• Song:

    Dock Of The Bay Acoustic

  • Artist:

    Otis Redding

My first tab, hope its alright! This is how I play it on my acoustic, and I think it
sounds great.  Sometimes I use a Capo 1 for fun but its not needed. It's a great song, enjoy!

CHORDS:

G  (320003)    A (x02220)    C (032010)
   B7  (021202)   Em (022000)
   C  (335553)     D (xx0232)
   Bb (113331)    F (x33211)

VERSE 1:
   G (320003@1)                    B7 (x21202@1)  Sittin' in the morning sun

C (x32010@1)                  C (x32010@1)Bb (x1333x@1)A (x02220@1)  I'll be sittin' in the evening come

G (320003@1)                     B7 (x21202@1)  Watching the ships roll in,

C (x32010@1)                    C (x32010@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb A (x02220@1)  then I watch them roll away again...yea

CHORUS:
       G (320003@1)                                 Em (022000@1)  I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

G (320003@1)                       Em (022000@1)  watching the tide roll away

G (320003@1)                                       A (x02220@1)  Oh, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay

G (320003@1)       E (022100@1)  wasting time

VERSE 2:
     G (320003@1)                     B7 (x21202@1)  I left my home in Georgia

C (x32010@1)                C (x32010@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb A (x02220@1)  Headed for the Frisco bay

G (320003@1)                     B7 (x21202@1)  'Cause I had nothing to live for

C (x32010@1)                       C (x32010@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb A (x02220@1)  like nothings gonna come my way

CHORUS:

G (320003@1)                                 Em (022000@1)  I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

G (320003@1)                       Em (022000@1)  watching the tide roll away

G (320003@1)                                       A (x02220@1)  Oh, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay

G (320003@1)       E (022100@1)  wasting time

BRIDGE:
   -
   G (320003@1)                    D (xx0232@1)                      C (x32010@1)    Looks like nothing's gonna change

G (320003@1)                       D (xx0232@1)                   C (x32010@1)    Everything still remains the same

G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)                     C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)   I can't do what ten people tell me to do

F (133211@1)                  D (xx0232@1)    So I guess I'll remain the same

VERSE 3:
         G (320003@1)                         B7 (x21202@1)  Sittin' here resting my bones
           C (x32010@1)                                   C (x32010@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb A (x02220@1)  and this loneliness won't leave me alone
        G (320003@1)                          B7 (x21202@1)  These 2000 miles I roamed
         C (x32010@1)                       C (x32010@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb A (x02220@1)  just to make this dock my home

CHORUS:
       G (320003@1)                                 Em (022000@1)  I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

G (320003@1)                       Em (022000@1)  watching the tide roll away

G (320003@1)                                       A (x02220@1)  Oh, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay

G (320003@1)       E (022100@1)  wasting time



OUTRO:

((Whistle))
   G (320003@1)           Em (022000@1)  G (320003@1)           Em
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