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(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay chords by Otis Redding (Official Version)

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G
B
C
A
E
D
F

Intro 1

G

G

G

G

Verse 1

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

Then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah

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Chorus 1

G

I'm sittin' on the dock

E

of the bay

G

E

Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh

G

A

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

G

E

Wastin' time

Verse 2

G

B

I left my home in Georgia

C

A

Headed for the Frisco Bay

G

B

'Cause I've had nothin' to live for

C

A

It look like nothin's gonna come my way

Chorus 2
G 
So I'm just gon' sit on the dock
E 
of the bay
G 
Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh
E 
G 
A 
I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
G 
E 
Wastin' time

Bridge 1

G

D

C

Look like nothin's gonna change

G

D

C

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 
B 
Sittin' here restin' my bones
C 
And this loneliness
A 
won't leave me alone, listen
G 
B 
Two thousand miles, I roam
C 
A 
Just to make this dock my home

Chorus 3
G 
Now I'm just gon' sit at the dock
E 
of the bay
G 
E 
Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh
G 
A 
I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
G 
E 
Wastin' time

Outro 1

G

G

G

E

G

G

G

E

[Repeat and fade]

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B
C
A
E
D
F

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: G majorBPM: 104

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
F: x-3-3-2-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay by Otis Redding, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay the way Otis Redding intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

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