Otis Redding-Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay - BPM - 115
[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]
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[Verse 1] [E] What would you [B] think if I [F#m] sang out of tune, Would you [F#m] stand up and [B] walk out on [E] me. [E] Lend me your [B] ears and I'll [F#m] sing you a song, And I'll t [F#m] ry not to [B] sing out of [E] key.
[Chorus] Oh, I get [D] by with a little [A] help from my [E] friends, Hmm, I get high with a little [A] help from my [E] friends, Hmm, gonna [D] try with a little [A] help from my [E] friends.
[B] (break + drum fill)
[Verse 2] [E] What do I [B] do when my l [F#m] love is away. (Does it [B] worry you to be a [E] lone) [E] How do I [B] feel by the [F#m] end of the day (Are you [B] sad because you're on your [E] own)
[Chorus] Oh, I get [D] by with a little [A] help from my [E] friends, Hmm, I get high with a little [A] help from my [E] friends, Hmm, gonna [D] try with a little [A] help from my [E] friends.
[Bridge] Do you [C#m] need any [F#] body, I [E] need some [D] body to [A] love. Could it [C#m] be any [F#] body I [E] want some [D] body to [A] love.
[Verse 3] [E] Would you [B] believe in a [F#m] love at first sight, (Yes I'm [F#m] certain that it [B] happens all the [E] time.) [E] What do you [B] see when you [F#m] turn out the light, (I can't [F#m] tell you, but I [B] know it's [E] mine.)
[Chorus] Oh, I get [D] by with a little [A] help from my [E] friends, Hmm, I get high with a little [A] help from my [E] friends, Hmm, gonna [D] try with a little [A] help from my [E] friends.
[Bridge 2] Do you [C#m] need any [F#] body, I just [E] need some [D] one to [A] love, Could it [C#m] be any [F#] body, I [E] want some [D] body to [A] love.
[Chorus] Oh, I get [D] by with a little [A] help from my [E] friends, Hmm, gonna [D] try with a little [A] help from my [E] friends. Hmm, I get [D] high with a little [A] help from my [E] friends,
[Outro] Yes, I get [D] by with a little help from my [A] friends with a little help from my
