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The Dock Of The Bay

by Otis Redding

Written by: Cropper & Redding

THE DOCK OF THE BAY Cropper & Redding Otis Redding | D /// | //// | D F# G F# F E ||: Sitting in^the morn ing^sun.| nn nn / I'll^be | Sitting when^the evening g^come.| ||: left^my y^home ee in^Geor.| r^gia aa / / | Headed for^the Frisco o^bay. | ||: Sitting here resting my^bones.| ss ss / and^this | Loneli ness^wont leave^me a^lone. | D F# | ee ee ee / | Watching g^the ships roll^in. | nn nn / Then^ I | | yy yy yy / | I^have e^noth ing to^live. | e^for rr / Looks^like | | ee ee ee / | Two^thou u^sand miles I^roamed | dd dd / Just^to | G F# F E | watch^them^roll^a way^a..a^gain.| nn ~ ^Ye ah ~ ^I’m | | nothings gonna come^my y^way.| yy ~ ^So o^I’m^just gonna | | make this dock^my y^home.| ee ~ ^Now w^I'm^just gonna | D B-4 B | Sitting on^the dock^of^the^bay.| yy yy watching the^tide.| | Sit on^the dock^of^the^bay.| yy yy watching the^tide.| | Sit at^the dock^of^the^bay.| yy yy watching the^tide.| D B-4 B D | e^e=e ee ro^ll away | yy y^ooh h^I'm just | sitting on^the dock^of^the^bay.| E D B 1. | yy yy Wast ing^time.| ee e e=e ee e.| ee ee ee ~ ^I :|| E D B D A G 2. | yy yy Wast ing^time.| ee e e=e ee e.| ee ee ee / | / ~ ^Looks like e ~ | D A G | nothings gonna ch=an ge e | / ~ ^Ev v^ry thing | still^re mains^the same ee | D A G C | / / I^cant^do^what | ten^people tell^me e^to do | / So^I guess^I'll remain.| A | n^the same ee ee :|| E D B D B 3. | yy yy Wa^st^ing^time | ee ee ee ee | //// ||: //// | //// | //// | //// :|| fade

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The Dock Of The Bay is performed by Otis Redding and written by Cropper & Redding. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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