Intro & Middle instrument
[C] [F] [Dm] [G] [Em] [C] [F] [G] [C]
1. [C]We skipped the light fan-[Am]dango
[F]Turned [Am]cartwheels 'cross the [Dm]floor
[G]I was feeling kind of [Em]seasick
[C]The [Em]crowd called out for [Am]more
[F]And the [Am]room was hummin' [Dm]harder
[G]As the ceiling flew [Em]away
[C]And when we [Em]called outfor a-[Am]nother drink
[F]But the [Am]waiter brought a [Dm]tray.
Chorus: [G]And so it [C]was [Am]later
[F]As the [Am]miller told his [Dm]tale
[G]That her face at first just [Em]ghostly
Turned a [C]whiter [F]shade of [C]pale [G] [C]
2. [C]She said: "There is no [Am]reason
[F]And the [Am]truth is plain to [Dm]see"
[G]But I wander through my [Em]playin' cards
[C]Would [Em]not let her [Am]be
[F]One of the [Am]sixteen vestal [Dm]virgins
[G]Who were leaving for the [Em]coast
[C]And al-[Em]though my eyes [Am]were open
[F]They might [Am]just as well been [Dm]closed