Nils Landgren - (Sittin' on) the dock of the bay Chords

Tempo:
99.75 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

A

D

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Nils Landgren - (Sittin' on) the dock of the bay chords
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[G] [B]
[C] [A]
[G] Sitting in the [B] morning sun, [C] I'll be sitting in the [A] evening calm.
[G] Watching [Gm] the ships [B] roll in, [C] and I'll watch them roll [Em] away [A] again.
[G] Sitting on the dock [Bm] of a bay, [Em] watching [G] the tide roll [Bm] away.
[E]
[G] Sitting on the dock [A] of a bay, [G] wasting time.
[Bm] [Em]
[G] I left my home in [B] Georgia,
[C] headed for the Frisco [A] Bay.
[G] I have [B] nothing to live for, [C] looks like nothing's gonna come [A] my way, [Gm] no.
Sitting [G] on the dock [Bm] of a bay, watching [G] the tide [Bm] roll away.
[G] Sitting on the dock [A] of a bay, [G] wasting [E] time.
[G] [D] Seems like [C] nothing's gonna change, [G] [D] everything [C] still remains the [G] same.
[D] I can't do [C] what ten people tell me to, [F] so I guess [D] I'll remain the same.
[F#] [G] Sitting here resting [B] my bones, [C] and this loneliness won't leave [A] me alone, no.
[G] [Gm] Two thousand [B] miles are wrong, [C] just to make this dock [A] my home.
[G] Sitting on the dock [D] of a bay, [E] watching [F#m] the [G] tide roll [Bm] away.
[G] Sitting on the dock [A] of a bay, [G] wasting time.
[E] [Em]
[G] [Gm] [B]
[C] [Am] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [E]
[G] [D] Seems like [C] nothing's gonna [G] change, every little [D] thing [C] still remains the same.
[G] [D] I can't do [C] what ten people tell me to, [F] so I guess [D] I'll remain the [F#] same.
[G] Sitting here resting [B] my bones, [C] and this loneliness won't leave [A] me alone.
[G] Two thousand [B] miles are wrong, [C] just to make this [A] dock my home.
[Gm]
[G] Sitting on the [Em] dock of a bay, watching [G] the tide roll [D] [Em] away.
[G] Sitting on the dock of [A] a bay, wasting [G] time.
[E] [G]
[E]
[G]
[E]
[G]
[E] [D] [A]
[Gm] [G]
[E] [Gm]
[G]
[Em]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
A
1231
D
1321
B
12341112
G
2131
C
3211
A
1231
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Learn the basic chords of Joe Sample & Nils Landgren - (Sittin On The) Dock Of The Bay chords, with this master sequence: C, A, G, B, C, G, D, Gm and B. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 49 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 100 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: G Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[G] Sitting in the [B] morning sun, _ [C] I'll be sitting in the [A] evening calm. _ _
[G] Watching [Gm] the ships [B] roll in, _ [C] and I'll watch them roll [Em] away [A] again. _ _
[G] Sitting on the dock [Bm] of a bay, [Em] watching [G] the tide roll [Bm] away.
[E] _ _
[G] Sitting on the dock [A] of a bay, _ [G] wasting time.
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _
[G] I left my home in [B] Georgia, _ _
[C] headed for the Frisco [A] Bay. _ _
[G] I have [B] nothing to live for, [C] looks like nothing's gonna come [A] my way, [Gm] no.
Sitting [G] on the dock [Bm] of a bay, watching [G] the tide [Bm] roll away. _ _
[G] Sitting on the dock [A] of a bay, _ [G] wasting _ [E] time. _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] Seems like [C] nothing's gonna change, [G] _ _ [D] everything [C] still remains the [G] same.
[D] I can't do [C] what ten people tell me to, [F] _ so I guess [D] I'll remain the same.
[F#] [G] Sitting here resting [B] my bones, [C] and this loneliness won't leave [A] me alone, no.
[G] [Gm] Two thousand [B] miles are wrong, _ [C] just to make this dock [A] my home. _ _
[G] Sitting on the dock [D] of a bay, [E] watching [F#m] the [G] tide roll [Bm] away. _
[G] Sitting on the dock [A] of a bay, _ [G] wasting _ time.
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] Seems like [C] nothing's gonna [G] change, every little [D] thing [C] still remains the same.
[G] _ [D] I can't do [C] what ten people tell me to, [F] _ so I guess [D] I'll remain the [F#] same.
[G] Sitting here resting [B] my bones, _ [C] and this loneliness won't leave [A] me alone. _ _
[G] Two thousand [B] miles are wrong, _ [C] just to make this [A] dock my home.
_ [Gm] _
[G] Sitting on the [Em] dock of a bay, watching [G] the tide roll [D] [Em] away. _ _
[G] Sitting on the dock of [A] a bay, wasting [G] _ time.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
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