Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door by Bob Dylan

Intro G D C C x2

Verse 1

[G] Mamma [D]take this badge off of [Am]me

[G] I can't [D]use it any [C]more

[G] It's getting [D]dark, too dark to [Am]see

[G] Feel I'm [D]knocking on heaven's[C]door

Chorus

[G] Knock knock[D]knocking on heaven's [Am]door

[G] Knock knock [D]knocking on heaven's [C]door

[G] Knock knock [D]knocking on heaven's [Am]door

[G] Knock knock [D]knocking on heaven's [C]door

Verse 2

[G] Mama, [D]put my guns in the [Am]ground

[G] I can't (D)shoot them any [C]more

[G] That long black [D]cloud is coming [Am]down

[G] I feel I'm [D]knocking on heaven's [C]door

Chorus

[G] Knock knock [D]knocking on heaven's [Am]door

[G] Knock knock [D]knocking on heaven's [C]door

[G] Knock knock [D]knocking on heaven's [Am]door

[G] Knock knock [D]knocking on heaven's [C]door

Verse 3

[G] Mama wipe the [D] blood from my [Am]face

[G] I'm sick and [D]tired of the [C]war

[G] Got a [D]feeling that's hard to [Am]trace

[G] I feel I'm [D] knockin' on heaven's [C] door

Chorus

[G] Knock knock [D]knocking on heaven's [Am]door

[G] Knock knock [D]knocking on heaven's [C]door

[G] Knock knock [D]knocking on heaven's [Am]door

[G] Knock knock [D]knocking on heaven's [C]door

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