(Sittin’ on the) Dock of the Bay (take 1) chords by Otis Redding

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
B 
Sittin'  (G major) in the morning sun (B major) 
C 
I'll be  (C major) sittin' when the even
A 
ing  (A major) comes
G 
B 
 (G major) Watching the ships roll in (B major) 
C 
A 
Then I  (C major) watch them roll away  (A major) again, yeah

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Verse 2

I'm 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

Verse 3
Em 
E 
Em 
 (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 
G 
B 
I  (G major) left my home in Geor (B major) gia
C 
A 
Headed  (C major) for the Frisco  (A major) Bay
G 
B 
Cuz  (G major) I've had nothing to live  (B major) for
C 
And look like  (C major) nothing's
A 
gonna come my  (A major) way

Verse 4
G 
So, I'm just gon'  (G major) sit on
Em 
the dock of the bay  (E minor) 
G 
Em 
Watchin' the tide  (G major) roll away,  (E minor) ooh
G 
A 
I'm sit (G major) tin' on the dock of  (A major) the bay
Wastin' time
G 
Em 
 (G major)  (E minor) 

Verse 5
G 
 (G major) 
D 
C 
Looks like  (D major) noth (C major) ing's gonna
G 
D 
change  (G major)  (D major) 
C 
G 
Everything  (C major) still remains the same  (G major) 
D 
C 
 (D major) I  can't do what  (C major) ten
G 
F 
people tell  (G major) me to do  (F major) 
D 
So I guess I'll re (D major) main the same, listen

Verse 6
G 
Sit (G major) tin' here resting my bones
B 
C 
 (B major) And this  (C major) loneliness won't
A 
leave me  (A major) alone, listen
G 
B 
 (G major) Two thousand miles  (B major) I roam
C 
A 
Just to make  (C major) this dock my  (A major) home, now

Verse 7

I'm just gon' sit at the

dock of a bay

Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh

Sittin' on the dock of the bay

Outro 1
Wastin' time
G 
E 
G 
 (G major)  (E major)  (G major) 
Em 
E 
G 
 (E minor)  (E major)  (G major) 
E 
G 
G 
 (E major)  (G major)  (G major) 