Otis Redding-Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay - BPM - 169
[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] [D] I see the [A] bad [G] moon a- [D] rising [A-riff][G] [D] I see [A] trouble [G] on the [D] way [A-riff][G] [D] I see [A] earth [G] quakes and [D] lightning [A-riff][G] [D] I see [A] bad [G] times to [D] day [A-riff][G] [Chorus] [G] Don't go around tonight Well, it's [D] bound to take your life ((Harmony))[A] There's a [G] bad moon on the [D] rise
[Verse 2] [D] I hear [A] hurri [G] canes a- [D] blowing [A-riff][G] [D] I know the [A] end is [G] coming [D] soon [A-riff][G] [D] I fear [A] rivers [G] over [D] flowing [A-riff][G] [D] I hear the [A] voice of [G] rage and [D] ruin [A-riff][G]
[Chorus] [G] Don't go around tonight Well, it's [D] bound to take your life ((Harmony))[A] There's a [G] bad moon on the [D] rise
[Solo] | D | A G | D | D | -- | D | A G | D | D | | G | G | D | D | -- | A | G | D | D |
[Verse 3] [D] Hope you [A] got your [G] things t [D] ogether [A-riff][G] [D] Hope you are [A] quite [G] prepared to [D] die [A-riff][G] [D] Looks like we're [A] in for [G] nasty [D] weather [A-riff][G] [D] One eye is [A] taken [G] for an [D] eye [A-riff][G]
[Chorus] [G] Don't go around tonight Well, it's [D] bound to take your life ((Harmony))[A] There's a [G] bad moon on the [D] rise [A-riff][G] [G] Don't go around tonight Well, it's [D] bound to take your life ((Harmony))[A] There's a [G] bad moon on the [D] rise
