Otis Redding – Happy Song (Guitar)
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...THE HAPPY SONG (DUM-DUM-DE-DE-DE-DUM-DUM)... by Otis Redding
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*from 'The Immortal Otis Redding' (1968)*
Intro:
E7 D (x2)
Verse 1:
F# E D When I sing this song, y'all, F# E D Singing it for my baby. F# E D She's the only one that can bring me joy, D7 That's why, I sing these happy songs. They go...
Chorus 1:
A D Dum dum, baby, de dum dum, A D Dum dum, baby, de dum dum. A D Dum dum, baby, de dum dum, C/D D C/D D Come on now, happy song, happy song, now.
Verse 2:
F# E D On a cold, rainy, windy night, F# E D She'd shut off the door, she cuts off the light. F# E D She holds me and squeeze me tight, D7 She tells me; Big O, every-thing is all right, and I go...
Chorus 2:
A D Dum dum, baby, de dum dum, A D Dum dum, baby, de dum dum. A D Dum dum, baby, de dum dum, C/D D C/D D Come on now, happy song, happy song now. Come on...
Interlude:
E7 D (x2)
Verse 3:
F# E D Bring my breakfast to the table, F# E D When I go to work, she knows I'm able. F# E D Do my chore, come back in; D7 You wanna see my baby's face, ha, grin, grin, grin, grin!
Chorus 3:
A D Dum dum, baby, de dum dum, A D Dum dum, baby, de dum dum. A D Dum dum, baby, de dum dum.
Coda:
A D7 Sing these happy songs, lovely, lovely song. A D7 Sweet soul song, now. A D7 It gives you such a feeling, a lovely, lovely feeling. A D7 It makes you wanna shout, in fact it knocks you out. A D7 Those happy, happy songs, those good old lovely songs. A D7 Those sweet soul music songs, those good old happy songs.
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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E7 D F# E D7 A C/D
EADGBE EADGBE EAD G B E EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ([email protected])