Chords for (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay | Collaborations | Tommy Emmanuel with J.D. Simo
Tempo:
103 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
A
E
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [G] [Dm] [E]
[G] [E]
[A] [G] [Abm]
I'll [C] be sitting in the [A] evening come, [G] watching the ships [Abm] roll in, [Eb] [G] then I'll watch them roll away [A] again.
[Bb] [G] We're all sitting on the dock [E] of the bay, [G] watching the tide [E] roll away, [G] yeah, sitting
on [A] the dock of the bay, [Abm] [C] just [Bb] wasting [G]
time.
[E] I [G]
left my home [Gbm] in Sydney, [C] headed [Ab] for the free [A] school days, [G] I have nothing [B] to live for, [Em] looks
like nothing's gonna [A] come my way.
[G] We're all sitting on [E] the dock of the bay, watching [G] the tide [E] roll away, [Em] [G] yeah, sitting
on the dock [A] of the bay, [Ab] [C]
just wasting [G] time.
[E]
[G] [D] Looks like [C] nothing's gonna [Dm] change, [G] [D] everything [C] still remains the [G] same.
[D] I [C] can't do what ten people tell me [F] to, so I guess [D] I'll remain the same.
[G] Best to sit here resting [B] my bones, [C] and this loneliness won't [Gbm] leave me alone.
For [G] two thousand [B] miles I rode, [Em] just to make this [A] stock my home.
[G] Sitting on the dock [E] of the bay, watching [G] the tide roll [E] away, [G] sitting on the dock [A] of the
bay, [B] [C] just [G] wasting time.
Take [Am] it, J.D.,. [Bb] yeah. [Fm] [D] [Eb] [Db] [C]
[F] [Bb] [D]
[F] [Eb] [C]
[Bb] Looks [C] [G] [C] [Gm]
[Bb] [C]
[G] [Bb] [Ab] [G]
[D] like [C] nothing's gonna [G] change, [D] everything [C] still [D] remains the [G] same. [D] I [C] can't do what ten people tell me to, [F] so I guess [D] I'll remain the [G] same. Best to sit here resting [Abm] my bones, [C] and this loneliness won't leave [A] me alone. [G] For two thousand [Eb] miles I rode, [C] just to make this [G] stock [A] my home. Yeah, yeah, yeah. [G] I'm just sitting on the dock [E] of the bay, watching [G] the tide roll [E] away, [Gm] [G] sitting on the dock [A] of the bay, [B] [C] yeah, just wasting [Gm] [E] time with J [G].D., yeah, baby, yeah. [Em] [A] [C] [G] Gonna waste it. [C] [Em] I like wasting [G] time with you, Tommy. All right, let's waste a [A] little more. While we got some left, [G] [Em] play that thing, son. [Fm] [G] How's it sound now? That'll be good when I tune you up. Not [Bb] [G] familiar with that concept. [A] [C] [Em] [Gm]
[G] [Db] [Em]
[N]
[G] [E]
[A] [G] [Abm]
I'll [C] be sitting in the [A] evening come, [G] watching the ships [Abm] roll in, [Eb] [G] then I'll watch them roll away [A] again.
[Bb] [G] We're all sitting on the dock [E] of the bay, [G] watching the tide [E] roll away, [G] yeah, sitting
on [A] the dock of the bay, [Abm] [C] just [Bb] wasting [G]
time.
[E] I [G]
left my home [Gbm] in Sydney, [C] headed [Ab] for the free [A] school days, [G] I have nothing [B] to live for, [Em] looks
like nothing's gonna [A] come my way.
[G] We're all sitting on [E] the dock of the bay, watching [G] the tide [E] roll away, [Em] [G] yeah, sitting
on the dock [A] of the bay, [Ab] [C]
just wasting [G] time.
[E]
[G] [D] Looks like [C] nothing's gonna [Dm] change, [G] [D] everything [C] still remains the [G] same.
[D] I [C] can't do what ten people tell me [F] to, so I guess [D] I'll remain the same.
[G] Best to sit here resting [B] my bones, [C] and this loneliness won't [Gbm] leave me alone.
For [G] two thousand [B] miles I rode, [Em] just to make this [A] stock my home.
[G] Sitting on the dock [E] of the bay, watching [G] the tide roll [E] away, [G] sitting on the dock [A] of the
bay, [B] [C] just [G] wasting time.
Take [Am] it, J.D.,. [Bb] yeah. [Fm] [D] [Eb] [Db] [C]
[F] [Bb] [D]
[F] [Eb] [C]
[Bb] Looks [C] [G] [C] [Gm]
[Bb] [C]
[G] [Bb] [Ab] [G]
[D] like [C] nothing's gonna [G] change, [D] everything [C] still [D] remains the [G] same. [D] I [C] can't do what ten people tell me to, [F] so I guess [D] I'll remain the [G] same. Best to sit here resting [Abm] my bones, [C] and this loneliness won't leave [A] me alone. [G] For two thousand [Eb] miles I rode, [C] just to make this [G] stock [A] my home. Yeah, yeah, yeah. [G] I'm just sitting on the dock [E] of the bay, watching [G] the tide roll [E] away, [Gm] [G] sitting on the dock [A] of the bay, [B] [C] yeah, just wasting [Gm] [E] time with J [G].D., yeah, baby, yeah. [Em] [A] [C] [G] Gonna waste it. [C] [Em] I like wasting [G] time with you, Tommy. All right, let's waste a [A] little more. While we got some left, [G] [Em] play that thing, son. [Fm] [G] How's it sound now? That'll be good when I tune you up. Not [Bb] [G] familiar with that concept. [A] [C] [Em] [Gm]
[G] [Db] [Em]
[N]
Key:
G
C
A
E
D
G
C
A
[Bb] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
I'll [C] be sitting in the [A] evening come, _ _ [G] watching the ships [Abm] roll in, _ [Eb] [G] then I'll watch them roll away [A] again.
_ [Bb] [G] We're all sitting on the dock [E] of the bay, [G] watching the tide [E] roll away, _ [G] yeah, sitting
on [A] the dock of the bay, _ [Abm] _ [C] _ just [Bb] wasting [G]
time.
_ [E] _ I _ [G] _
left my home [Gbm] in Sydney, _ [C] _ headed [Ab] for the free [A] school days, _ _ [G] I have nothing [B] to live for, [Em] looks
like nothing's gonna [A] come my way.
_ _ [G] We're all sitting on [E] the dock of the bay, watching [G] the tide [E] roll away, [Em] _ [G] yeah, sitting
on the dock [A] of the bay, _ [Ab] _ [C] _
just wasting [G] _ time.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] Looks like [C] nothing's gonna [Dm] change, [G] _ _ [D] everything [C] still remains the [G] same.
[D] I [C] can't do what ten people tell me [F] to, so I guess [D] I'll remain the same.
[G] Best to sit here resting [B] my bones, [C] and this loneliness won't [Gbm] leave me alone.
For [G] two thousand [B] miles I rode, [Em] just to make this [A] stock my _ home.
[G] Sitting on the dock [E] of the bay, watching [G] the tide roll [E] away, _ _ [G] sitting on the dock [A] of the
bay, _ [B] _ [C] _ just [G] wasting time.
Take [Am] it, J.D.,. [Bb] yeah. _ [Fm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bb] Looks _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _ _
[D] like [C] nothing's gonna [G] change, _ _ [D] everything [C] still [D] remains the [G] same. _ [D] I [C] can't do what ten people tell me to, [F] _ so I guess [D] I'll remain the [G] same. Best to sit here resting [Abm] my bones, _ [C] and this loneliness won't leave [A] me alone. _ [G] For two thousand [Eb] miles I rode, [C] just to make this [G] stock [A] my home. Yeah, yeah, yeah. [G] I'm just sitting on the dock [E] of the bay, watching [G] the tide roll [E] away, _ [Gm] _ [G] sitting on the dock [A] of the bay, _ [B] _ [C] yeah, just wasting [Gm] _ [E] time with J [G].D., yeah, baby, yeah. _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ [C] [G] Gonna waste it. [C] _ [Em] _ _ I like wasting [G] time with you, Tommy. All right, let's waste a [A] little more. While we got some left, [G] _ _ [Em] play that thing, son. _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [G] _ _ How's it sound now? That'll be good when I tune you up. _ Not _ [Bb] _ [G] familiar with that concept. _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
I'll [C] be sitting in the [A] evening come, _ _ [G] watching the ships [Abm] roll in, _ [Eb] [G] then I'll watch them roll away [A] again.
_ [Bb] [G] We're all sitting on the dock [E] of the bay, [G] watching the tide [E] roll away, _ [G] yeah, sitting
on [A] the dock of the bay, _ [Abm] _ [C] _ just [Bb] wasting [G]
time.
_ [E] _ I _ [G] _
left my home [Gbm] in Sydney, _ [C] _ headed [Ab] for the free [A] school days, _ _ [G] I have nothing [B] to live for, [Em] looks
like nothing's gonna [A] come my way.
_ _ [G] We're all sitting on [E] the dock of the bay, watching [G] the tide [E] roll away, [Em] _ [G] yeah, sitting
on the dock [A] of the bay, _ [Ab] _ [C] _
just wasting [G] _ time.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] Looks like [C] nothing's gonna [Dm] change, [G] _ _ [D] everything [C] still remains the [G] same.
[D] I [C] can't do what ten people tell me [F] to, so I guess [D] I'll remain the same.
[G] Best to sit here resting [B] my bones, [C] and this loneliness won't [Gbm] leave me alone.
For [G] two thousand [B] miles I rode, [Em] just to make this [A] stock my _ home.
[G] Sitting on the dock [E] of the bay, watching [G] the tide roll [E] away, _ _ [G] sitting on the dock [A] of the
bay, _ [B] _ [C] _ just [G] wasting time.
Take [Am] it, J.D.,. [Bb] yeah. _ [Fm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bb] Looks _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _ _
[D] like [C] nothing's gonna [G] change, _ _ [D] everything [C] still [D] remains the [G] same. _ [D] I [C] can't do what ten people tell me to, [F] _ so I guess [D] I'll remain the [G] same. Best to sit here resting [Abm] my bones, _ [C] and this loneliness won't leave [A] me alone. _ [G] For two thousand [Eb] miles I rode, [C] just to make this [G] stock [A] my home. Yeah, yeah, yeah. [G] I'm just sitting on the dock [E] of the bay, watching [G] the tide roll [E] away, _ [Gm] _ [G] sitting on the dock [A] of the bay, _ [B] _ [C] yeah, just wasting [Gm] _ [E] time with J [G].D., yeah, baby, yeah. _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ [C] [G] Gonna waste it. [C] _ [Em] _ _ I like wasting [G] time with you, Tommy. All right, let's waste a [A] little more. While we got some left, [G] _ _ [Em] play that thing, son. _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [G] _ _ How's it sound now? That'll be good when I tune you up. _ Not _ [Bb] _ [G] familiar with that concept. _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _