...FA-FA-FA-FA-FA (SAD SONG)... 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] [C] [G]
I keep singin' them sad, sad songs, y'all; sad song is all I know.
[G] [C] [G]
I keep singin' them sad, sad songs, y'all; 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.
[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] [D] [G] [C]
It's a, lovely song, y'all, sweet music, honey.
[G] [D]
It feels to life over, it tells a story over.
[G] [D] [G] [C]
You got to get your message; a stone message, honey.
[G] [D] [G] [C]
A lovely line, baby, 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
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
