A Whiter Shade Of Pale bass tab by Procol Harum (Ver. 2)
Bass Tab
PROCOL HARUM – A WHITER SHADE OF PALE
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We skipped the light fandango, turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
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I was feeling kinda seasick, but the crowd called out for more
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The room was humming harder, as the ceiling flew away
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When we called out for another drink, the waiter brought a tray
(Chorus:) And so it
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Was that later as the miller told his tale
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That her face, at first just ghostly, turned a whiter shade of pale
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She said, there is no reason, and the truth is plain to see
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But I wandered through my playing cards, and they would not let her be
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One of sixteen vestal virgins, who were leaving for the coast
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And although my eyes were open wide, they might have just as well been closed
(Chorus:) And so it
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Was that later as the miller told his tale
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That her face, at first just ghostly, turned a whiter shade of pale
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She said, I'm here on a shore leave, though we were miles at sea
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I pointed out this detail, and forced her to agree
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Saying, You must be the mermaid, who took King Neptune for a ride
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And she smiled at me so sweetly, that my anger straightway died
(Chorus:) And so it
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Was that later as the miller told his tale
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That her face, at first just ghostly, turned a whiter shade of pale
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If music be the food of love, then laughter is it's queen
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And likewise if behind is in front, then dirt in truth is clean
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My mouth by then like cardboard, seemed to slip straight through my head
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So we crash-dived straightway quickly, and attacked the ocean bed
(Chorus:) And so it
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Was that later as the miller told his tale
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G|---------------|---------------|------------0-2|5--------------|
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A|---------------|--------5---4--|3--------------|---------------|
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That her face, at first just ghostly, turned a whiter shade of pale
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