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Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding

Intro: 
[G] [G] [G] [G]

Verse 1:
[G] Sittin’ in the morning [B7] sun
I'll be [C] sittin’ when the evenin’ [A] comes 
[G] Watching the ships roll [B7] in
And I [C] watch 'em roll away a[A]gain

Verse 2:
I [G] left my home in [B7] Georgia
[C] Headed for the 'Frisco [A] bay
'Cause [G] I had nothin to [B7] live for
And look like [C] nothing's gonna come my [A] way

Bridge:
[G] Look [D] like [C] nothing's gonna change 
[G] E-e-[D]-verything [C] still remains the same
[G] I can't [D] do what [C] ten people [G] tell me to do 
[F] So I guess I'll re[D]main the same

Verse 3:
[G] Sittin’ here resting my [B7] bones
And this [C] loneliness won't leave me [A] alone 
It's [G] two thousand miles I [B7] roamed
Just to [C] make this dock my [A] home

Outro - Whistling: 
[G] [G] [G] [E7] {blue}(Repeat until count out){/blue}

[G - Single Strum]

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