1 2 & 3 & 4 (&) | 2 & & 4 &

D D U D U D (U) | D U U D U

(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding

Intro
G | G | G | G |
Verse 1
G (B7) | | C (A7) | |
Sittin' in the morning sun, I'll be sittin' when the evening comes

G (B7) | | C (A7) | |
Watching the ships roll in, then I watch them roll away again, yeah I'm

Chorus
G (E7) | | C (E7) | |
Sittin' on the dock of the bay, Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh, I'm just

G (A7) | | C (E7) | |
Sittin' on the dock of the bay, Wastin' time I I

Verse 2
G (B7) | | C (A7) | |
Left my home in Georgia, Headed for the Frisco Bay, Cuz

G (B7) | | C (A7) | |
I've had nothing to live for, and look like nothing's gonna come my way, so I'll just

Chorus
G (E7) | | C (E7) | |
Sit on the dock of the bay, Watchin' the tide roll away, I'm just

G (A7) | | C (E7) | |
Sittin' on the dock of the bay, Wastin' time I

(Sittin' On) The 1.

Dock Of The Bay
 1 2 & 3 & 4 (&) | 2 & & 4 &
D D U D U D (U) | D U U D U

Bridge
G D (C) | | G D (C) | |

v
Looks like nothing's gonna change, everything still remains the same

G D | C G | F (D) | |

v
I can't do what ten people tell me to do, So I guess I'll remain the same, listen

Verse 3
G (B7) | | C (A7) | |
Sittin' here resting my bones, and this loneliness won't leave me alone, listen

G (B7) | | C (A7) | |
Two thousand miles I roam, Just to make this dock my home, now I'll just

Chorus
G (E7) | | C (E7) | |
Sit on the dock of the bay, Watchin' the tide roll away, I'm just

G (A7) | | C (E7) | |
Sittin' on the dock of the bay, Wastin' time I

Outro
G | G | G (E7) | |
**Whistles**

G | G | G (E7) | |
**Whistles**

(Sittin' On) The 2.

Dock Of The Bay