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Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay

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Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay chords
G
[Verse 1]
                      G   B7*
Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be Csittin' when the evenin' Acome
GWatching the ships roll B7in
Then I'll Cwatch 'em roll away aAgain, yeah
[Chorus]
I'm Gsittin' on the dock of the Ebay
Watching the Gtide roll aEway
Ooo, I'm just Gsittin' on the dock of the Abay
Wastin' GtimEe
[Verse 2]
I Gleft my home in B7Georgia
CHeaded for the 'Frisco ABay
GI have nothing to B7live for
Look like Cnothin's gonna come my Away
[Chorus]
So I'm just gonna Gsit on the dock of the Ebay
Watching the Gtide roll aEway
Ooo, I'm Gsittin' on the dock of the Abay
Wastin' GtimEe
[Bridge]
 GLook Dlike, Cnothing's gonna Gchange
GEveryDthing still reCmains the Gsame
GI can't Ddo what Cten people Gtell me to do
 FSo I guess I'll reDmain the same, yes
[Verse 3]
GSittin' here resting my B7bones
And this Cloneliness won't leave me aAlone
It's Gtwo thousand miles I B7roam
Just to Cmake this dock my Ahome
[Chorus]
Now I'm just gonna Gsit at the dock of the Ebay
Watching the Gtide roll aEway
Ooo, I'm Gsittin' on the dock of the Abay
Wastin' GtimEe
[Whistling]
  G   E.......
*  It has been suggested that B also works
Capo II
  G= F  
 B7= A7  
  C= Bb  
  A= G  
  F= Eb  
  E= D  
Capo V
  G= D  
 B7= F#7  
  C= G  
  A= E  
  F= C  
  E= B  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
  G= A  
 B7= C#7  
  C= D  
  A= B  
  F= G  
  E= F#  
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Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay

by Otis Redding

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#7

C#7

Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay chords

[Verse 1]

G B7

Sittin' in the mornin' sun

C A

I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come

G B7

Watching the ships roll in

C A

Then I'll watch 'em roll away again, yeah

[Chorus]

G E

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

G E

Watching the tide roll away

G A

Ooo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay

G E

Wastin' time

[Verse 2]

G B7

I left my home in Georgia

C A

Headed for the 'Frisco Bay

G B7

I have nothing to live for

C A

Look like nothin's gonna come my way

[Chorus]

G E

So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay

G E

Watching the tide roll away

G A

Ooo, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

G E

Wastin' time

[Bridge]

G D C G

Look like, nothing's gonna change

G D C G

Everything still remains the same

G D C G

I can't do what ten people tell me to do

F D

So I guess I'll remain the same, yes

[Verse 3]

G B7

Sittin' here resting my bones

C A

And this loneliness won't leave me alone

G B7

It's two thousand miles I roam

C A

Just to make this dock my home

[Chorus]

G E

Now I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay

G E

Watching the tide roll away

G A

Ooo, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

G E

Wastin' time

[Whistling]

G E

.......

* It has been suggested that B also works

Capo II

G F

B7 A7

C Bb

A G

F Eb

E D

Capo V

G D

B7 F#7

C G

A E

F C

E B

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

G A

B7 C#7

C D

A B

F G

E F#

Set8

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