Otis Redding-Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay - BPM - 106
[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] On a [Gm] cobweb [F] afternoon In a [Dm7] room full of [Eb] emptiness By a [Gm] freeway [F] I confess I [Dm7] was lost in the [Eb] pages [Gm] Of a book [F] full of death [Dm7] Reading how we'll [Eb] die alone [Gm] And if we're good [F] we'll lay to rest [Dm7] Anywhere [Eb] we wanna go
[Chorus] [Gm]In your [Bb] house [F] I long to [Gm] be [Gm]Room by [Bb] room [F] patient [Gm] ly [Eb]I'll wait for [Gm] you there [F]Like a [Gm] stone [Eb] I'll wait for you [Gm] there [D]Alone
[Instrumental] [Gm][F][Dm7][Eb]
[Verse] On my [Gm] deathbed [F] I will pray To [Dm7] the gods and the [Eb] angels Like a [Gm] pagan to [F] anyone Who [Dm7] will take me to [Eb]heaven [Gm] To a place [F] I recall [Dm7] I was there so [Eb] long ago The [Gm] sky was bruised The [F] wine was bled And [Dm7] there you led me [Eb] on
[Chorus] [Gm]In your [Bb] house [F] I long to [Gm] be [Gm]Room by [Bb] room [F] patient [Gm] ly [Eb]I'll wait for [Gm] you there [F]Like a [Gm] stone [Eb]I'll wait for you [Gm] there [D]Alone [D]Alone
[Solo - Same chords as Chorus]
[Bridge] [Eb] And on I [Bb] read [D] Until the day was [Eb] gone And I [D#m] sat in [C] regret Of [D] all the things [Gm] I've done For [Eb] all that I've [Bb] blessed And [D] all that I've [Eb] wronged In [D#m] dreams until my [C] death I will [D] wander on
[Chorus] [Gm]In your [Bb] house [F] I long to [Gm] be [Gm]Room by [Bb] room [F] patient [Gm] ly [Eb]I'll wait for [Gm] you there [F]Like a [Gm] stone [Eb]I'll wait for you [Gm] there [D]Alone [D]Alone
