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A Whiter Shade Of Pale

by Procol Harum · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica

No bends303 notesHoles 6–10Diatonic
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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend
We skipped the light fandango-----
turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kinda seasick
the crowd called out for more
The room was humming harder
as the ceiling flew a-way-
When we called out for another drink-
the waiter brought a tray
chorus
And so it was-- that la-- ter---
as the miller told his tale
that her face, at first just ghostly,
turned a whit-er---- 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 o---pen---
they might have just as well been closed
repeat chorus
She said, 'I'm home on shore leave,'
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
who took Neptune for a ride.'
But she smiled at me so sad-ly----
that my anger straightway died
repeat chorus
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 through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quick-ly----
and attacked the ocean bed-