Down In The Valley by Otis Redding, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Down In The Valley

Biography:

Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, and talent scout. He is considered one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. Redding's style of singing gained inspiration from the gospel music that preceded the genre. His singing style influenced many other soul artists of the 1960s. During his lifetime, his recordings were produced by Stax Records, based in Memphis, Tennessee.

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...DOWN IN THE VALLEY... by Otis Redding
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*from 'Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul' (1965)*

Verse 1:

(n.C) Bb F
Down in the valley, ha, in the valley so low,
Hang your hair over your shoulder,
Bb
And you can hear the four winds blow.

Bb
Now can't you hear the wind blow, my love?
F
Can't you hear the wind blow? Ha, ha,
G
We're down in the valley, ha, in the valley so low, now, ha!

Verse 2:

Bb
Now have you ever been lonely, lonely?
F
Now have you ever been sad?
Did you ever really need someone, oh my,
Bb
Who really needed; fa-fa-fa fa, fa-fa-fa.

Bb
Gotta, gotta, gotta, ha, too much, ooh yeah, help me baby,
F Bb
Gotta get the groove, so too much, ooh yeah.

Verse 3:

Bb F
It was down in the valley, in the valley so low,
It was when I held you so tight,
Bb
How can I ever let you go, go, go, go?

Bb
Now it was down, down, down, down,
F
Down, down, down in the valley so low,
Bb
When I held you so tight, now; how can I ever let you go, now?

(Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Bb F

EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ([email protected])