Chords for Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock of The Bay (Take 1)

Tempo:
100.9 bpm
Chords used:

G

E

C

A

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock of The Bay (Take 1) chords
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Sitting at the dock of the bay take one
[G]
[B] [C] [Ebm]
[A] Watching [G]
[B] ships rolling
And [C] I watch
[Gbm]
[A] I'm [G] just sitting on the [E] dock of the bay watching [G] the time [E] Away
[G] Ooh sitting on the [A] dock of the bay [G] waste time [E] I
[G] Left my [E] home [B] in Georgia.
[C] I
Hated for the [A] Frisco Bay
I've [G] got [Bb] nothing [B] to live for
[C] Look like nothing's gonna [Bb] come [A] my way
So [Bm] I'm just [G] gonna sit on the dock [E] of the bay
watching [G] the time
[E] Sitting [G] on [D] the dock [A] of the bay [G] waste time
[E] [G] Look
[D] [C] like nothing is gonna [G] change
[D] Oh [C] how everything's to say [G] the same I
[D] [C] Can't do what [G] 20 people tell me to do
[F]
So I [D] guess I'll remain the [G] same
Sitting here [Bb] alone
[B] All [C] this loneliness [A] won't leave me alone
[G] 10,000 [E] miles [B] from home
[C] Yes to make this [A] So
[Bm] [G]
[E] Watching [G] the time
[E] [G] Sit on the [A] dock of the bay [G] waste time [E] [G] Okay
[E] [G]
[E] [G]
[Bb] Oh
You're not gonna make it as a whistler take [N] two stay in on the mic now Steve
[Eb]
Key:  
G
2131
E
2311
C
3211
A
1231
B
12341112
G
2131
E
2311
C
3211
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To learn Otis Redding - (Sittin On) The Dock Of The Bay chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: A, G, E, G and A. Kick off your practice at a gentle 50 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 101 BPM. Considering the song's key of D Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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Sitting at the dock of the bay take one _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Ebm] _
[A] _ _ _ Watching [G] _ _
[B] ships rolling
_ And [C] I watch
[Gbm] _
[A] _ _ I'm [G] just sitting on the [E] dock of the bay watching [G] the time _ [E] Away
_ _ [G] Ooh sitting on the [A] dock of the bay [G] waste _ time [E] _ _ _ I
[G] Left my [E] home [B] in Georgia.
_ [C] I
Hated for the [A] Frisco Bay
I've [G] _ got [Bb] nothing [B] to live for
[C] Look like nothing's gonna [Bb] come [A] my way
So [Bm] I'm just [G] gonna sit on the dock [E] of the bay
watching [G] the time
_ [E] _ _ Sitting [G] _ on [D] the dock [A] of the bay _ [G] waste time
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] Look _ _
[D] [C] like nothing is gonna [G] change _
[D] Oh [C] how everything's to say [G] the same I
[D] [C] Can't do what [G] 20 people tell me to do
[F]
So I [D] guess I'll remain the [G] same
Sitting here [Bb] alone
[B] _ All _ [C] this loneliness [A] won't leave me alone
_ _ [G] 10,000 [E] miles [B] from home
_ [C] Yes to make this [A] _ _ So
[Bm] _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ Watching _ [G] the time _
[E] _ _ _ _ [G] Sit on the [A] dock of the bay [G] waste time _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] Okay _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ Oh
You're not gonna make it as a whistler take [N] two _ stay in on the mic now Steve
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper.

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