Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay chords
Otis Redding 1968 (Steve Cropper) **
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(Sittin%27_On)_The_Dock_of_the_Bay
[G]
Verse 1
[G] [B7] *
Sittin' in the mornin' sun
[C] [A]
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come
[G] [B7]
Watching the ships roll in
[C] [A]
Then I'll 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] [A]
Ooo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
[G] [E]
Wastin' time
Verse 2
[G] [B7]
I left my home in Georgia
[C] [A]
Headed for the 'Frisco Bay
[G] [B7]
I have nothing to live for
[C] [A]
Look like nothin's gonna come my way
Chorus
[G] [E]
So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
[G] [E]
Watching the tide roll away
[G] [A]
Ooo, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
[G] [E]
Wastin' time
Bridge
[G] [D] [C] [G]
Look like, nothing's gonna change
[G] [D] [C] [G]
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] [B7]
Sittin' here resting my bones
[C] [A]
And this loneliness won't leave me alone
[G] [B7]
It's two thousand miles I roam
[C] [A]
Just to make this dock my home
Chorus
[G] [E]
Now I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay
[G] [E]
Watching the tide roll away
[G] [A]
Ooo, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
[G] [E]
Wastin' time
[Whistling]
[G] [E] .......
* It has been suggested that B also works
** Alternates:
Capo II
[G] = [F]
[B7] = [A7]
[C] = [Bb]
[A] = [G]
[F] = [Eb]
[E] = [D]
Capo V
[G] = [D]
[B7] = [F#7]
[C] = [G]
[A] = [E]
[F] = [C]
[E] = [B]
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
[G] = [A]
[B7] = [C#7]
[C] = [D]
[A] = [B]
[F] = [G]
[E] = [F#]
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