Otis Redding - A Change is Gonna Come

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FUXeg-elgM

I was born by the river in a little tent

Oh and just like the river I've been running ever since

It's been a long, a long time coming

But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will

It's been too hard living but I'm afraid to die

Cause I don't know what's up there beyond the sky

It's been a long, a long time coming

But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will

I go to the movie and I go downtown

Somebody keep telling me don't hang around

It's been a long, a long time coming

But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will

Then I go to my brother

And I say brother help me please

But he winds up knockin' me

Back down on my knees

There been times that I thought I couldn't last for long

But now I think I'm able to carry on

It's been a long, a long time coming

But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will

(SITTIN' ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY

(SITTIN' ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCmUhYSr-e4

- written by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper
- lyrics as recorded by Otis Redding December 7, 1967, just three
days before his death in a plane crash outside Madison, Wisconsin
- #1 for 4 weeks in 1968

Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come
Watching the ships roll in
And then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the 'Frisco bay
'Cause I've had nothing to live for
And look like nothin's gonna come my way

So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

Look like nothing's gonna change
Everything still remains the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same, yes

Sittin' here resting my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone
It's two thousand miles I roamed
Just to make this dock my home

Now, I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Oooo-wee, sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

These Arms Of Mine - Otis Redding

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-FQL-tJ3ic

These arms of mine

They are lonely

Lonely and feeling blue

These arms of mine

They are yearning

Yearning from wanting you

And if you

Would let them

Hold you Oh how grateful I will be

These arms of mine

They are burning

Burning from wanting you

These arms of mine

They are wanting

Wanting to hold you

And if you

Would let them hold you

Ohh how grateful I will be

Come on, come on baby

Just be my little woman [yeah]

Just be my lover I need somdbody,

[Somebody] To treat me right

[Ohh] I need your warm loving arms to hold me tight

And I need you tender lips too

Hold me, hold me

Otis Redding - Sitting on the dock of the bay

Otis Redding - Sitting on the dock of the bay


Sittin` on the dock of bay

Watchin` the tide roll away

Sittin` on the dock of the bay

Wastin` time

Sittin` here restin` my bones

Said I`m lonely

Please don`t leave me alone

Two thousand miles,I roam

Just to make this dock my home

Ooh

I`m just sittin` on the dock of the bay

Watchin` the tide roll away

Ooh

I`m just sittin` on the dock of the bay

Wastin` time

Wastin` time

Ohn.

I've Been Loving You Too Long - Otis Redding

I've Been Loving You Too Long

I've been loving you too long to stop now

There were time and you want to be free

My love is growing stronger, as you become a haven to me

Oh I've been loving you a little too long

I dont wanna stop now, oh

With you my life,

Has been so wonderful

I can't stop now

There were times and your love is growing cold

My love is growing stronger as our affair [affair] grows old

I've been loving you a little too long, long,

I don't want to stop now

oh, oh, oh

I've been loving you a little bit too long

I don't wanna stop now

No, no, no

Don't make me stop now

No baby

I'm down on my knees Please, don't make me stop now

I love you, I love you,

I love you with all of my heart

And I can't stop now

Don't make me stop now

Please, please don't make me stop now

[Good god of mine]I love you

I love you, I love you, I love you

I love you, I love you

I love you in so many different ways...

I love you in so many different ways....

Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long

I've Been Loving You Too Long

I've been loving you too long to stop now

There were time and you want to be free

My love is growing stronger, as you become a haven to me

Oh I've been loving you a little too long

I dont wanna stop now, oh

With you my life,

Has been so wonderful

I can't stop now

There were times and your love is growing cold

My love is growing stronger as our affair [affair] grows old

I've been loving you a little too long, long,

I don't want to stop now

oh, oh, oh

I've been loving you a little bit too long

I don't wanna stop now

No, no, no

Don't make me stop now

No baby

I'm down on my knees Please, don't make me stop now

I love you, I love you,

I love you with all of my heart

And I can't stop now

Don't make me stop now

Please, please don't make me stop now

[Good god of mine]I love you

I love you, I love you, I love you

I love you, I love you

I love you in so many different ways...

I love you in so many different ways....

Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness

Try A Little Tenderness

Otis Redding

[This is for you] Ooh she may be weary
And them young girls they do get weary
Wearing that same old shaggy dress
But when they get weary
[You gotta] try a little tenderness

[Tell you, might not believe it, but]
You know she's waiting
Just anticipating
The thing that she'll never, never, possess,no,no
But while [all the time] she's without it
Go to her and try just a little bit of tenderness
[Thats all you gentlemen gotta do]

Oh,but its one thing
It might be a bit sentimental yeah, yeah
She has - her greaves and care
But the soft words [they] are spoken so gentle
Yeah
But, oh, that makes it, makes it easier to bear, yeah

You wont regret it
No no,
Them young girls they dont forget it
[Cause] Love is their whole, whole happiness Yes, yes, yeah

And its all so easy
Come on and try
Try a little Tenderness
Yeah Try
Just keep on trying

You've got to love her
Squeeze her
Don't tease her Make love [Get to her]
Hold her tight
Just, just try a little tenderness
Thats all you gotta do
Youve gotta hold her tight

One more time
You`ve got to love her
hold her Don't tease her
Never leave her
Make love to her
Hold her, man

Try a little tenderness
[Just one time] God have mercy now

All you`ve gotta do
Love her
You've gotta hold her
Don't squeeze her
Never leave her Y
ou gotta now,now,now

Watch it , tell everybody
Try
Try a little tenderness

You gotta make love
Don't tease her
Never leave her
Rub her down
Smooth her, soothe her
Move her
Love her
Rub her
Gotta gotta, zak it to her
Try some tenderness

Oh yeah
Tenderness
Little tendernes
Gotta, lord you gotta hold her
Squeeze her Never leave her

Otis Redding live - Satisfaction

I can’t get no satisfaction,
I can’t get no satisfaction.
’cause I try and I try and I try and I try.
I can’t get no, I can’t get no.

When I’m drivin’ in my car
And that man comes on the radio
And he’s tellin’ me more and more
About some useless information
Supposed to fire my imagination.
I can’t get no, oh no no no.
Hey hey hey, that’s what I say.

I can’t get no satisfaction,
I can’t get no satisfaction.
’cause I try and I try and I try and I try.
I can’t get no, I can’t get no.

When I’m watchin’ my tv
And that man comes on to tell me
How white my shirts can be.
Well he can’t be a man ’cause he doesn’t smoke
The same cigarrettes as me.
I can’t get no, oh no no no.
Hey hey hey, that’s what I say.

I can’t get no satisfaction,
I can’t get no girl with action.
’cause I try and I try and I try and I try.
I can’t get no, I can’t get no.

When I’m ridin’ round the world
And I’m doin’ this and I’m signing that
And I’m tryin’ to make some girl
Who tells me baby better come back later next week
’cause you see I’m on losing streak.
I can’t get no, oh no no no.
Hey hey hey, that’s what I say.

I can’t get no, I can’t get no,
I can’t get no satisfaction,
No satisfaction, no satisfaction, no satisfaction 

Otis Redding - Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa

Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa

I keep singing them sad sad songs, ya all
Sad songs is all I know
I keep singing them sad sad songs, ya all Sad songs is all I know

It has a sweet melody tonight
Anybody can sing it any old time
What in your heart puts you in a groove
And when you sing this song
It'll make youre whole body move

Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
Your turn
I'll turn Your turn, now

All my life I've been singing these sad songs
Trying to get my message to you
But this is the only song [y'ALL] I can sing
And when I get to singing my message to you

It goes

Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
Your turn

Its a lovely song Its just alive
It tells a story
You've got to get your message
A strong message I'm worried alive
I'm worried alive [Watch me]

Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
Your turn
Everybodys turn
Everybodys turn Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
One more time
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa Worried alive

Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long

I've been loving you too long to stop now

There were time and you want to be free

My love is growing stronger, as you become a haven to me

Oh I've been loving you a little too long

I dont wanna stop now, oh

With you my life,

Has been so wonderful

I can't stop now

There were times and your love is growing cold

My love is growing stronger as our affair [affair] grows old

I've been loving you a little too long, long,

I don't want to stop now

oh, oh, oh

I've been loving you a little bit too long

I don't wanna stop now

No, no, no

Don't make me stop now

No baby

I'm down on my knees Please, don't make me stop now

I love you, I love you,

I love you with all of my heart

And I can't stop now

Don't make me stop now

Please, please don't make me stop now

[Good god of mine]I love you

I love you, I love you, I love you

I love you, I love you

I love you in so many different ways...

I love you in so many different ways....