Knockin On Heavens Door chords by Bob Dylan

Chords with lyrics

KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR  Time: 4/4 (sync)  Tenor: G+G  Bass: G+G
- Bob Dylan, 1973
- Record: Bob Dylan, ??
- Record: Eric Clapton, Timepieces

INTRO: G-D, C majorC

G+G         D MajorD      Am7Am7
.. Mama take this ...
G+G     D MajorD     C majorC
.. I can't use it ...
G+G       D MajorD            Am7Am7
. It's getting dark, too dark ...
G+G      D MajorD          C majorC  (D MajorD)
. I feel I'm knockin on ...

CHORUS:
G+G        D MajorD          Am7Am7
.. Knock, knock, knockin' ...
G+G        D MajorD          C majorC  (D MajorD)
.. Knock, knock, knockin' ...
G+G        D MajorD          Am7Am7
.. Knock, knock, knockin' ...
G+G        D MajorD          C majorC  (D MajorD)
.. Knock, knock, knockin' ...

G+G       D MajorD      Am7Am7
.. Mama put my guns ...
G+G     D MajorD       C majorC
.. I can't shoot ...
G+G         D MajorD        Am7Am7
. That long black cloud ...
G+G      D MajorD          C majorC  (D MajorD)
. I feel I'm knockin' on ...


ENDING: CHORUS, THEN REPEAT AND FADE

G+G  D MajorD  Am7Am7     (G+G)
Oo - oo - oo - oo


NOTES:
- "." in lyric line represents 1/8 bar rest
- "*" in chord line represents a new bar, play same chord
- V1L3: Clapton omits "for me"
- V1L4, C1L2: (D MajorD) is an optional added chord
- END: (G+G) is optional (return to tonic chord)

We always use this tune as a cool jam tune on stage.
A augmentedA slow melodic solo in E minorEm pentatonic can really get the crowd
into it. We also use it for guest vocalists, if we can't find
any other song to do together.
The problem has been that the tune is too short...with only two
lyrics. So I've added two more lyrics to finish it off a little
better.
The tune was originally from a movie and is sung while the sheriff
lay dying. So picture the good guy with his white hat on the dusty
ground in his final moments of life...reflecting on the life he
knew.
The two extra verses are phrased exactly like the previous two.
Forget about other versions of the tune you've heard...make it
your own version...with your own style and flare.


		Knocking on Heaven's Door
							-Bob Dylan

G+G   D MajorD           Am7Am7
Mama, take this badge ...
G+G    D MajorD     C majorC
I can't use it ...
G+G      D MajorD         Am7Am7
It's getting dark, ...
G+G    D MajorD          C majorC
Feel I'm knocking on ...
	G+G       D MajorD          C majorC
	Knock..knock..knocking ...
	G+G       D MajorD          C majorC
	Knock..knock..knocking ...
	G+G       D MajorD          C majorC
	Knock..knock..knocking on ...

Knockin On Heavens Door chords

Bob Dylan actually recorded and released the song for the movie Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid which was released in 1973. The tune is still very popular, but when released it only reached number twelve in the Billboard single charts. Dylan often changed the lyrics and song when on stage so you don't have to follow these Bob Dylan Knockin' on Heaven's Door chords one hundred percent.

The song consists of four chords in the key of G major: G, D, Am7, and C and it has often been covered by other bands. The most well known is maybe the Guns'n Roses version released in 1991. Other artists who have had it in their repertoire are U2, Avril Lavigne and The Alarm. Feel free to do your own version using these Bob Dylan Knockin' on Heaven's Door chords.

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