reason		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] And the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] truth is plain to		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] see		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] But I		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] wandered through my		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] playing cards		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] would not let her		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] be		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] One of		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] sixteen vestal		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] virgins		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Who were		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] leaving for the		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] coast		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] although my eyes were		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] open		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] They might		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] just as well've been		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] closed

Chorus
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] And so it		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] was		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] that		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] later		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] As the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] miller told his		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] tale		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] That her		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] face at first just		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] ghostly		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
Turned a [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] whiter		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] shade of pale		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
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