Verse 1:
G B7
Sittin' in the mornin' sun,
C A
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes.
G B7
Watching the ships roll in,
C A
then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah.
Chorus:
G Em
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay,
G Em
watching the tide roll away.
G A
Oo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay,
G E
wastin' time.
Verse 2:
G B7
I left my home in Georgia,
C A
headed for the 'Frisco Bay.
G B7
I have nothing to live for,
C A
it look like nothin's gonna come my way.
Bridge:
G D C
Look like nothing's gonna change.
G D C
Ev'rything 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.
Verse 3:
G B7
I'm sittin' here restin' my bones,
C A
and this loneliness won't leave me alone, yes.
C A
Two thousand miles I roamed
G B
just to make this-a dock my home..
Repeat Chorus and end
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[…] Check it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’s a quick excerpt Verse 1: G B7 Sittin’ in the mornin’ sun, C A I’ll be sittin’ when the evenin’ comes. G B7 Watching the ships roll in, C A then I watch ‘em roll away again, yeah. Chorus: G Em I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay, G Em watching the tide roll away. G A Oo, I’m just sittin’ on the dock of the bay, G E wastin’ time. Verse 2: G B7 I left my home in Georgia, C A headed for the ‘Frisco Bay. G B7 I have nothing to live for, C A it look like nothin’s gonna come my way. Bridge: G D C Look like nothing’ […]
[…] Check it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’s a quick excerpt Verse 1: G B7 Sittin’ in the mornin’ sun, C A I’ll be sittin’ when the evenin’ comes. G B7 Watching the ships roll in, C A then I watch ‘em roll away again, yeah. Chorus: G Em I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay, G Em watching the tide roll away. G A Oo, I’m just sittin’ on the dock of the bay, G E wastin’ time. Verse 2: G B7 I left my home in Georgia, C A headed for the ‘Frisco Bay. G B7 I have nothing to live for, C A it look like nothin’s gonna come my way. Bridge: G D C Look like nothing’ […]