knocking on heavens door Chords

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knocking on heavens door by Bob Dylan is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, Am and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
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16
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Verse 
  
G                D                     Am  
Mama, take this badge off of me  
G                D         C  
I can't use it anymore.  
G                D                     Am  
It's gettin' dark, too dark to see  
G                D                     C  
I feel I'm knockin' on heaven's door.  

  
G                D                                Am  
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door  
G                D                                C  
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door  
G                D                                Am 
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door 
G                D                                C 
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door 
  

Verse 
  
G                D                     Am  
Mama, put my guns in the ground  
G                D         C  
I can't shoot them anymore.  
G                D                     Am  
That long black cloud is comin' down  
G                D                     C  
I feel I'm knockin' on heaven's door.  

Chorus (2x) 


    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante