Note: Parentheses optional.
Verse 1
[G] [B7]
Sittin' in the mornin' sun,
[C7] [C7] ([B7] [Bb7]) [A7]
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes.
[G] [B7]
Watching the ships roll in,
[C7] [C7] ([B7] [Bb7]) [A7]
then I 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] [A7]
Oo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay,
[G] [E]
wastin' time.
Verse 2
[G] [B7]
I left my home in Georgia,
[C7] [C7] ([B7] [Bb7]) [A7]
headed for the 'Frisco Bay.
[G] [B7]
I have nothing to live for,
[C7] [C7] ([B7] [Bb7]) [A7]
it look like nothin's gonna come my way.
Chorus
[G] [E]
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay,
[G] [E]
watching the tide roll away.
[G] [A7]
Oo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay,
[G] [E]
wastin' time.
Bridge
[G] [D] [C]
Look like nothing's gonna change.
[G] [D] [C]
Everything still remains the same.
[G] [D] [C]
I can't do what ten people tell me to do,
[F] [D7]
so I guess I'll remain the same, yes.
Verse 3
[G] [B7]
I'm sittin' here restin' my bones,
[C7] [C7] ([B7] [Bb7]) [A7]
and this loneliness won't leave me alone, yes.
[G] [B7]
Two thousand miles I roamed
[C7] [C7] ([B7] [Bb7]) [A7]
just to make this-a dock my home..
Chorus
[G] [E]
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay,
[G] [E]
watching the tide roll away.
[G] [A7]
Oo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay,
[G] [E]
wastin' time.
Whistling through end