Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay banjo tabs
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Scruggs Style
This classic soul tune actually works pretty well in the Scruggs style. Hope you all enjoy this one. Watch for those chords that come a half a beat early, and notes that come just after the beginning of a measure.
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A classic soul tune, written by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper
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Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay lyrics
Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes Watching the ships roll in Then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time I left my home in Georgia Headed for t...just gon' sittin' on the dock of the bay Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay, wastin' time Look like nothin's gonna change Everything, still remains the same I can't do what ten people tell me to do So I guess I'll remain the same, yes Sittin' here restin' my bones And this loneliness won't leave me alone, listen Two thousand miles, I roam Just to make this dock my home Now I'm just gon' sit, at the dock of the bay Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh yeah Sittin' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time