Knockin On Heavens Door Chords

by Bob Dylan
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: G
Capo: no capo
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6 contributors total, last edit on Mar 31, 2024
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Chords

G
D
Am7
C

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Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
 
G     3-x-0-0-0-3
D     x-x-0-2-3-2
Am7   x-0-2-2-1-3
C     x-3-2-0-1-3
 
 
[Intro]
| G D | Am7 |
(instrumental)
G    D   C
 Oo, ooh-ooh
G    D   Am7
 Oo, ooh-ooh
G    D   C
 Oo, ooh-ooh
 
[Verse 1]
G      D                      Am7
 Mama, take this badge off of me
G        D         C
 I can't use it anymore
G             D               Am7
 It's getting dark to dark to see
G              D                    C
 Feel like I'm knocking on heaven's door
 
[Chorus]
G               D                    Am7
  Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven's door
G                D                   C
  Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door
G               D                    Am7
  Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven's door
G                D                   C
  Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door
 
[Verse 2]
G           D              Am7
  Mama, put my guns in the ground
G        D             C
 I can't shoot them anymore
G                D               Am7
 That long black cloud is coming down
G           D                    C
 I feel I'm knocking on heaven's door
 
[Chorus]
G               D                   Am7
  Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven's door
G                D                   C
  Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door
G               D                   Am7
  Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven's door
G                D                   C
  Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door
 
[Outro]
G    D   Am7
 Oo, ooh-ooh
G    D   C
 Oo, ooh-ooh
(quick fade)
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25 comments
johnsingleton1
I don't know why but for 35 yrs I've been playing the verse pattern: G-D-Am...G-D-C opposite of this pattern. LOL It always helps to drag an old dog back into the woods and off the porch from time to time. I actually learned it while on the bandstand with other people playing it. SO WHAT THE BOOZERS never complained, as long as they could sing along!
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waveseeker
Easy to learn, great fun
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bandsman210
The chord pattern is not right. The C’s are where the Am’s are supposed to be and the Am’s are where the C’s belong.
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