Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay by Otis Redding

Intro

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Verse 1

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                    Sittin' in the mornin' 
                  
                    B
                  
                    sun
                  
                    I'll be 
                  
                    C
                  
                    sittin' when the evenin' 
                  
                    A
                  
                    comes
                  
                    G
                  
                    Watching the ships roll 
                  
                    B
                  
                    in
                  
                    And then I 
                  
                    C
                  
                    watch 'em roll away a-
                  
                    A
                  
                    gain, yeah

Chorus 1

                    
                    I'm 
                  
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                    sittin' on the dock of the 
                  
                    E
                  
                    bay
                  
                    Watching the 
                  
                    G
                  
                    tide roll a-
                  
                    E
                  
                    way
                  
                    Ooo, I'm just 
                  
                    G
                  
                    sittin' on the dock of the 
                  
                    A
                  
                    bay
                  
                    Wastin' 
                  
                    G
                  
                    time 
                  
                    E

Verse 2

                    
                    I 
                  
                    G
                  
                    left my home in 
                  
                    B
                  
                    Georgia
                  
                    C
                  
                    Headed for the 'Frisco 
                  
                    A
                  
                    Bay
                  
                    G
                  
                    'Cause I've had nothing to 
                  
                    B
                  
                    live for
                  
                    And look like 
                  
                    C
                  
                    nothin's gonna come my 
                  
                    A
                  
                    way

Chorus 2

                    
                    So I'm just gonna 
                  
                    G
                  
                    sit on the dock of the 
                  
                    E
                  
                    bay
                  
                    Watching the 
                  
                    G
                  
                    tide roll a
                  
                    E
                  
                    way
                  
                    Ooo, I'm 
                  
                    G
                  
                    sittin' on the dock of the 
                  
                    A
                  
                    bay
                  
                    Wastin' 
                  
                    G
                  
                    time 
                  
                    E

Bridge

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                    Looks 
                  
                    D
                  
                    like, 
                  
                    C
                  
                    nothing's gonna change
                  
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                    D
                  
                    Everything 
                  
                    C
                  
                    still remains the same
                  
                    G
                  
                    I can't 
                  
                    D
                  
                    do what 
                  
                    C
                  
                    ten people 
                  
                    G
                  
                    tell me to do
                  
                    F
                  
                    So I guess I'll re-
                  
                    D
                  
                    main the same, yes

Verse 3

                    G
                  
                    Sittin' here resting my 
                  
                    B
                  
                    bones
                  
                    And this 
                  
                    C
                  
                    loneliness won't leave me a-
                  
                    A
                  
                    lone
                  
                    It's 
                  
                    G
                  
                    two thousand miles I 
                  
                    B
                  
                    roamed
                  
                    Just to 
                  
                    C
                  
                    make this dock my 
                  
                    A
                  
                    home

Chorus 3

                    
                    Now I'm just gonna 
                  
                    G
                  
                    sit on the dock of the 
                  
                    E
                  
                    bay
                  
                    Watching the 
                  
                    G
                  
                    tide roll a-
                  
                    E
                  
                    way
                  
                    Ooo, I'm 
                  
                    G
                  
                    sittin' on the dock of the 
                  
                    A
                  
                    bay
                  
                    Wastin' 
                  
                    G
                  
                    time 
                  
                    E

Whistle Out

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