Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding ( with Steve Cropper) G B Sittin' in the mornin' sun C A I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes G B Watching the ships roll in C A And then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah G Em I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay G Em Watching the tide roll away G A Ooo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay G E Wastin' time G B I left my home in Georgia C A Headed for the 'Frisco Bay G B 'Cause I've had nothing to live for C A And look like nothin's gonna come my way G Em So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay G Em Watching the tide roll away G A Ooo, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay G E Wastin' time G D7 C Looks like, nothing's gonna change G D7 C Everything still remains the same G D7 C I can't do what ten people tell me to do F D So I guess I'll remain the same, yes G B Sittin' here resting my bones C A And this loneliness won't leave me alone G B It's two thousand miles I roamed C A Just to make this dock my home G Em Now I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay G Em Watching the tide roll away G A Ooo, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay G E Wastin' time Note: you can substitute B7 for B and a lot of people do, but I believe the B sounds better.