Otis Redding-Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay - BPM - 102
[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] [F] I, I'm so in [Am/D-x57555] love with you Whatever you w [Bb] ant to do Is all right with [Bbm9-x13111] me 'Cause [Am7] you [Gm7] make me [Fmaj7] feel [Em] so brand [Dm9-xx0210] new And [Am7] I [Gm7] want to [Fmaj7] spend my [Am7] life with [Dm9] you
[Verse 2] [F] Since, since we've been to [Am/D] gether Loving you fo [Bb] rever Is what I [Bbm9] need [Am7] Let me [Gm7] be the [Fmaj7] one you come [Em] running [Dm9] to [Am7] I'll [Gm7] never [Fmaj7] be [Am7] un-un [Dm9] true
[Bridge] [Gm9-353335] Let's, let's stay tog [Am7] ether Lovin' you w [Gm9] hether, whether Times are [Bbmaj7] good or [Am7] bad, [Dm7] happy or [C] sad
[String break] [Gm9][Gm9][Abmaj7][Gm][Abmaj7][Abmaj7] Whether times are [Bbmaj7] good or [Am7] bad, [Dm7] happy or [C] sad
[Verse 3] [F] Why, why some people [Am/D] break up Then turn around and [Bb] make up I just can't [Bbm9] see
[Am7] You'd [Gm7] never [Fmaj7] do [Em] that to [Dm9] me (would you, baby) [Am7] Staying [Gm7] around [Fmaj7] you is [Am7] all I [Dm9] see (Here's what I want us to do)
[Coda] [Gm9] Let's, we oughta stay to [Am7] gether Loving you [Gm9] whether, whether Times are [Bbmaj7] good or [Am7] bad, [Dm7] happy or [C] sad (repeat to fade)
