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Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan
All-time classics Easy songs Singer-songwriter & folk
KeyG
Capo—
LevelEasy
Transpose G 0
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Chord sheet
Chords are positioned above the lyric change point

Intro

GDAmGDC
Oo oo-oo oo
GDAmGDC
Oo oo-oo oo Oo oo-oo oo
 

Verse 1

GDAm
Mama take this badge off of me
GDC
I can't use it anymore
GDAm
It's getting dark, too dark to see
GDC
I feel I'm knockin on heaven's door
 

Chorus

GDAm
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
GDC
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
GDAm
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
GDC
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
 

Verse 2

GDAm
Mama put my guns in the ground
GDC
I can't shoot them anymore
GDAm
That long black cloud is comin' down
GDC
I feel I'm knockin' on heaven's door
 

Chorus

GDAm
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
GDC
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
GDAm
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
GDC
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
 

Outro

GDAmG
Oo oo-oo oo (fade)
End

How to play Knockin' on Heaven's Door chords

This Chordsurf arrangement of Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan is presented in the key of G. Use the transpose controls above the sheet to move every chord together while keeping the lyric-change positions aligned.

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