| G | B | |
| verse1 | Sittin' in the morning | sun |
| C | A | |
| I'll be | sittin' when the evening c | omes |
| G | B | |
| Watching the ships roll | in |
| C | B | A# | A | |
| Then I | watch 'em roll away a | g | ai | n |
| G | Em | |
| chorus I'm | sittin' on the dock of the | bay |
| G | Em | |
| Watching the | tide roll a- | way |
| G | A | |
| I'm just | sittin' on the dock of the | bay |
| G | Em | |
Wastin' time---------------
| verse2 I left my home in Georgia |
| Headed for the Frisco Bay |
| Coz I had nothing to live for |
| And look like nothing's gonna come my way, so I'm |
| chorus |
| G | D | C | |
| bridge | Looks | like n | othing's gonna change |
| G | D | C | |
| Everyth | ing still re | mains the same (this line is wrong) |
| G | D | C | |
| I can't | do what them | people tell me to do |
| F | D | |
| So I guess I'll rem | ain the same |
| verse3 Sittin' here restin' my bones |
| And this loneliness won't leave me alone |
| This two thousand miles I roamed |
| Just to make this dock my home |
| chorus |
| outro G Em |
| Please excuse the bridge. I don't sing this and I know the words are wrong. |
| mikejames (US30139@VM.CC.LATECH.EDU) |
This will hopefully help you with the proper strum and sequence of the song. I know I didn't get all the barrs perfectly clear but it's good for a reference:) Peace!