Redding Otis

Redding Otis - Dock Of The Bay3 guitar chord

Artist: Otis Redding

Song: Dock Of the Bay

Tabbed by: John Leadman

   The chords are correct although they might not be in the right

   positions. It's really hard to hear the rhythm guitar in this

   song. These chord positions are just the ones I like to use.

   I haven't tabbed the lead guitar fills, which I think are played

   by Steve Cropper. For those of you who don't know Steve Cropper,

   he played in the Blues Brothers movie and is a great guitar player.

   And this is a great song.

   CHORDS:

  

      

   G  (320033)    A (x02220)    C2 (x32010)

   B  (x2444x)    E (022100)

   C  (x3555x)    D (xx0232)

   Bb (x1333x)    F (133211)

  

  

  

   VERSE 1:

  

   G                      B

   Sittin' in the morning sun

           C              C B Bb  A

   I'll be sittin' in the evening come

   G                       B

   Watching the ships roll in,

          C                C B Bb A

   then I watch them roll away   again, yeah

  

  

   CHORUS:

  

       G                          E

   I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

                G          E

   watching the tide roll away

                G                          A

   ooh I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay

           G    E

   wasting ti---ime

  

  

   VERSE 2: [play like verse 1]

  

   I left my home in Georgia

   Headed for the Frisco bay

   'Cause I've had nothing to live for

   and look like nothing's gonna come my way

  

  

   CHORUS: [play like first chorus]

  

   So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay

   watching the tide roll away, oooh

   I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

   wasting time

  

  

   BRIDGE:

   -

   G      D      C2

     Look like nothing's gonna change

   G      D         C2

          Everything still remains the same

   G      D             C2         G

        I can't do what ten people tell me to do

   F                    D

      So I guess I'll remain the same

  

  

   VERSE 3: [play like verses 1 & 2]

  

   Sittin' here resting my bones

   and this loneliness won't leave me alone

   These 2000 miles I roamed

   just to make this dock my home

  

  

   CHORUS: [play like previous choruses]

  

   Now I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay

   watching the tide roll away, oooh

   Sittin' on the dock of the bay

   wasting time

  

  

   OUTRO:

  

   [whistle over these two chords and fade out]

   G             E

   G             E

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