On the 8th of January 1968, the track was released. The track was from the album The Dock of the Bay.
Chords Info
- Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
- Key: D
- Chords: G, B7, C, A, E, D, F
- BPM: 104
- Suggested Strumming:
- D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
Track Info
- Song: Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay
- Artist: Otis Redding
- Produced by Steve Cropper
- Album: The Dock of the Bay
- Released Date: 08 January 1968
[Verse]
G B7 Sittin' in the mornin' sun
C I'll be sittin' when
A
The evenin' come G B7 Watching the ships roll in
C Then I'll watch 'em roll
A
Away again, yeah
[Chorus] G I'm sittin' on the
E
Dock of the bay
G E Watching the tide roll away
G Ooo, I'm just sittin'
A
On the dock of the bay
G E Wastin' time
[Verse] G B7 I left my home in Georgia
C A Headed for the 'Frisco Bay
G B7 I have nothing to live for
C Look like nothin's
A
Gonna come my way
[Chorus]
G So I'm just gonna sit
E
On the dock of the bay
G E Watching the tide roll away
G Ooo, I'm sittin' on
A
The dock of the bay
G E Wastin' time
[Bridge]
G D C Look like, nothing's
G
Gonna change
G D Everything still
C G
remains the same
G D C I can't do what ten
G
people tell me to do
F So I guess I'll
D
remain the same, yes
[Verse]
G B7 Sittin' here resting My bones
C And this loneliness
A
Won't leave me alone
G B7 It's two thousand miles I roam
C A Just to make this dock my home
[Chorus]
G Now I'm just gonna sit
E
At the dock of the bay
G E Watching the tide roll away
G Ooo, I'm sittin' on
A
The dock of the bay G E Wastin' time G E