:Okay,  any tabs appreicated.  If not - I'll just have to whistle.

Ok, here's the lyrics, chords and a little bit of tab.  I've only tab'ed the
main riff used in the chorus.  On the record Steve Cropper plays some very
neat doublestops during most of the song -- a real masterpiece in soul
rhythm guitar.

(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

Otis Redding & Steve Cropper

Verse 1:
GG Piano Chord 
                      BB Piano Chord 

Sittin' in the mornin' sun,
CC Piano Chord 
                   BB Piano Chord 
 BbBb Piano Chord 
 AA Piano Chord 

I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes.
GG Piano Chord 
                       BB Piano Chord 

Watching the ships roll in,
CC Piano Chord 
               BB Piano Chord 
 BbBb Piano Chord 
 AA Piano Chord 

then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah.

Chorus:
GG Piano Chord 
                          EE Piano Chord 

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay,
GG Piano Chord 
          EE Piano Chord 

watching the tide roll away.
GG Piano Chord 
                          AA Piano Chord 

Oo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay,
GG Piano Chord 
     EE Piano Chord 

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:
GG Piano Chord 
    DD Piano Chord 
       CC Piano Chord 

Look like nothing's gonna change.
GG Piano Chord 
  DD Piano Chord 
   CC Piano Chord 

Ev'rything still remains the same.
GG Piano Chord 
 DD Piano Chord 
             CC Piano Chord 
               GG Piano Chord 

I can't do what ten people tell me to do,
FF Piano Chord 
                 DD Piano Chord 

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.


Main riff:
The riff used during the choruses goes something like this...

GG Piano Chord 
                         EE Piano Chord 

e ----10----10----10-10-------|-------------------------|
B -10h12-10h12-10h12-10----12-|-------------------------|
GG Piano Chord 
 ----------------------12-11-|-------------------------|
DD Piano Chord 
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AA Piano Chord 
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EE Piano Chord 
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|     |     |__|  |__|    |     |     |     |
\ These notes ring throughout
the following bar

GG Piano Chord 
                         EE Piano Chord 

e ----10----10----10-10-------|-------------------------|
B -10h12-10h12-10h12-10----12-|-------------------------|
GG Piano Chord 
 ----------------------12-11-|-------------------------|
DD Piano Chord 
 ----------------------------|-------------------------|
AA Piano Chord 
 ----------------------------|-------------------------|
EE Piano Chord 
 ----------------------------|-------------------------|
|     |     |__|  |__|    |     |     |     |
\ These notes ring throughout
the following bar

GG Piano Chord 
                            AA Piano Chord 

e -------10-10----10-10----------|-12----12----------------------|
B ----10h12----10h12-10----12h14-|----14----14-12h14-12----10h12-|
GG Piano Chord 
 ----------------------12-------|----------------------14-------|
DD Piano Chord 
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AA Piano Chord 
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EE Piano Chord 
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|     |__|     |__|  |____|     |__|  |__|     |__|  |____|

GG Piano Chord 
                         EE Piano Chord 

e -10----10-------10-10----------|-------------------------|
B ----12----12-10h12-10----------|-------------------------|
GG Piano Chord 
 -------------------------11/13-|-------------------------|
DD Piano Chord 
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AA Piano Chord 
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EE Piano Chord 
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|__|  |__|     |__|  |_____|       |     |     |     |
\ This note ring throughout
the following bar

Enjoy,
--Kim

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