Knocking On Heavens Door Chords

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Knocking On Heavens Door by Warren Zevon 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.

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G
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G D Am 
G D C . . . 

G              D            Am 
Mama take this badge off of me 
G       D          C 
I can't use it any-more 
G            D                        Am 
It's getting dark, too dark for me 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 

G           D           Am 
Mama put my guns in the ground 
G       D              C 
I can't shoot them any-more 
G               D               Am 
That long black cloud is comin' down 
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 

G    D         Am        
Oo - oo - oo  oo . . . 

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 . . . 


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Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante