Otis Redding (9 de setembro de 1941 - 10 de dezembro de 1967) foi um influente cantor estadunidense de soul, conhecido por seu estilo passional e pelo sucesso póstumo "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay". Nascido em Macon, Geórgia, ele começou a trabalhar na indústria musical no começo dos anos 60, gravando "These Arms of Mine", que se tornou um hit. Em seguida vieram "Mr. Pitiful", "I Can't Turn You Loose", "(I Can Get No) Satisfaction" e "Respect".
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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])