Whiter Shade of Pale Tabs & Lyrics by Black Label Society

Whiter Shade of Pale

guitar tabs lyrics

Black Label Society

Intro:
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Verse:
We skipped the light fandango
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Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
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I was feeling kind of seasick
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The crowd called out for more
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And the room was hummin' harder
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As the ceiling flew away
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We called outfor another drink
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But the waiter brought a tray, and so it
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Chorus:
was that later
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As the miller told his tale
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That her face was kinda ghostly
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turned a whiter shade of pale
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Intro

2nd Verse:
She said: "There is no reason,
And the truth is plain to see."
But I wander through my playin' cards
Would not let her be
One of the sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might just as well been closed

Chorus

Intro

Chorus

Intro