Otis Redding-Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay - BPM - 119
[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, 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 [D] like, [C] nothing's gonna change, [G] Eve [D] rything [C] still remains the same. [G] I can't [D] do what [C] ten people [G] tell me to do [F] So I guess I'll re- [D] main the same, 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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro BPM 118 - Could transition to Angel Of Harlem halfway through?] C F x 4 - Just Guido
[Verse] I'm [C] free to [F] do what I [C] want [F] any old [C] time [F][C][F] I'm [C] free to [F] do what I [C] want [F] any old [C] time [F][C][F]
[Chorus] - Drums are xSSS So [C] love [G] me, (drums) [F] hold [C] me, [C] love [G] me, (drums) [Bb] hold [F] m I'm [C] free [F] any old [C] time to [F] get what I [C] want [F][C][F]
[Verse] I'm [C] free to [F] sing my [C] song [F] knowing it [C] gets [F] out of [C] time [F] I'm [C] free to [F] sing my [C] song knowing it [C] gets [F] out of [C] time [F]
[Chorus] So [C] love [G] me, (drums) [F] hold [C] me, [C] love [G] me, (drums) [Bb] hold [F] m Cause I'm [C] free [F] any old [C] time to [F] get what I [C] want [F][C][F]
[Harp - C F x 8]
[Chorus] So [C] love [G] me, (drums) [F] hold [C] me, [C] love [G] me, (drums) [Bb] hold [F] m I'm [C] free [F] any old [C] time to [F] get what I [C] want [F][C][F]
[Verse] I'm [C] free to [F] choose who I [C] please [F] any old [C] time [F][C][F] I'm [C] free to [F] please who I [C] choose [F] any old [C] time [F][C][F]
[Chorus] So [C] hold [G] me, (drums) [F] love [C] me, [C] love [G] me, (drums) [Bb] hold [F] m I'm [C] free [F] any old [C] time to [F] get what I [C] want [F][C][F]
