Chords for Otis Redding - Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay
Tempo:
102.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
E
A
C
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
Sitting in the [B] morning sun, [C] I'll be sitting when [B] the [A] evening comes,
[G] Watching the ships [B] roll in, then [C] I'll watch them roll [Ebm] [A] away again.
[G] Sitting on the dock [E] of a bay, [G] watching the tide [E] roll away.
[G] Sitting on [Abm] the dock [A] of a bay, [G] wasting time.
[E]
[G] I left my [Bb] home [B] in Georgia, [C] and I headed for [Bb] the Frisco [A] Bay,
[G] Cause I've got [Bb] nothing [B] to live for, [C] looks like nothing's gonna [Bb] come [A] my way.
So [G] I'm just gonna sit on the dock [E] of a bay, watching [G] the tide roll [E] away.
[G] Sitting on [Ab] the dock [A] of a bay, [E] [G] wasting time.
[E]
Looks [G] [D] like [C] nothing's gonna change, [G] [D] everything [C] seems to stay the same.
[G] [D] I can't [C] do what ten [G] people tell me to do, [F] so I guess [D] I'll remain the same.
[G] Sitting here [A] resting [B] my bones, and [C] this loneliness [B] won't [A] leave me alone.
Listen, [G] two thousand [Bb] miles [B] I roam, [C] just to make a [D] fish [A] stock my home.
Now [E] I'm [G] just sitting on the [E] dock of a bay, watching [G] the tide [E] roll away.
[G] Sitting on the [A] dock of a bay, I'm [Ab] wasting [G] time.
[E] [G]
[E]
[G]
Sitting in the [B] morning sun, [C] I'll be sitting when [B] the [A] evening comes,
[G] Watching the ships [B] roll in, then [C] I'll watch them roll [Ebm] [A] away again.
[G] Sitting on the dock [E] of a bay, [G] watching the tide [E] roll away.
[G] Sitting on [Abm] the dock [A] of a bay, [G] wasting time.
[E]
[G] I left my [Bb] home [B] in Georgia, [C] and I headed for [Bb] the Frisco [A] Bay,
[G] Cause I've got [Bb] nothing [B] to live for, [C] looks like nothing's gonna [Bb] come [A] my way.
So [G] I'm just gonna sit on the dock [E] of a bay, watching [G] the tide roll [E] away.
[G] Sitting on [Ab] the dock [A] of a bay, [E] [G] wasting time.
[E]
Looks [G] [D] like [C] nothing's gonna change, [G] [D] everything [C] seems to stay the same.
[G] [D] I can't [C] do what ten [G] people tell me to do, [F] so I guess [D] I'll remain the same.
[G] Sitting here [A] resting [B] my bones, and [C] this loneliness [B] won't [A] leave me alone.
Listen, [G] two thousand [Bb] miles [B] I roam, [C] just to make a [D] fish [A] stock my home.
Now [E] I'm [G] just sitting on the [E] dock of a bay, watching [G] the tide [E] roll away.
[G] Sitting on the [A] dock of a bay, I'm [Ab] wasting [G] time.
[E] [G]
[E]
[G]
Key:
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E
A
C
B
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E
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ Sitting in the [B] morning sun, _ [C] I'll be sitting when [B] the [A] evening comes,
_ _ [G] _ Watching the ships [B] roll in, _ then [C] I'll watch them roll [Ebm] [A] away again.
_ _ [G] Sitting on the dock [E] of a bay, _ [G] watching the tide [E] roll away.
_ _ [G] Sitting on [Abm] the dock [A] of a bay, _ [G] wasting time.
_ [E] _ _
_ [G] I left my [Bb] home [B] in Georgia, _ [C] and I headed for [Bb] the Frisco [A] Bay,
_ _ [G] Cause I've got [Bb] nothing [B] to live for, [C] looks like nothing's gonna [Bb] come [A] my way.
So [G] I'm just gonna sit on the dock [E] of a bay, watching [G] the tide roll [E] away.
_ _ [G] Sitting on [Ab] the dock [A] of a bay, _ [E] [G] wasting time.
_ [E] _ _
Looks [G] _ _ [D] like [C] nothing's gonna change, [G] _ _ [D] everything [C] seems to stay the same.
[G] _ [D] I can't [C] do what ten [G] people tell me to do, [F] so I guess [D] I'll remain the same.
[G] Sitting here [A] resting [B] my bones, and [C] this loneliness [B] won't [A] leave me alone.
Listen, _ [G] two thousand [Bb] miles [B] I roam, _ [C] just to make a [D] fish [A] stock my home.
Now [E] I'm [G] just sitting on the [E] dock of a bay, watching [G] the tide [E] roll away.
_ [G] Sitting on the [A] dock of a bay, I'm [Ab] wasting [G] _ time.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Sitting in the [B] morning sun, _ [C] I'll be sitting when [B] the [A] evening comes,
_ _ [G] _ Watching the ships [B] roll in, _ then [C] I'll watch them roll [Ebm] [A] away again.
_ _ [G] Sitting on the dock [E] of a bay, _ [G] watching the tide [E] roll away.
_ _ [G] Sitting on [Abm] the dock [A] of a bay, _ [G] wasting time.
_ [E] _ _
_ [G] I left my [Bb] home [B] in Georgia, _ [C] and I headed for [Bb] the Frisco [A] Bay,
_ _ [G] Cause I've got [Bb] nothing [B] to live for, [C] looks like nothing's gonna [Bb] come [A] my way.
So [G] I'm just gonna sit on the dock [E] of a bay, watching [G] the tide roll [E] away.
_ _ [G] Sitting on [Ab] the dock [A] of a bay, _ [E] [G] wasting time.
_ [E] _ _
Looks [G] _ _ [D] like [C] nothing's gonna change, [G] _ _ [D] everything [C] seems to stay the same.
[G] _ [D] I can't [C] do what ten [G] people tell me to do, [F] so I guess [D] I'll remain the same.
[G] Sitting here [A] resting [B] my bones, and [C] this loneliness [B] won't [A] leave me alone.
Listen, _ [G] two thousand [Bb] miles [B] I roam, _ [C] just to make a [D] fish [A] stock my home.
Now [E] I'm [G] just sitting on the [E] dock of a bay, watching [G] the tide [E] roll away.
_ [G] Sitting on the [A] dock of a bay, I'm [Ab] wasting [G] _ time.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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