...SAD SONG (FA FA FA FA FA)... by Otis Redding
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*from 'The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul' (1966)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Bb)
Intro:
G E7
Chorus 1:
G
Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa,
C G
Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa.
Verse 1:
G
I keep singin' them sad, sad song y'all,
C G
Sad song is all I know.
G
I keep singin' them sad, sad song y'all,
C G
Sad song is all I know.
Bridge 1:
G D
It has a sweet melody, tonight,
C G
Anybody can sing it, any old time.
D
It got to your heart, put you in a groove,
C
And when you sing this song,
G
It will make your whole body move.
It goes;
Chorus 2:
G
Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa,
(Your turn);
C G
Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa.
(I'll turn);
G
Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa,
(Your turn now);
C G
Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa.
Verse 2:
G
All my life I've been singin' them sad songs,
C G
Trying to get my message to you.
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G
But you see, only song y'all, I can sing,
And when I can hear you singing,
C G
My message will be to you.
It goes;
Chorus 3:
G
Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa,
(Your turn);
C G
Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa.
Break:
G
It's a,
D
Lovely song y'all,
G C
Sweet music honey,
G D
It feels to life over,
G C
It tells a story over.
G D
You got to get your message,
G C
A stone message honey.
G D
A lovely line baby,
G C
I've been wanting a line,
Watch it;
Interlude:
G E7
Chorus 4:
G
Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa,
(Your turn);
C G
Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa.
(Everybody, it's good, everybody);
G
Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa,
(One more time);
C G
Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa.
G
Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa,
(Throw me the line y'all),
C G
Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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G E7 C D
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 020100 x30210 xx0232
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
