Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay

# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - please note - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # # this file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song . you may only use this file for private study , scholarship , or research . # # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # sitting on the dock of the bay chords otis redding ( steve cropper ) G B7 sittin’ in the mornin’ sun C A i’ll be sittin’ when the evenin’ comes G B7 watching the ships roll in C A and then i watch ’em roll away again , yeah G E i’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay G E watching the tide roll away G A ooo , i’m just sittin’ on the dock of the bay G E wastin’ time G B7 i left my home in georgia C A headed for the ’frisco bay G B7 ’cause i’ve had nothing to live for C A and look like nothin’s gonna come my way G E so i’m just gonna sit on the dock of the bay G E watching the tide roll away G A ooo , i’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay G E wastin’ time G D C G looks like , nothing’s gonna change G D C G everything still remains the same G D C G i can’t do what ten people tell me to do F D so i guess i’ll remain the same , yes G B7 sittin’ here resting my bones C A and this loneliness won’t leave me alone G B7 it’s two thousand miles i roamed C A just to make this dock my home G E now i’m just gonna sit on the dock of the bay G E watching the tide roll away G A ooo , i’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay G E wastin’ time set8