...THE HAPPY SONG... by Otis Redding
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*from 'The Immortal Otis Redding' (1968)*
*CAPO 2nd FRET*
(Original Key: A)
Intro:
D C (x2)
Verse 1:
E D C
When I sing this song, y'all,
E D C
Singing it for my baby.
E D
She's the only one,
C
That can bring me joy,
C7
Thats why, I sing these happy songs.
They go;
Chorus 1:
G C
Dum dum baby, de dum dum,
G C
Dum dum baby, de dum dum.
G C
Dum dum baby, de dum dum,
C7
Come on now, happy song, happy song now.
Verse 2:
E D C
On a cold rainy windy night,
C
Rainy windy night,
E D
She'd shut off the door,
C
She cuts off the light.
E D C
She holds me and squeeze me tight,
She tells me Big O;
C7
Every-thing is all right.
Chorus 2:
G C
Dum dum baby, de dum dum,
G C
Dum dum baby, de dum dum.
G C
Dum dum baby, de dum dum,
C7
Come on now, happy song, happy song now.
Come on...
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/otis_redding/happy_song_crd.html ]
Interlude:
D C (x2)
Verse 3:
E D C
Bring my breakfast to the table,
E D C
When I go to work, she knows I'm able.
E D C
Do my chore, come back in;
You wanna see my babys face, Ha!
C7
Grin, grin, grin, grin.
Chorus 3:
G C
Dum dum baby, de dum dum,
G C
Dum dum baby, de dum dum.
G C
Dum dum baby, de dum dum.
Coda:
G
Sing these happy songs,
C
Lovely, lovely song,
G
Sweet soul song now.
G
It gives you such a feeling,
C
A lovely, lovely feeling.
G
It makes you wanna shout,
C
In fact it knocks you out.
G
Those happy, happy songs,
C
Those good old lovely songs.
G
Those sweet soul music songs,
C
Those good old happy songs.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D C E D7 G
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
