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Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa
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Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa

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I keep singin' them sad, sad song, y'all
            C     G
Sad song is all I know
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I keep singin' them sad, sad song, y'all
            C     G
Sad song is all I know

G                      D
It has a sweet melody, tonight
C                    G
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
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It will make your whole body move. It goes

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Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa, (your turn)
                C     G
Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa. (I'll turn)
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Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa, (your turn now)
                C     G
Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa

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All my life I've been singin' them sad songs
                 C          G
Trying to get my message to you
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But you see, only song, y'all, I can sing
And when I can hear you singing
           C          G
My message will be to you. It goes

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Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa, (your turn)
                C     G
Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa

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It's a
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Lovely song, y'all, sweet music, honey
   G             D
It feels to life over, it tells a story over
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You got to get your message; a stone message, honey
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A lovely line,baby, I've been wanting a line, watch it

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Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa, (your turn)
                C     G
Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa
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Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa, (one more time)
                C     G
Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa
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Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa fa, (throw me the line y'all)
                C     G
Fa fa fa fa, fa fa fa fa