Otis Redding fue un cantante de soul nacido en Georgia en 1941, y muerto en un accidente aéreo en Madison, Wisconsin, el 10 de diciembre de 1967. Fue apodado como "King of soul", y conoció su mayor éxito de forma póstuma con el tema "Sittin' on the dock of the bay". Fue también conocido por formar un dúo junto a Carla Thomas.
Su estilo no era revolucionario en su concepto, pero sí lo era la forma de ejecutarlo. Su voz podía pasar de ser aterciopelada a ser una voz rasgada, rota y rompedora.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
...FA-FA-FA-FA-FA (SAD SONG)... by Otis Redding -------------------------------................
*from 'The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul' (1966)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Bb)
Intro:
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Chorus 1:
G Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa, CG Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa.
Verse 1:
GCG I keep singin' them sad, sad songs, y'all; sad song is all I know. GCG I keep singin' them sad, sad songs, y'all; sad song is all I know.
Bridge 1:
GD It has a sweet melody, tonight, CG 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); CG Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa. (I'll turn); G Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa, (your turn now); CG Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa.
Verse 2:
G All my life I've been singin' them sad songs, CG 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, CG My message will be to you. It goes;
Chorus 3:
G Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa, (your turn); CG Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa.
Break:
GDGC It's a, lovely song, y'all, sweet music, honey. GD It feels to life over, it tells a story over. GDGC You got to get your message; a stone message, honey. GDGC A lovely line, baby, I've been wanting a line, watch it.
Interlude:
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Chorus 4:
G Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa, (your turn); CG 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); CG Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa. G Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa, (throw me the line y'all), CG Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa.