Chords for The Staple Singers - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
Tempo:
101.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
E
C
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D] [G] [Dm]
[G] [Dm]
[G] Sitting in the [B] morning sun, [C] I'll be sitting when [A#] the [A] evening [D] comes, [F#m]
[G] watching [B] ships roll
in, [C] then I'll watch them roll [A] away again.
Lord, I'm just [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, [G] wasting time.
[F] [E] [G] I left my home [B] in Georgia, [C]
headed for the [A#] Frisco [A] Bay.
[G]
I have [B] nothing to live for, [C] looks like nothing's gonna [A] come my way.
So I'm [G] gonna sit on the [D] dock of [E] the bay, watching [G] the tide roll [E] away.
Ooh [G] Lord, sitting on the dock of [A] the bay, wasting [G]
time.
I'm fine, [E] I'm fine, [G]
looks [D] like [C] nothing's gonna change.
[G]
[D] Things [C] still remain the same.
[G]
[D] I can't do what [C] ten people [G] tell me to do, [F]
so I guess [D] I'll remain the same.
Yeah, [G]
sitting here [B] resting my bones.
[C]
Won't leave [A] me alone, [G]
just to [B] [C]
make this, [B] [A] now I'm [G] just sitting on the dock of [E] the bay.
Watching [G] the tide roll [E] away.
[G] Yeah, sitting on the dock [Bm] of the [A] bay, [G] wasting time.
[Bm] [E] Oh yeah!
[G]
Sittin' on the dock [Gm] of the bay wasting [G] time, [E] time, time.
[Em] [Gm] Oh sittin' on the dock of the bay, [G] [Gm] wasting time, [G] [E] time, time.
[G]
Sitting on the dock of the bay, wasting time, [C] [E] time, time.
[F#m] [G]
Sitting on the dock looking for a place to time, [Am] [E] time, time.
[D]
Sitting [G] on the dock looking for a place to time, time, time.
[E]
[G] [Dm]
[G] Sitting in the [B] morning sun, [C] I'll be sitting when [A#] the [A] evening [D] comes, [F#m]
[G] watching [B] ships roll
in, [C] then I'll watch them roll [A] away again.
Lord, I'm just [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, [G] wasting time.
[F] [E] [G] I left my home [B] in Georgia, [C]
headed for the [A#] Frisco [A] Bay.
[G]
I have [B] nothing to live for, [C] looks like nothing's gonna [A] come my way.
So I'm [G] gonna sit on the [D] dock of [E] the bay, watching [G] the tide roll [E] away.
Ooh [G] Lord, sitting on the dock of [A] the bay, wasting [G]
time.
I'm fine, [E] I'm fine, [G]
looks [D] like [C] nothing's gonna change.
[G]
[D] Things [C] still remain the same.
[G]
[D] I can't do what [C] ten people [G] tell me to do, [F]
so I guess [D] I'll remain the same.
Yeah, [G]
sitting here [B] resting my bones.
[C]
Won't leave [A] me alone, [G]
just to [B] [C]
make this, [B] [A] now I'm [G] just sitting on the dock of [E] the bay.
Watching [G] the tide roll [E] away.
[G] Yeah, sitting on the dock [Bm] of the [A] bay, [G] wasting time.
[Bm] [E] Oh yeah!
[G]
Sittin' on the dock [Gm] of the bay wasting [G] time, [E] time, time.
[Em] [Gm] Oh sittin' on the dock of the bay, [G] [Gm] wasting time, [G] [E] time, time.
[G]
Sitting on the dock of the bay, wasting time, [C] [E] time, time.
[F#m] [G]
Sitting on the dock looking for a place to time, [Am] [E] time, time.
[D]
Sitting [G] on the dock looking for a place to time, time, time.
[E]
Key:
G
E
C
A
D
G
E
C
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] Sitting in the [B] morning sun, _ [C] I'll be sitting when [A#] the [A] evening [D] comes, [F#m] _
[G] watching [B] ships roll
in, _ [C] then I'll watch them roll [A] away again.
Lord, I'm just [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, _ [G] wasting time.
[F] _ [E] _ _ _ [G] I left my home [B] in Georgia, _ _ [C]
headed for the [A#] Frisco [A] Bay.
_ _ _ [G]
I have [B] nothing to live for, [C] looks like nothing's gonna [A] come my way.
So I'm [G] gonna sit on the [D] dock of [E] the bay, watching [G] the tide roll [E] away.
Ooh [G] Lord, sitting on the dock of [A] the bay, wasting [G]
time.
I'm fine, [E] _ I'm fine, _ [G]
looks [D] like [C] nothing's gonna change.
[G] _
_ [D] Things [C] still remain the same.
[G] _
[D] I can't do what [C] ten people [G] tell me to do, [F] _
so I guess [D] I'll remain the same.
Yeah, [G]
sitting here [B] resting my bones.
_ _ [C]
Won't leave [A] me alone, _ _ [G]
just to [B] _ _ _ _ [C]
make this, [B] _ [A] _ _ now I'm [G] just sitting on the dock of [E] the bay.
_ Watching [G] the tide roll [E] away.
_ [G] Yeah, sitting on the dock [Bm] of the [A] bay, [G] wasting time.
[Bm] [E] Oh yeah!
_ _ [G] _
Sittin' on the dock [Gm] of the bay _ wasting _ [G] time, [E] time, time.
_ [Em] [Gm] Oh sittin' on the dock of the bay, [G] _ [Gm] wasting time, [G] [E] time, _ time.
[G]
Sitting on the dock of the bay, wasting time, [C] [E] time, time.
_ [F#m] _ [G]
Sitting on the dock looking for a place to time, _ [Am] [E] time, time.
_ [D] _
Sitting [G] on the dock looking for a place to time, time, time.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] Sitting in the [B] morning sun, _ [C] I'll be sitting when [A#] the [A] evening [D] comes, [F#m] _
[G] watching [B] ships roll
in, _ [C] then I'll watch them roll [A] away again.
Lord, I'm just [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, _ [G] wasting time.
[F] _ [E] _ _ _ [G] I left my home [B] in Georgia, _ _ [C]
headed for the [A#] Frisco [A] Bay.
_ _ _ [G]
I have [B] nothing to live for, [C] looks like nothing's gonna [A] come my way.
So I'm [G] gonna sit on the [D] dock of [E] the bay, watching [G] the tide roll [E] away.
Ooh [G] Lord, sitting on the dock of [A] the bay, wasting [G]
time.
I'm fine, [E] _ I'm fine, _ [G]
looks [D] like [C] nothing's gonna change.
[G] _
_ [D] Things [C] still remain the same.
[G] _
[D] I can't do what [C] ten people [G] tell me to do, [F] _
so I guess [D] I'll remain the same.
Yeah, [G]
sitting here [B] resting my bones.
_ _ [C]
Won't leave [A] me alone, _ _ [G]
just to [B] _ _ _ _ [C]
make this, [B] _ [A] _ _ now I'm [G] just sitting on the dock of [E] the bay.
_ Watching [G] the tide roll [E] away.
_ [G] Yeah, sitting on the dock [Bm] of the [A] bay, [G] wasting time.
[Bm] [E] Oh yeah!
_ _ [G] _
Sittin' on the dock [Gm] of the bay _ wasting _ [G] time, [E] time, time.
_ [Em] [Gm] Oh sittin' on the dock of the bay, [G] _ [Gm] wasting time, [G] [E] time, _ time.
[G]
Sitting on the dock of the bay, wasting time, [C] [E] time, time.
_ [F#m] _ [G]
Sitting on the dock looking for a place to time, _ [Am] [E] time, time.
_ [D] _
Sitting [G] on the dock looking for a place to time, time, time.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _