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Sittin on the Dock of the Bay

Otis Redding
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Song

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
 

Verse 1

G B7 *
Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come
Watching the ships roll in
Then I'll watch 'em roll away again, yeah

Chorus

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

Verse 2

I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the 'Frisco Bay
I have nothing to live for
Look like nothin's gonna come my way

Chorus

So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

Bridge

Look like, nothing's gonna change
Everything still remains the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same, yes

Verse 3

Sittin' here resting my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone
It's two thousand miles I roam
Just to make this dock my home

Chorus

Now I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
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#
Set8

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