Otis Redding-Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay - BPM - 78
[Intro] [G]
[Verse 1] [G] Sittin' in the mornin' [B7] sun, I'll be [C] sittin' when the evenin' [A] comes. [G] Watching the ships roll [B7] in, (* C to A - play power chords chromatically down) Then I [C] watch 'em roll away a- [A] gain, yeah.
[Chorus] I'm [G] 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] tim [E] e.
[Verse 2] I [G] left my home in [B7] Georgia, [C] Headed for the 'Frisco [A] Bay. [G] 'Cause I've had nothing to [B7] live for, And look like [C] nothing's gonna come my [A] way.
[Chorus] So I'm just gon' s [G] it on the dock of the b [E] ay, Watching the [G] tide roll a- [E] way. Ooo, I'm [G] sittin' on the dock of the [A] bay Wastin' [G] tim [E] e.
[Bridge] [G] ... Looks like [D] no [C]thing's gonna change, [G] Eve [D]rything [C] still remains the same. [G] I can't [D]do what ten[C] people tell me [G] to do [F] So I [F]guess I'll remain [D] the same, [D]yes.
[Verse 3] [G] Sittin' here resting my [B7] bones And this [C] loneliness won't leave me a [A] lone. "(Listen)" It's [G] two thousand miles I [B7] roamed, Just to [C] make this dock my [A] home.
[Chorus] Now I'm just gonna [G] sit at 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, [G][E]
[Coda] [G][E] - repeat 1 bar each (Whistle Solo) e|--/15---12---------------------------------------------------------------------- B|------------15--12~------------12---------------------12------------------15--15 G|--------------------14/16--14------14--12~--14/16--14-----14--12---14/16-------- D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Verse 1] [Em] Nights in white [D] satin, [Em] never reaching the [D] end, [C] Letters I've [G] written, [F] never meaning to [Em] send. [Em] Beauty I've [D] always missed, [Em] with these eyes be [D] fore, [C] Just what the [G] truth is, [F] I can't say any [Em] more
[Chorus] 'Cos I [A] love you, yes I [C] love you, oh, how I [Em] love yo [D] u. [Em][D]
[Verse 2 - Play SR1 with every D] [Em] Gazing at [D] people, [Em] some hand in [D] hand, [C] Just what I'm [G] going through, [F] they can't under [Em] stand. [Em] Some try to [D] tell me, [Em] thoughts they cannot [D] defend, [C] Just what you [G] want to be, [F] you'll be in the [Em] end.
[Chorus] And I [A] love you, yes I [C] love you, oh, how I [Em] love yo [D] u. [Em][D][Em] (Bass stop then snare stop)
[Solo - Finger pick chords] (No drums) - Em D C B7 (Drums in) - Em D C B7 Em C Em C Am B Am B7 Em D C Em D Em D
[Verse 3 - Play SR1 with every D] [Em] Nights in white [D] satin, [Em] never reaching the [D] end, [C] Letters I've [G] written, [F] never meaning to [Em] send. [Em] Beauty I've [D] always missed, [Em] with these eyes be [D] fore, [C] Just what the [G] truth is, [F] I can't say any [Em] more
[Chorus x 2] 'Cos I [A] love you, yes I [C] love you, oh, how I [Em] love yo [D] u. [Em][D][Em] 'Cos I [A] love you, yes I [C] love you, oh, how I [Em] love yo [D] u. [Em][D][Em]
[End - forget orchestral bit :-)]
[Notes] [String riff 1 - SR1] E --2 3 2 0 ------------------------------------------------ B ----------2---------------------------------------- G -------------------------------------------------- D -------------------------------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------- E Essentially strum D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D5 (mute high E)
