B♭ DmonA/Gm B♭onF/E♭ GmonD/Cm E♭onB♭
W e skipped the light fandango
t urned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feel ing kinda seasick
b ut the crowd called out for more
T he room was humming harder
as the ceil ing flew away
W hen we called out for another drink
a nd the waiter brought a tray
And so it w as that later
a s the mirror told his tale
that her face , at first just ghostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
B♭ DmonA/Gm B♭onF/E♭ GmonD/Cm E♭onB♭
S he said, 'There is no reason
a nd the truth is plain to see.'
But I wand ered through my playing cards
a nd they would not let her be
o ne of sixteen vestal virgins
who were leav ing for the coast
a nd although my eyes were open wide
t hey might have just as well been closed
And so it w as that later
a s the mirror told his tale
that her face , at first just ghostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
B♭ DmonA/Gm B♭onF/E♭ GmonD/Cm E♭onB♭
F FonE♭/Dm F7onC/B♭ E♭/F E♭ F7
S he said, 'I'm here on a shore leave,'
t hough we were miles at sea.
I pointed out this detail
a nd forced her to agree,
saying, 'You must be the mermaid
who took King Nep tune for a ride.'
A nd she smiled at me so sweetly
t hat my anger straightway died.
And so it w as that later
a s the mirror told his tale
that her face , at first just ghostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
I f music be the food of love
t hen laughter is its queen
and likewise if behind is in front
t hen dirt in truth is clean
M y mouth by then like cardboard
seemed to sli p straight through my head
S o we crash-dived straightway quickly
a nd attacked the ocean bed
And so it w as that later
a s the mirror told his tale
that her face , at first just ghostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
