Intro 
F 


[Verso 1]

 
F                     A 
Sittin' in the mornin sun 
        Bb                  A   G 
I'll be sittin when the evenin' comes 
F                      A 
Watchin the ships roll in 
       Bb               A  G 
Then I watch 'em roll away again 



[Refrão]

    F                         D 
I'm sittin on the dock of the bay 
            F         D 
Watchin the time roll away 
F                         G 
sittin on the dock of the bay 
        F  D 
Wastin' time 



[Verso 2]

  F               A 
I left my home in Georgia 
Bb                 A  G 
Headed for the Frisco Bay 
F               A 
I had nothin to live for 
           Bb                  A  G 
looks like nothin's gonna come my way 



[Refrão]

                    F                      D 
So I'm just goin to sit on the dock of the bay 
            F         D 
Watchin the time roll away 
F                         G 
sittin on the dock of the bay 
        F  D 
Wastin' time 



[Ponte]

F           C                Bb 
Look's like nothin's goin to change 
F     C             Bb 
Everything still remains the same 
F               C          Bb         F 
I can't do what ten people tell me to do 
Eb                C 
So I guess I'll remain the same 


 
[Verso 3]

F                      A 
Sittin' here restin my bones 
         Bb                     A   G 
And this loneliness won't leave me alone 
F                    A 
Ten thousand miles I roam 
        Bb            A  G 
Just to make this bay my home 



[Refrão]
 
F                         D 
Sittin on the dock of the bay 
            F         D 
Watchin the time roll away 
F                         G 
sittin on the dock of the bay 
        F  D 
Wastin' time 


Outro 
F 
Hmmm hm hmmm 
                           D 
It's a shame, it's a cryin shame 
          F 
I have to sit here on the dock of the bay 
                           D 
Hoping and praying that my troubles 
           F 
will leave me alone, leave me alone now 
                        D 
Troubles, why won't you leave me