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(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay (E Major)
Artist: Otis Redding    Genre: Soul    Tempo: Slow and steady    Roman Numerals: I, m2, m3, IV, V7, m6, m7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by: ICDb   
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E
(E,G♯,B)
E B E G♯ B E
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
A
(A,C♯,E)
- A E A C♯ E
B7
(B,D♯,F♯,A)
- B D♯ A B F♯
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯


Verse 1
{G} [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] Sittin' in the mornin'		 [B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] sun
I'll be [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Sixth] sittin' when the evenin'		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] come
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] Watching the ships roll		 [B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] in
Then I'll [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Sixth] watch 'em roll away a-		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] gain, yeah

Chorus
I'm [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] sittin' on the dock of the		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] bay
Watching the [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] tide roll a-		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] way
Ooo, I'm just [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] sittin' on the dock of the		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] bay
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Wastin'		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] tii-		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ime

Verse 2
I [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] left my home in		 [B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Georgia
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Sixth] Headed for the 'Frisco		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Bay
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] I have nothing to		 [B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] live for
Look like [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Sixth] nothin's gonna come my		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] way
Repeat Chorus

Bridge
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] .. Look		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] like,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Sixth] nothing's gonna		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] change
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] .. Every-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] thing still re-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Sixth] mains the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] same
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] .. I can't		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] do what		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Sixth] ten people		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] tell me to do
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] .. So I guess I'll re-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] main the same, yes

Verse 3
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] Sittin' here resting my		 [B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] bones
And this [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Sixth] loneliness won't leave me a-		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] lone
It's [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] two thousand miles I		 [B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] roam
Just to [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Sixth] make this dock my		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] home
Repeat Chorus

Whistling
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] ...		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ....
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