Procul Harum Song Tabs from Memorable Music

Whiter Shade of Pale
C Am F Dm G7 Em G7 C F G7

C Am
We skipped the light fandango
F Dm
and turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
G7 Em G7
I was feeling kind of sea sick
C Am Em
but the crowd called out for more
F Dm
the room was humming harder
G7 Em G7
As the ceiling flew away
C Am Em
When we called out for another drink
F Dm
the waiter brought a tray

Chorus:
G7 C
And so it was that later
F Dm
As the miller told his tale
G7 Em
That her face at first just ghostly
G7 C F C
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
would not let her be
one of sixteen vessel virgins
who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might just as well’ve been closed

Chorus

She Wandered Through The Garden Fence
(Gary Brooker - Keith Reid)

Intro:

(drum beat, 2 bars)

Verse 1:

G Bm/F#
She wandered through the garden fence
G7/F C
Said I've brought at great expense
(C) F
A potion guaranteed to bring
G
Relief from all your suffering

[2: And] though I said you don't exist
She grasped me firmly by the wrist
Threw me down upon my back
Strapped me to her torture rack

G7 C
And without further argument
Am D7sus4 D7
I found my mind was also bent
G7 C
Upon a course so devious
Am D7sus4 D7
It only made my torment worse

Verse 2:

She said I see you cannot speak
Is it your voice that is too weak
Is it your tongue that is to blame
Maybe you cannot speak for shame
Or has your brain been idle too
Now it will not think for you
I hastened to make my reply
Found that I could only lie

[3: And] Like a fool I believed myself
And thought I was somebody else
She could see what I was then
And left me on my own again

[repeat verse 2; organ solo over first eight lines]

[repeat verse 1]

Coda:

organ solo over verse chords [original LP pressing fades; CD
reissue ends cold after eighth line]