[Verse 1]

G                      B7 *

Sittin' in the mornin' sun

       C                        A

I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come

G                       B7

Watching the ships roll in

         C                    A

Then I'll 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

Ooo, 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

Look like nothin's gonna come my way

[Chorus]

                 G                      E

So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay

            G          E

Watching the tide roll away

        G                          A

Ooo, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

       G  E

Wastin' time

[Bridge]

G     D     C               G

Look like, nothing's gonna change

G    D             C         G

Everything 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

Sittin' here resting my bones

        C                          A

And this loneliness won't leave me alone

    G                    B7

It's two thousand miles I roam

       C                 A

Just to make this dock my home

[Chorus]

                  G                      E

Now I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay

            G          E

Watching the tide roll away

        G                          A

Ooo, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

       G  E

Wastin' time

G  E .......

* It has been suggested that B also works