A Witer Shade Of Pale ... Procol Harum 1967 ... [w/extra verses]

C     B                                   Am         G       F           Em                                 Dm Am G
G     D/F#                            Em          D     D/C         Am                                  G D/F#                                                
        We skipped the light fandango           Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kinda seasick But the crowd called out for more
The room was humming harder As the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink The waiter brought a tray
        And so it was that later As the miller told his tale
        That her face, at first just ghostly Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, 'There is no reason' And the truth is plain to see
But I wandered through my playing cards And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open They might have just as well've been closed
        And so it was...
She said "I'm home on shoreleave", Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass and forced her to agree
Saying, "You must be the mermaid that took Neptune for a ride"
But she smiled at me so sadly that my anger straightway died
        And so it was...
If music be the food of love then laughter is its queen
So likewise if the joy's in us then all our days are dreams •
My mind by then exploded and tripped straight thru my head •
And we crash-dived straightway quickly and attacked the ocean bed
        And so it was...

[30] Dull Straight @80 or 75 ...
FOR C VERSION... USE D GUITAR ... For G version E is easy!!

^ above is the 4th verse w/ my edits
(- modified to avoid words like "dirt" & "cardboard" in this most elegant composition)
(what were they thinking?)

• HERE'S THE ACTUAL 4th VERSE:
If music be the food of love then laughter is its queen
And likewise if behind is in front then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard seemed to slip straight thru my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly and attacked the ocean bed
        And so it was...

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*The above file is this author's own work and
represents his interpretation of this well-known
song. This file may only be used for private study,
scholarship, or research.