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Verse 1:
SOL SI
Sittin' in the mornin' sun,
DO SI SIb LA
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes.
SOL SI
Watching the ships roll in,
DO SI SIb LA
then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah.
Chorus
SOL MI
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay,
SOL MI
watching the tide roll away.
SOL LA
Oo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay,
SOL MI
wastin' time.
Verse 2:
I left my home in Georgia,
headed for the 'Frisco Bay.
I have nothing to live for,
it look like nothin's gonna come my way.
Chorus
So, I'm just gon' sit on the dock of the bay,
watching the tide roll away.
Oo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay,
wastin' time.
Bridge:
SOL RE DO
Look like nothing's gonna change.
SOL RE DO
Ev'rything still remains the same.
SOL RE DO SOL
I can't do what ten people tell me to do,
FA RE
so I guess I'll remain the same, yes.
Verse 3:
I'm sittin' here restin' my bones,
and this loneliness won't leave me alone, yes.
Two thousand miles I roamed
just to make this-a dock my home.
Chorus
Now, I'm just gon' sit at the dock of the bay,
watching the tide roll away.
Oo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay,
wastin' time.
Main riff:
The riff used during the choruses goes something like this...
SOL MI
e ----10----10----10-10-------|-------------------------|
B -10h12-10h12-10h12-10----12-|-------------------------|
G ----------------------12-11-|-------------------------|
D ----------------------------|-------------------------|
A ----------------------------|-------------------------|
E ----------------------------|-------------------------|
\ These notes ring throughout
the following bar
SOL MI
e ----10----10----10-10-------|-------------------------|
B -10h12-10h12-10h12-10----12-|-------------------------|
G ----------------------12-11-|-------------------------|
D ----------------------------|-------------------------|
A ----------------------------|-------------------------|
E ----------------------------|-------------------------|
\ These notes ring throughout
the following bar
SOL LA
e -------10-10----10-10----------|-12----12----------------------|
B ----10h12----10h12-10----12h14-|----14----14-12h14-12----10h12-|
G ----------------------12-------|----------------------14-------|
D -------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A -------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E -------------------------------|-------------------------------|
SOL MI
e -10----10-------10-10----------|-------------------------|
B ----12----12-10h12-10----------|-------------------------|
G -------------------------11/13-|-------------------------|
D -------------------------------|-------------------------|
A -------------------------------|-------------------------|
E -------------------------------|-------------------------|
\ This note ring throughout
the following bar
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