F


[Verse 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


[Chorus]
    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


[Verse 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


[Chorus]
                    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


[Bridge]
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


[Verse 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


[Chorus]
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