...THE HAPPY SONG (DUM-DUM-DE-DE-DE-DUM-DUM)... by Otis Redding
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*from 'The Immortal Otis Redding' (1968)*
Intro:
E7 D (x2)
Verse 1:
F# E D
When I sing this song, y'all,
F# E D
Singing it for my baby.
F# E D
She's the only one that can bring me joy,
D7
That's why, I sing these happy songs. They go...
Chorus 1:
A D
Dum dum, baby, de dum dum,
A D
Dum dum, baby, de dum dum.
A D
Dum dum, baby, de dum dum,
C/D D C/D D
Come on now, happy song, happy song, now.
Verse 2:
F# E D
On a cold, rainy, windy night,
F# E D
She'd shut off the door, she cuts off the light.
F# E D
She holds me and squeeze me tight,
D7
She tells me; Big O, every-thing is all right, and I go...
Chorus 2:
A D
Dum dum, baby, de dum dum,
A D
Dum dum, baby, de dum dum.
A D
Dum dum, baby, de dum dum,
C/D D C/D D
Come on now, happy song, happy song now. Come on...
Interlude:
E7 D (x2)
Verse 3:
F# E D
Bring my breakfast to the table,
F# E D
When I go to work, she knows I'm able.
F# E D
Do my chore, come back in;
D7
You wanna see my baby's face, ha, grin, grin, grin, grin!
Chorus 3:
A D
Dum dum, baby, de dum dum,
A D
Dum dum, baby, de dum dum.
A D
Dum dum, baby, de dum dum.
Coda:
A D7
Sing these happy songs, lovely, lovely song.
A D7
Sweet soul song, now.
A D7
It gives you such a feeling, a lovely, lovely feeling.
A D7
It makes you wanna shout, in fact it knocks you out.
A D7
Those happy, happy songs, those good old lovely songs.
A D7
Those sweet soul music songs, those good old happy songs.
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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E7 D F# E D7 A C/D
EADGBE EADGBE EAD G B E EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ([email protected])
