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Happy Song by Otis Redding
Happy Song
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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version 2
there are only two basic riffs in this song so it makes it pretty easy
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g|14----12----10----14----12----10----14----12----10------10\12--12\14|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(dum dum-dum dum-dum dum-dee-dum)
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E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
When I sing this song
[I'm] Singing it for my baby
She s the only one that can bring me joy
Thats why, I sing these happy songs
They go...
Dum dum baby de dum dum
Dum dum baby de dum dum
Dum dum baby de dum dum
[Come on now]
Happy song
Happy song [now]
On a cold rainy windy nicht
She'd shut off the door
She cuts off the light
She holds me and squeeze me tight
She tells me Big O, everythings gonna be all right
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