Chords for Booker T & the MG's - Dock of the bay
Tempo:
99.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
E
C
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
We have a really good songwriter here on stage.
Steve Trout was a good songwriter.
Yeah.
He wrote Knock on Wood and [C#] Midnight Hour.
[G] What else?
[D] Sitting on the dock of the [G] bay.
[D] [G]
[D]
[B]
I'll [C] be sitting when [G] the evening [A]
comes.
Watching the [Bm] ships roll [B] in.
And I'll [C] watch them roll [D] away [A] again.
Yeah, I'm [G] just sitting on the dock of [E] the bay.
Watching [G] the tide [E] roll away.
[G] Sitting on the dock of the bay.
Waiting for the [A] bay.
Wasting [G] time.
[E]
[G] I left my [B] home in Georgia.
[C] Heading for the pistol [A] bay.
[G] I have [B] nothing to live for.
And [C] it looks like nothing's gonna move [A] me.
So I'm [G] just sitting on the dock of [E] the bay.
Watching [G] the tide roll away.
[E]
[G] Sitting on the dock of [A] the bay.
Wasting [G] time.
[E]
[D] [D] Looks like [C] nothing's gonna change.
[G] [D] Everything [C] will remain the same.
[G] Can't do what them people want me to do.
[F] [D]
[G] Sitting here resting [B] my bones.
And [C] this lonely last moment.
Can't leave me [A] alone.
[G] A thousand miles [B] I walk.
[C] Just to make this dock [A] my home.
Yeah, I'm [G] sitting on the dock of [E] the bay.
Watching [G] the tide roll [E] away.
[G] Sitting on the dock of [A] the bay.
Wasting [G] time.
[Em] Let me tell you.
[A] [G] Whoa.
[C] It's like nothing's gonna change.
[G] Everything [C] will remain the same.
[G] I can't do [C] what them people want me to [F] do.
No.
[D] Yeah.
[G] [B]
[C] [A]
[G] [Gm] [B]
[C] [A] [A]
[G] [E]
[G] [E]
[G] [A]
[G] [E] [B]
[G]
[E]
[G]
[E]
[G]
[Gm] [E]
[G]
[Dm] [C] [E]
[Bm]
Steve Trout was a good songwriter.
Yeah.
He wrote Knock on Wood and [C#] Midnight Hour.
[G] What else?
[D] Sitting on the dock of the [G] bay.
[D] [G]
[D]
[B]
I'll [C] be sitting when [G] the evening [A]
comes.
Watching the [Bm] ships roll [B] in.
And I'll [C] watch them roll [D] away [A] again.
Yeah, I'm [G] just sitting on the dock of [E] the bay.
Watching [G] the tide [E] roll away.
[G] Sitting on the dock of the bay.
Waiting for the [A] bay.
Wasting [G] time.
[E]
[G] I left my [B] home in Georgia.
[C] Heading for the pistol [A] bay.
[G] I have [B] nothing to live for.
And [C] it looks like nothing's gonna move [A] me.
So I'm [G] just sitting on the dock of [E] the bay.
Watching [G] the tide roll away.
[E]
[G] Sitting on the dock of [A] the bay.
Wasting [G] time.
[E]
[D] [D] Looks like [C] nothing's gonna change.
[G] [D] Everything [C] will remain the same.
[G] Can't do what them people want me to do.
[F] [D]
[G] Sitting here resting [B] my bones.
And [C] this lonely last moment.
Can't leave me [A] alone.
[G] A thousand miles [B] I walk.
[C] Just to make this dock [A] my home.
Yeah, I'm [G] sitting on the dock of [E] the bay.
Watching [G] the tide roll [E] away.
[G] Sitting on the dock of [A] the bay.
Wasting [G] time.
[Em] Let me tell you.
[A] [G] Whoa.
[C] It's like nothing's gonna change.
[G] Everything [C] will remain the same.
[G] I can't do [C] what them people want me to [F] do.
No.
[D] Yeah.
[G] [B]
[C] [A]
[G] [Gm] [B]
[C] [A] [A]
[G] [E]
[G] [E]
[G] [A]
[G] [E] [B]
[G]
[E]
[G]
[E]
[G]
[Gm] [E]
[G]
[Dm] [C] [E]
[Bm]
Key:
G
E
C
A
D
G
E
C
We have a really good songwriter here on stage.
Steve Trout was a good songwriter.
Yeah.
_ He wrote Knock on Wood and [C#] Midnight Hour.
[G] What else?
_ [D] _ Sitting on the dock of the [G] bay. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ I'll [C] be sitting when [G] the evening [A]
comes.
_ Watching the [Bm] ships roll [B] in.
_ And I'll [C] watch them roll [D] away [A] again.
Yeah, I'm [G] just sitting on the dock of [E] the bay. _
Watching [G] the tide [E] roll away. _
_ _ [G] Sitting on the dock of the bay.
Waiting for the [A] bay.
Wasting [G] time.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ [G] I left my [B] home in Georgia.
_ _ [C] Heading for the pistol [A] bay. _
_ [G] I have [B] nothing to live for.
And [C] it looks like nothing's gonna move [A] me.
So I'm [G] just sitting on the dock of [E] the bay.
Watching [G] the tide roll away.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [G] Sitting on the dock of [A] the bay. _
Wasting [G] time.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [D] Looks like [C] nothing's gonna change.
[G] _ _ [D] Everything [C] will remain the same.
[G] _ Can't do what them people want me to do.
[F] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] Sitting here resting [B] my bones.
And [C] this lonely last moment.
Can't leave me [A] alone. _
_ [G] A thousand miles [B] I walk. _
[C] Just to make this dock [A] my home.
Yeah, I'm [G] sitting on the dock of [E] the bay.
Watching [G] the tide roll [E] away. _ _
_ [G] Sitting on the dock of [A] the bay.
Wasting [G] time.
_ _ [Em] _ Let me tell you.
[A] _ [G] _ Whoa.
[C] It's like nothing's gonna change.
[G] _ _ Everything [C] will remain the same.
[G] _ I can't do [C] what them people want me to [F] do.
No.
_ [D] _ Yeah.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
Steve Trout was a good songwriter.
Yeah.
_ He wrote Knock on Wood and [C#] Midnight Hour.
[G] What else?
_ [D] _ Sitting on the dock of the [G] bay. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ I'll [C] be sitting when [G] the evening [A]
comes.
_ Watching the [Bm] ships roll [B] in.
_ And I'll [C] watch them roll [D] away [A] again.
Yeah, I'm [G] just sitting on the dock of [E] the bay. _
Watching [G] the tide [E] roll away. _
_ _ [G] Sitting on the dock of the bay.
Waiting for the [A] bay.
Wasting [G] time.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ [G] I left my [B] home in Georgia.
_ _ [C] Heading for the pistol [A] bay. _
_ [G] I have [B] nothing to live for.
And [C] it looks like nothing's gonna move [A] me.
So I'm [G] just sitting on the dock of [E] the bay.
Watching [G] the tide roll away.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [G] Sitting on the dock of [A] the bay. _
Wasting [G] time.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [D] Looks like [C] nothing's gonna change.
[G] _ _ [D] Everything [C] will remain the same.
[G] _ Can't do what them people want me to do.
[F] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] Sitting here resting [B] my bones.
And [C] this lonely last moment.
Can't leave me [A] alone. _
_ [G] A thousand miles [B] I walk. _
[C] Just to make this dock [A] my home.
Yeah, I'm [G] sitting on the dock of [E] the bay.
Watching [G] the tide roll [E] away. _ _
_ [G] Sitting on the dock of [A] the bay.
Wasting [G] time.
_ _ [Em] _ Let me tell you.
[A] _ [G] _ Whoa.
[C] It's like nothing's gonna change.
[G] _ _ Everything [C] will remain the same.
[G] _ I can't do [C] what them people want me to [F] do.
No.
_ [D] _ Yeah.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [A] _
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[Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ _
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