(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay original guitar chords by
Otis Redding

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Key: G major

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

Chorus 1
G G 
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I'm sittin' on the dock
E E 
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of the bay
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E E 
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Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh
G G 
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A A 
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I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
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E E 
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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
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So I'm just gon' sit on the dock
E E 
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of the bay
G G 
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Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh
E E 
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G G 
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A A 
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I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
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E E 
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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
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Sittin' here restin' my bones
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And this loneliness
A A 
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won't leave me alone, listen
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B B 2
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Two thousand miles, I roam
C C 
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A A 
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Just to make this dock my home

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

Outro 1

G

G

G

E

G

G

G

E

[Repeat and fade]

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