WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Otis Redding - Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay Chords | Ver. 1
Intro and Coda:
G = 320033 E = 022100
G/D = xx0033 E/B = x22100
Verses:
G = 3 5 5 4 3 3 G/F# = 2xxxxx
B = 7 9 9 8 7 7 G/F = 1xxxxx
C = 8 10 10 9 8 8
Bb = 6 8 8 7 6 6
A = 5 7 7 6 5 5
E = 0 2 2 1 0 0
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[Intro]
G G/D G G/D
e |------3--3-----3--3----|------3--3-----3--3----| [x2]
B |------3--3-----3--3----|------3--3-----3--3----|
G |------0--0-----0--0----|------0--0-----0--0----|
D |---------------0--0----|---------------0--0----|
A |-----------------------|-----------------------|
E |---3---------3---------|---3---------3---------|
[Verse 1]
G B
Sittin' in the morning sun,
C C B Bb A
I'll be sittin' when the eve-----ning comes,
G B
Watching the ships roll in,
B Bb B C C B Bb A
And then I'll watch them roll a - way a - gain, yeah!
[Chorus]
G G G/F# G/F E
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay,
G G G/F# G/F E
Watching the tide roll--- a - way,
G A
Oo, just sittin' on the dock of the bay,
G G/F# G/F E
Wasting time---------------!
[Verse 2]
G A Bb B
I left my home---- in Georgia,
C C B Bb A (A4 A A4 A)
'Headed for the Fris - co----- Bay,
G A Bb B
I've had noth - ing to live for,
C C B Bb A
And look like nothing's gonna come my---- way!
[Chorus]
G G G/F# G/F E
So, I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay,
G G G/F# G/F E
Watching the tide roll--- a - way,
G A
Oo, I'm sittin' on a dock of a bay,
G G/F# G/F E
Wasting time---------------!
[Bridge]
G D C
Look like ...nothing's gonna change,
G D C
Every - thing ...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 re - main the same, yes!
[Verse 3]
G B
Just sittin' here resting my bones,
C C B Bb A
And this loneliness won't leave me a - lone,
G B
It's ...two thousand miles I roam,
C C B Bb A
Just to make this dock my---- home!
[Chorus]
G G G/F# G/F E
Now, I'm just gonna sit at the dock of a bay,
G G G/F# G/F E
Watching the tide roll--- a - way,
G A
Hoo -wee, I'm sittin' on a dock of a bay,
G G/F# G/F E
Wasting time---------------!
[Coda -whistling]
G G/D G/D G G/D G/D G G/D G/D E E/B E/B
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