Chords
Knockin On Heavens Door

Knockin on Heavens Door was written by Bob Dylan in 1973 for the soundtrack of the movie Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid. The song depicts the despair of a dying sheriff who is taking off his badge, symbolizing his forthcoming encounter with death, as a metaphor for change and the end.

Key: G

Introduction: G    D    C    

difficulty
very easy |||||
G          D                          Am7  
  Mama take this badge from me
G              D             C  
  I can' t use it anymore
G                      D                      Am7  
  It' s getting dark, too dark to see
G                      D                            C  
  Feels like I' m knockin'  on heaven' s door

G                  D                            C  
  Knock-knock-knockin'  on heaven' s door, hey, hey, hey-hey-
G                        D                            C  
yeah  Knock-knock-knockin'  on heaven' s door
G                  D                            C  
  Knock-knock-knockin'  on heaven' s door, oooh-oh-
G                        D                            C  
yeah  Knock-knock-knockin'  on heaven' s door-oh-whoa, yeah-yeah-yeah

G         D                         Am7  
  Mama put my guns in the ground
G             D                  C  
  I can' t shoot them anymore
G                        D                     Am7  
  That cold black cloud is comin'  down
G                      D                            C  
  Feels like I' m knockin'  on heaven' s door

G                  D                            C  
  Knock-knock-knockin'  on heaven' s door, hey, hey, hey-hey-
G                        D                            C  
yeah  Knock-knock-knockin'  on heaven' s door
G                  D                            C  
  Knock-knock-knockin'  on heaven' s door, ohh-
 G                      D                            C  
yeah  Knock-knock-knockin'  on heaven' s door-oh-whoa, yeah-yeah-yeah

  G     D        C  

  G     D        C  
Repeat chorus, w/ adlib, x3 (12 lines in total)
Last time extend C 1 bar, end on G