The Dock Of The Bay Tabs:
- (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay »
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From: rogers@calamari.hi.com (Andrew Rogers)
{t:Sitting on the Dock of the Bay}
{st:Otis Redding}
{c:intro G G G G}
[G]Sitting in the morning [B]sun
I'll be [C]sitting when the evening [A]comes
[G]Watching the ships [B]roll in
And I [C]watch 'em roll away a[A]gain
{soc}
{c:Refrain}
[G]Sitting on the dock of the [E7]bay
Watching the [G]tide roll a[E7]way
I'm just [G]sitting on the dock of the [A7]bay
Wasting [G]time [E7]
{eoc}
I [G]left my home in [B]Georgia
Headed [C]for the 'Frisco [A]bay
'Cause I [G]had nothin to [E]live for
And look like [C]nothing's gonna come my [A]way
So I'm just...
{c:Refrain}
[G]Look [D]like [C7]nothing's gonna change
[G]Every[D]thing [C7]still remains the same
[G]I can't [D]do what [C7]ten people tell [G]me to do
[F]So I guess I'll re[D]main the same
[G]Sittin here resting my [B]bones
And this [C]loneliness won't leave me [A]alone
It's [G]two thousand miles I [B]roamed
Just to [C]make this dock my [A]home
Now, I'm just...
{c:Refrain}
{c:Ad lib G G G E7}
---end song
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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silent Rhythm Player |
#1 by silent support at Oct 4, 2007 at 7:10 AM EST |
| It's finding home after walking two thousand miles of unchanging roads built by other people. It's advice supercedeing all others: "That really sucks Fro, but you just have to keep Fro'n along" This song is me, my future, and everthing in between. Sooths me into sleep and keeps my feet when i am running away from everything. If you can't tell it's my favorite song and I'm not sure what I would do if it wasn't in my head. | |
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Lex Average |
#2 by Lex Nafrodosze at Oct 4, 2007 at 11:25 AM EST |
| I live in San Francisco and this song ALWAYS hits home for me. i love it. when i'm not home and i hear this song, it makes me homesick. Sounds of the bay... | |
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Bodom Lake Murd Average |
#3 by Bodom Lake Murderer at Oct 5, 2007 at 8:26 AM EST |
| Having worked on boats for several years I have listened to this song while sitting on the dock of a bay at sunset.The feeling is indescribable. It was the first time it occured to me that the song is really about reflection. Not in a positive or negative way... just an honest way. Where did I come from? How did I get here? And where am I going from here? seems to be the idea. I mean, he may be sitting there reflecting and doing nothing at the moment, but docks are either for coming or going. You're always doing one or the other. | |
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keith Wanna Be |
#4 by keith mckinlay at Oct 14, 2007 at 11:46 AM EST |
| I love this song. It seems sad to me, but also kind of comforting and peaceful and beautiful at the same time. When I visited the ocean in Maine this past summer, I walked along the water singing this song repeatedly in my head, and so now it has those added connections for me. It's eerie and special in another way, since Otis Redding died soon after recording it. Even though the whistling was meant just as a fill until he came up with the last verse, I really like it as a part of the song. | |
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