Otis Redding – Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay Ukulele Chords

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Voice Range: E – G (1 octave + 4 half tones) – find your voice range here

 

Intro:   G

   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 
A|---------5---5---|
E|-3-----3---------|
C|-2---------------|
G|-0---------------|       x4
*valid only in the key of G

 

Verse:
GSittin’ in the morning Bsun
I’ll be Csittin’ when the evBeninA#g      Acomes
GWatching the ships roll Bin
Then I Cwatch them roll aBway    A#     aAgain, yeah

 

Chorus:
I’m Gsittin’ on the dock of the E7bay
Watchin’ the Gtide roll awE7ay, ooh
I’m just Gsittin’ on the dock of the Abay
Wastin’ Gtime        E7

 

Verse:
I Gleft my home in BGeorgia
CHeaded for the FriBsco      A#         ABay
Cuz GI’ve had nothing to Blive for
And look like Cnothing’s gonna come Bmy    A#         Away

 

Chorus:
So, I’m just gon’ Gsit on the dock of the E7bay
Watchin’ the Gtide roll aE7way, ooh
I’m Gsittin’ on the dock of the Abay
Wastin’ Gtime       E7

 

Bridge:
GLooks Dlike    Cnothing’s gonna change
GEverythDing     Cstill remains the same
GI      cDan’t do what Cten people Gtell me to do
F    So I guess I’ll remDain the same, listen

 

Verse:
GSittin’ here resting my Bbones
And this Cloneliness won’t leave Bme   A#     alAone, listen
GTwo thousand miles I Broam
Just to Cmake this dock Bmy     A#        Ahome, now

 

Chorus:
I’m just gon’ Gsit at the dock of a E7bay
Watchin’ the Gtide roll aE7way, ooh
GSittin’ on the dock of the Abay
Wastin’ Gtime          E7

 

Outro:     G,     G,      G,     E7