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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...THE HAPPY SONG (DUM-DUM-DE-DE-DE-DUM-DUM)... by Otis Redding -----------------------------------------------................
*from 'The Immortal Otis Redding' (1968)*
Intro:
E7D (x2)
Verse 1:
F#ED When I sing this song, y'all, F#ED Singing it for my baby. F#ED She's the only one that can bring me joy, D7 That's why, I sing these happy songs. They go...
Chorus 1:
AD Dum dum, baby, de dum dum, AD Dum dum, baby, de dum dum. AD Dum dum, baby, de dum dum, C/DDC/DD Come on now, happy song, happy song, now.
Verse 2:
F#ED On a cold, rainy, windy night, F#ED She'd shut off the door, she cuts off the light. F#ED She holds me and squeeze me tight, D7 She tells me; Big O, every-thing is all right, and I go...
Chorus 2:
AD Dum dum, baby, de dum dum, AD Dum dum, baby, de dum dum. AD Dum dum, baby, de dum dum, C/DDC/DD Come on now, happy song, happy song now. Come on...
Interlude:
E7D (x2)
Verse 3:
F#ED Bring my breakfast to the table, F#ED When I go to work, she knows I'm able. F#ED Do my chore, come back in; D7 You wanna see my baby's face, ha, grin, grin, grin, grin!
Chorus 3:
AD Dum dum, baby, de dum dum, AD Dum dum, baby, de dum dum. AD Dum dum, baby, de dum dum.
Coda:
AD7 Sing these happy songs, lovely, lovely song. AD7 Sweet soul song, now. AD7 It gives you such a feeling, a lovely, lovely feeling. AD7 It makes you wanna shout, in fact it knocks you out. AD7 Those happy, happy songs, those good old lovely songs. AD7 Those sweet soul music songs, those good old happy songs.
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS: ---------------
E7DF#ED7AC/D
EADGBE EADGBE EAD G B E EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x79797 x57775 x91111119 x79997 x57575 577655 x55558
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ([email protected])