Sadie — Son Seals
Chords and lyrics for Sadie by Son Seals (key of E).
Instrumental Intro
N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C.
[E] [E] [E] [E7]
[A7] [A7] [E] [E7]
[B7] [A7] [E] [E7]
[E] [E] [E7] [E7]
[A7] [A7] [E7] [E]
[B7] [A7] [E7] [E]
Spoken Intro
[E7](That’s alright right there- we’re gonna’ take you back
[E7]A few years along about 1973)
[A7]We had a terrible bluesman around here by the name of
[A7]Hound Dog Taylor
[E]But he had a great big woman – weighted about 300 pounds
[B7]I can dig that stuff[E]
[A]And I used to hear him call her [E]along the midnight hour sometime
[E]He got’ to take his time you know he’d call out sweet and low
Verse 1
[E7](He’d say) Sadie! Come back home tonight
[E7]Ah – [A7]Sadie come back home [E7]tonight
[E7]You know that I [B7]love you
[A7]Swear I’m goin’ treat you [E7]right
Verse 2
[E7](He’d say) Sadie! what ya’ want your man to do?
[E7]Lord! [A7]Sadie! what ya’ want your [E]man to do?– aw!
[E7]You [B7]know that I love you- that
[A7]Don’t want no-one but [E7]you- ahh.
Verse 3
[E7](You know) He’d call her -he’d call her on the phone -ah.
[E7]Lord [A7]he’d – call her- he’d call her on the [E7]phone - ah!
[E7]And a [B7]man answered
[A7]And said she wasn’t at [E7]home
Verse 4
[E7]He got in his car- and drove up to her door- ah.
[E7]Got [A7]in his car- yeah -and drove up to her [E7]door-ohh!
[E7]And a [B7]man said (ha-ha)
[A7]She don’t live there [E7]anymore- ah
Instrumental Bridge With Ad- Lib Vocal
[E7] [E7]
[A7] [A7] [E7] [E7]
[B7] [A7] [E7] [E7]
[E7] [E7]
[A7] [A7] [E7] [E7]
[B7] [A7] [E] [E]
Verse 5
[E7]Sadie! ‘cha come back home tonight- yeah.
[E7]Ah – [A7]Sadie won’t ya come back [E7]home tonight- ah.
[E7]You [B7]know that I love you
[A7]I swear I’m gonna’ treat you [E7]right
Verse 6
[E7](He’d say) Sadie! what ya’ want your man to do?
[E7]Lord [A7]-Sadie! what ya’ want your [E]man to do?– now.
[E7]You [B7]know that I love you - yeah
[A7]And don’t want no-one but [E7]you- now.
Instrumental
[E7](Alright now ya’all got this [E7]here)
[A7] [E7] [E7]
[B7] [A7] [E7] [E7]
[E7] [E7]
[A7] [E7] [E7]
[B7] [A7] [E7] [E7]
Outro
[E7] [E7]
[A7] [A7] [E7] [E7]
[B7] [A7] [E7] [F] [E7]
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