...SAD SONG (FA FA FA FA FA)... by Otis Redding
-------------------------------................

*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.

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)