how to play dock of the bay
“(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” is a song co-written by soul singer Otis Redding and guitarist Steve Cropper. It was recorded by Redding twice in 1967, including once just three days before his death in a plane crash on December 10, 1967. The song was released on Stax Records’ Volt label in 1968,[2] becoming the first ever posthumous single to top the charts in the US.[3] It reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.
Redding started writing the lyrics to the song in August 1967, while sitting on a rented houseboat in Sausalito, California. He completed the song in Memphis with the help of Cropper, who was a Stax producer and the guitarist for Booker T. & the M.G.’s. The song features whistling and sounds of waves crashing on a shore.
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G B7
Sittin’ in the mornin’ sun
C A G B7
I’ll be sittin’ when the evenin’ comes Watching the ships roll in
C A
And then I watch ’em roll away again, yeah
G E G E
I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away
G A G E
Ooo, I’m just sittin’ on the dock of the bay Wastin’ time
G B7 C A
I left my home in Georgia Headed for the ‘Frisco Bay
G B7
‘Cause I’ve had nothing to live for
C A
And look like nothin’s gonna come my way
G E
So I’m just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
G E
Watching the tide roll away
G A G E
Ooo, I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay Wastin’ time
G D C G
Looks like, nothing’s gonna change
G D C G
Everything still remains the same
G D C G
I can’t do what ten people tell me to do
F D
So I guess I’ll remain the same, yes
G B7 C A
Sittin’ here resting my bones And this loneliness won’t leave me alone
G B7 C A
It’s two thousand miles I roamed Just to make this dock my home
G E
Now I’m just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
G E
Watching the tide roll away
G A G E
Ooo, I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay Wastin’ time (whistles over G & E )