Verse 1:
G B
Sittin´ in the mornin´ sun,
C B Bb A
I´ll be sittin´ when the evenin´ comes.
G B
Watching the ships roll in,
C B Bb A
then I watch ´em roll away again, yeah.
Chorus:
G E
I´m sittin´ on the dock of the bay,
G E
watching the tide roll away.
G A
Oo, I´m just sittin´ on the dock of the bay,
G E
wastin´ time.
Verse 2:
I left my home in Georgia,
headed for the ´Frisco Bay.
I have nothing to live for,
it look like nothin´s gonna come my way.
Chorus:
So, I´m just gon´ sit on the dock of the bay,
watching the tide roll away.
Oo, I´m just sittin´ on the dock of the bay,
wastin´ time.
Bridge:
G D C
Look like nothing´s gonna change.
G D C
Ev´rything 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.
Verse 3:
I´m sittin´ here restin´ my bones,
and this loneliness won´t leave me alone, yes.
Two thousand miles I roamed
just to make this-a dock my home.
Chorus:
Now, I´m just gon´ sit at the dock of the bay,
watching the tide roll away.
Oo, I´m just sittin´ on the dock of the bay,
wastin´ time.
Main riff:
The riff used during the choruses goes something like this...
G E
e ----10----10----10-10-------|-------------------------|
B -10h12-10h12-10h12-10----12-|-------------------------|
G ----------------------12-11-|-------------------------|
D ----------------------------|-------------------------|
A ----------------------------|-------------------------|
E ----------------------------|-------------------------|
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\ These notes ring throughout
the following bar
G E
e ----10----10----10-10-------|-------------------------|
B -10h12-10h12-10h12-10----12-|-------------------------|
G ----------------------12-11-|-------------------------|
D ----------------------------|-------------------------|
A ----------------------------|-------------------------|
E ----------------------------|-------------------------|
| | |__| |__| | | | |
\ These notes ring throughout
the following bar
G A
e -------10-10----10-10----------|-12----12----------------------|
B ----10h12----10h12-10----12h14-|----14----14-12h14-12----10h12-|
G ----------------------12-------|----------------------14-------|
D -------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A -------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E -------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| |__| |__| |____| |__| |__| |__| |____|
G E
e -10----10-------10-10----------|-------------------------|
B ----12----12-10h12-10----------|-------------------------|
G -------------------------11/13-|-------------------------|
D -------------------------------|-------------------------|
A -------------------------------|-------------------------|
E -------------------------------|-------------------------|
|__| |__| |__| |_____| | | | |
\ This note ring throughout
the following bar