...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 G C 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: --------------- G E7 C D EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 320003 020100 x30210 xx0232 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)