Island strum: d du - udu, or chucking island strum: d Xu - uXu
Swing strum on split measures: d du - d du, or d Xu - d Xu
Verse 1
GSittin' in the mornin' Bsun, I'll be Csittin' when the evenin' Acomes
GWatchin' the ships roll Bin, Then I Cwatch 'em roll away aAgain
I'm Gsittin' on the dock of the E7bay, Watchin' the Gtide roll aE7way
GSittin' on the dock of the Abay, GWastin' E7time
Verse 2
GLeft my home in BGeorgia, CHeaded for the Frisco ABay
G'Cause I've got nothin' to Blive for, CSeems like nothin's gonna come my Away, so
I'm Gsittin' on the dock of the E7bay, Watchin' the Gtide roll aE7way
I'm Gsittin' on the dock of the Abay, GWastin' E7time
Bridge
GLooks Dlike Cnothin's gonna change, GEverything Dstill reCmains the same
GI can't do Dwhat ten people Ctell me to do GSo I Fguess I'll reDmain the same
Verse 3
I'm Gsittin' here restin' my Bbones, And this Cloneliness won't leave me aAlone
GTwo thousand miles I Broamed, Just to Cmake this dock my Ahome, so
I'm Gsittin' on the dock of the E7bay, Watchin' the Gtide roll aE7way
GSittin' on the dock of the Abay, GWastin' time, E7Wastin' time
Outro
AWastin' time, I'm Gwastin' time