Verse 1
[G] Sittin' in the mornin' [B7] sun
I'll be [C] sittin' when the evenin' [A] comes
[G] Watching the ships roll [B7] in
And then I [C] watch 'em roll away [A] again, yeah
Chorus
I'm [G] sittin' on the dock of the [E] bay
Watching the [G] tide roll [E] away
Ooo, I'm just [G] sittin' on the dock of the [A] bay
Wastin' [G] time [E]
Verse 2
I [G] left my home in [B7] Georgia
[C] Headed for the 'Frisco [A] Bay
[G] 'Cause I've had nothing to [B7] live for
And look like [C] nothin's gonna come my [A] way
Chorus
So I'm just gonna [G] sit on the dock of the [E] bay
Watching the [G] tide roll [E] away
Ooo, I'm [G] sittin' on the dock of the [A] bay
Wastin' [G] time [E]
Bridge
[G] Looks [D] like, [C] nothing's gonna [G] change
[G] [D] Everything still [C] remains the [G] same
[G] I can't [D] do what [C] ten people [G] tell me to do
[F] So I guess I'll [D] remain the same, yes
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
Chorus
Now I'm just gonna [G] sit on the dock of the [E] bay
Watching the [G] tide roll [E] away
Ooo, I'm [G] sittin' on the dock of the [A] bay
Wastin' [G] time [E]