Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay
1968
usOtis Redding
AA7B7CDE7FG
8 chords used in this song
GB7
GSittin' in the mornin' B7sun
CA
I'll be Csittin' when the evenin' Acome
GB7
GWatching the ships roll B7in
CA
And then I Cwatch 'em roll away aAgain
GE7
I'm Gsittin' on the dock of the E7bay
GE7
Watching the Gtide roll aE7way
GA7GE7
I'm just Gsittin' on the dock of the A7bay wastin' Gtime E7
GB7
Gleft my home in B7Georgia
CA
CHeaded for the 'Frisco Abay
GB7
'Cause GI've had nothing to B7live for
CA
And look like Cnothin's gonna come my Away
GE7
So I'm just gonna Gsit on the dock of the E7bay
GE7
Watching the Gtide roll aE7way
GA7GE7
I'm Gsittin' on the dock of the A7bay wastin' Gtime E7
Bridge
GDC
GLook Dlike Cnothing's gonna change
GDC
GEveryDthing Cstill remains the same
GDCG
GI can't Ddo what Cten people tell Gme to do
FD
FSo I guess I'll reDmain the same
GB7
GSittin' here resting my B7bones
CA
And this Cloneliness won't leave me aAlone
GB7
It's Gtwo thousand miles I B7roamed
CA
Just to Cmake this dock my Ahome
GE7
Now I'm just gonna Gsit at the dock of the E7bay
GE7
Watching the Gtide roll aE7way
GA7GE7
GSittin' on the dock of the A7bay wastin' G time E7
Whistling, repeat ad lib
GGGE7
G G G E7
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