Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay
Otis Redding ( with Steve Cropper)
G B
Sittin' in the mornin' sun
C A
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes
G B
Watching the ships roll in
C A
And then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah
G Em
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
G Em
Watching the tide roll away
G A
Ooo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
G E
Wastin' time
G B
I left my home in Georgia
C A
Headed for the 'Frisco Bay
G B
'Cause I've had nothing to live for
C A
And look like nothin's gonna come my way
G Em
So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
G Em
Watching the tide roll away
G A
Ooo, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
G E
Wastin' time
G D7 C
Looks like, nothing's gonna change
G D7 C
Everything still remains the same
G D7 C
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
F D
So I guess I'll remain the same, yes
G B
Sittin' here resting my bones
C A
And this loneliness won't leave me alone
G B
It's two thousand miles I roamed
C A
Just to make this dock my home
G Em
Now I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
G Em
Watching the tide roll away
G A
Ooo, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
G E
Wastin' time
Note: you can substitute B7 for B and a lot of people do, but I believe the B sounds better.