Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay Tab

Okay, here's the lyrics, chords and a little bit of tab.  I've only tabbed the
main riff used in the chorus.  On the record Steve Cropper plays some very
neat doublestops during most of the song - a real masterpiece in soul
rhythm guitar.
 
 
                   (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
                   ================================
 
                     Otis Redding & Steve Cropper
 
 
Verse 1:
        G                      B
        Sittin' in the mornin' sun,
                C                   B Bb A
        I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes.
        G                       B
        Watching the ships roll in,
               C               B Bb A
        then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah.
 
Chorus:
            G                          E
        I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay,
                     G          E
        watching the tide roll away.
                     G                          A
        Oo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay,
                G     E
        wastin' time.
 
Verse 2:
        I left my home in Georgia,
        headed for the 'Frisco Bay.
        I have nothing to live for,
        it look like nothin's gonna come my way.
 
Chorus:
        So, I'm just gon' sit on the dock of the bay,
        watching the tide roll away.
        Oo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay,
        wastin' time.
 
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:
        I'm sittin' here restin' my bones,
        and this loneliness won't leave me alone, yes.
        Two thousand miles I roamed
        just to make this-a dock my home.
 
Chorus:
        Now, I'm just gon' sit at the dock of the bay,
        watching the tide roll away.
        Oo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay,
        wastin' time.
 
 
Main Riff:
        The riff used during the choruses goes something like this...
 
              G                         E
        e|-10----10----10----10-------|-------------------------|
        B|-10h12-10h12-10h12-10----12-|-------------------------|
        G|----------------------12-11-|-------------------------|
        D|----------------------------|-------------------------|
        A|----------------------------|-------------------------|
        E|----------------------------|-------------------------|
              |     |     |__|  |__|    |     |     |     |
                                    \ These notes ring throughout
                                           the following bar
 
              G                         E
        e|-10----10----10----10-------|-------------------------|
        B|-10h12-10h12-10h12-10----12-|-------------------------|
        G|----------------------12-11-|-------------------------|
        D|----------------------------|-------------------------|
        A|----------------------------|-------------------------|
        E|----------------------------|-------------------------|
              |     |     |__|  |__|    |     |     |     |
                                    \ These notes ring throughout
                                           the following bar
 
              G                            A
        e|----10----10-10----10----------|-12----12----------------------|
        B|----10h12----10h12-10----12h14-|----14----14-12h14-12----10h12-|
        G|----------------------12-------|----------------------14-------|
        D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
        A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
        E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
           |     |__|     |__|  |____|     |__|  |__|     |__|  |____|
 
 
              G                         E
        e|-10----10----10----10----------|-------------------------|
        B|----12----12-10h12-10----------|-------------------------|
        G|-------------------------11/13-|-------------------------|
        D|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
        A|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
        E|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
           |__|  |__|     |__|  |_____|       |     |     |     |
                                       \ This note rings throughout
                                             the following bar
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