Otis Redding

(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay

 G                      B
Sittin' in the mornin' sun
         C                B  Bb   A
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes
 G                      B
Watching the ships roll in
        C            B  Bb   A
Then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah

         G                          E 
    I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
                  G        E 
    Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh
              G                          A 
    I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
             G   E 
    Wastin' time

   G                B
I left my home in Georgia
 C              B  Bb  A
Headed for the Frisco Bay
G                  B
I have nothin' to live for
              C             B    Bb A
It look like nothin's gonna come my way

                       G                      E
    So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
                  G        E
    Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh
         G                          A
    I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
             G   E
    Wastin' time

   G    D    C            
  Look like nothin's gonna change
  G   D  C       
  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

 G                       B
Sittin' here restin' my bones
          C                   B  Bb  A
And this loneliness won't leave me alone, listen
  G                    B
Two thousand miles, I roam
         C         B   Bb  A
Just to make this dock my home

                        G                      E
    Now I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay
                  G          E
    Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh yeah
     G                          E
    Sittin' on the dock of the bay
             G   E
    Wastin' time