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Sad Song Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa

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*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Bb)
Intro:
G  E7
Chorus 1:
 GFa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa,
Fa fa fa fa, fa Cfa fa Gfa.
Verse 1:
 GI keep singin' them sad, sad songs, y'all; sad song is Call I Gknow.
 GI keep singin' them sad, sad songs, y'all; sad song is Call I Gknow.
Bridge 1:
 GIt has a sweet melody, Dtonight,
 CAnybody can sing it, Gany old time.
It got to your heart, Dput you in a groove,
And Cwhen you sing this song,
It will make your Gwhole body move. It goes;
Chorus 2:
 GFa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa, (your turn);
Fa fa fa fa, fa Cfa fa Gfa. (I'll turn);
 GFa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa, (your turn now);
Fa fa fa fa, fa Cfa fa Gfa.
Verse 2:
 GAll my life I've been singin' them sad songs,
Trying to get my Cmessage to Gyou.
 GBut you see, only song, y'all, I can sing,
And when I can hear you singing,
My message Cwill be to Gyou. It goes;
Chorus 3:
 GFa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa, (your turn);
Fa fa fa fa, fa Cfa fa Gfa.
Break:
It's a, Glovely Dsong, y'all, Gsweet Cmusic, honey.
It Gfeels to life Dover, it tells a story over.
You Ggot to get your Dmessage; a Gstone Cmessage, honey.
A Glovely line, Dbaby, I've been Gwanting a Cline, watch it.
Interlude:
G  E7
Chorus 4:
 GFa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa, (your turn);
Fa fa fa fa, fa Cfa fa Gfa. (Everybody, it's good, everybody);
 GFa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa, (one more time);
Fa fa fa fa, fa Cfa fa Gfa.
 GFa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa, (throw me the line y'all),
Fa fa fa fa, fa Cfa fa Gfa.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   G       E7      C       D

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Sad Song Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa

by Otis Redding

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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*CAPO 3rd FRET*

(Original Key: )

Intro:

G E7

Chorus 1:

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.

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);

C G

Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa. (I'll turn);

Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa, (your turn now);

C G

Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa.

Verse 2:

All my life I've been singin' them sad songs,

C G

Trying to get my message to you.

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:

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:

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);

Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa, (one more time);

C G

Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa.

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

About Sad Song Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa Chords by Otis Redding

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What key is "Sad Song Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa" in?

The chords for "Sad Song Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa" show the original chord names (including Bb, G, E7, C, D, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.