Knock On The Door Chords

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Knock On The Door by Phil Ochs is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, A, F, Gm and Dsus2. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			                                       Knock on the Door 

Intro: Dm A Dm 


   Dm 
In many a time, in many a land 
      F             A 
With many a gun in many a hand 
      Dm 
They came by the night, they came by the day 
 F                       A 
Came with their guns to take us away 
        Dm                 Gm           Dm 
With a knock on the door, knock on the door 
                   A                  Dm  Dsus2  Dm 
Here they come to take one more, one more 


   Dm    
Back in the days of the Roman Empire 
      F                          A 
They died by the cross and they died by the fire 
      Dm 
In the stone coliseum, the crowd gave a roar 
     F                       A 
And it all began with that knock on the door 
        Dm                 Gm           Dm 
Just a knock on the door, knock on the door. 
                   A                  Dm  Dsus2  Dm 
Here they come to take one more, one more 


Dm   
The years have all passed, we've reached modern times 
      F                          A 
The Nazis have come with their Nazi war crimes 
   Dm   
Yes, the power was there, the power was found 
      F                    A 
Six million people have heard that same sound 
          Dm                 Gm           Dm 
That old knock on the door, knock on the door 
                   A                  Dm  Dsus2  Dm 
Here they come to take one more, one more 


   Dm   
Now there's many new words and many new names 
      F                           A 
The banners have changed but the knock is the same 
   Dm   
On the Soviet shores with right on their side 
      F                 A 
I wonder who knows how many have died 
            Dm                 Gm           Dm 
With their knock on the door, knock on the door 
                   A                  Dm  Dsus2  Dm 
Here they come to take one more, one more 


   Dm   
Look over the oceans, look over the lands 
      F                         A 
Look over the leaders with the blood on their hands 
   Dm   
And open your eyes and see what they do 
      F                                     A 
When they knock over their friend, they're knocking for you 
            Dm                 Gm           Dm 
With their knock on the door, knock on the door 
                   A                                       
Here they come to take one more 
            Dm                 Gm           Dm 
With their knock on the door, knock on the door 
                   A                Dm  Dsus2  Dm 
Here they come to take one more, one more 
    	

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