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