(Sittin’ on the) Dock of the Bay (take 1) chords by Otis Redding
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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B
Sittin' in the morning sun
C
I'll be sittin' when the even
A
ing comes
G
B
Watching the ships roll in
C
A
Then I watch them roll away again, yeah
Verse 2
G
I'm sittin' on the dock
Em
of the bay
G
Em
Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh
G
I'm just sittin' on the
A
dock of the bay
Wastin' time
G
Verse 3
Em
E
Em
G
B
I left my home in Georgia
C
A
Headed for the Frisco Bay
G
B
Cuz I've had nothing to live for
C
And look like nothing's
A
gonna come my way
Verse 4
G
So, I'm just gon' sit on
Em
the dock of the bay
G
Em
Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh
G
A
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time
G
Em
Verse 5
G
D
C
Looks like nothing's gonna
G
D
change
C
G
Everything still remains the same
D
C
I can't do what ten
G
F
people tell me to do
D
So I guess I'll remain the same, listen
Verse 6
G
Sittin' here resting my bones
B
C
And this loneliness won't
A
leave me alone, listen
G
B
Two thousand miles I roam
C
A
Just to make this dock my home, now
Verse 7
G
I'm just gon' sit at the
Em
E
dock of a bay
Em
G
Em
Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh
G
A
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Outro 1
Wastin' time
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E
G
Em
E
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E
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(Sittin’ on the) Dock of the Bay (take 1)
Otis Redding
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