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

[Estribillo]

    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

[Segunda Parte]

G                B
I left my home in Georgia
C              B  Bb    A
Headed for the 'Frisco Bay
G                 B
I have nothing to live for
C                    B       Bb     A
It look like nothin's gonna come my way

[Estribillo]

                  G                     E
So, I'm just gon' sit on the dock of the bay
             G        E
Watching the tide roll away
             G                          E
Oo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
        G
Wastin' time

[Puente]

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

[Tercera Parte]

G                           B
I'm sittin' here restin' my bones
         C               B    Bb   A
And this loneliness won't leave me alone, yes
G                     B
Two thousand miles I roamed
C                   B    Bb  A
Just to make this-a dock my home

[Estribillo]

     G                                    E
Now, I'm just gon' sit at the dock of the bay
             G
Watching the tide roll away
    G                                   E
Oo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
       G     E
Wastin' time