THE DOCK OF THE BAY (Otis Redding) G B Sittin' in the morning sun C A I'll be sitttin' when the evenin' come G B Watchin' the ships roll in, C A then I watch'em roll away again yeah G E I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay G E watchin' the tide roll away (oo - ee) G A G E Sittin' on the dock of the bay wastin' time G B C A I left my home in Georgia, headed for the Frisco Bay G B I have nothing to live for C A Look like nothing gonna come my way G E So, I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay G E wactchin' the tide roll away ( oo - ee) G A G E Sittin' on the dock of the bay wastin' time G D C Look like nothing gonna change G D C ev'ry thing still remains the same G D C I can't do what ten people tell me to do F D7 so I guess I'll remain the same G B Sittin' here restin' my bones C A and this loneliness won't leave me alone G B Two thousand miles I roam C A just to make this dock my home G E Now, I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay G E watchin' the tide roll away (oo - ee) G A G E Sittin' on the dock of the bay wastin' time