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Bob Dylan - Knocking On Heaven’s Door Chords

Chord reference G, D, C, Am
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G] [D] [C] [C] [G] [D] [C] [C]

[G]Mama take this [D]badge off of [Am]me [G]I can’t [D]use it any[C]more [G]It’s getting [D]dark, too dark to [Am]see [G]I feel I’m [D]knockin’ on heaven’s [C]door

[G]Knock, knock, [D]knockin’ on heaven’s [Am]door [G]Knock, knock, [D]knockin’ on heaven’s [C]door [G]Knock, knock, [D]knockin’ on heaven’s [Am]door [G]Knock, knock, [D]knockin’ on heaven’s [C]door

[G]Mama put my [D]guns in the [Am]ground [G]I can’t [D]shoot them any[C]more [G]That long black [D]cloud is coming [Am]down [G]I feel I’m [D]knockin’ on heaven’s [C]door

[G]Knock, knock, [D]knockin’ on heaven’s [Am]door [G]Knock, knock, [D]knockin’ on heaven’s [C]door [G]Knock, knock, [D]knockin’ on heaven’s [Am]door [G]Knock, knock, [D]knockin’ on heaven’s [C]door

[G]Mama wipe the [D]blood from my [Am]face [G]I’m sick and [D]tired of the [C]war [G]Got a [D]feeling that’s hard to [Am]trace [G]I feel I’m [D]knockin’ on heaven’s [C]door

[G]Knock, knock, [D]knockin’ on heaven’s [Am]door [G]Knock, knock, [D]knockin’ on heaven’s [C]door [G]Knock, knock, [D]knockin’ on heaven’s [Am]door [G]Knock, knock, [D]knockin’ on heaven’s [C]door

Artist Bob Dylan
Album Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
Genres Folk, Folk Rock, Rock
Year 1973
Key G

How to Play Knocking On Heaven's Door on Guitar?

Bob Dylan - Knocking On Heaven's Door can be played in the key of G using the G, D, C, Am chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Knocking On Heaven's Door with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.