Otis Redding – Sad Song Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa (Guitar)

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...FA-FA-FA-FA-FA (SAD SONG)... by Otis Redding -------------------------------................ *from 'The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul' (1966)* (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: --------------- G E7 C D EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 320003 020100 x30210 xx0232 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ([email protected])