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.