Knockin' On Heaven's Door (C Major)
Artist: Bob Dylan    Tempo: 70 bpm (2 strums each)    Strum Pattern: D-D(Du)D-D(Du)    Roman Numerals: I, II, V, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by: ClimberStephen   
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E


Intro
{G} [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Oo -		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] oo -		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] oo
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Oo -		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] oo -		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] oo
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Oo -		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] oo -		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] oo
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Oo -		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] oo -		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] oo

Verse 1
{G} [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Mama take this		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] badge off of		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] me
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I can't		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] use it any-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] more
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] It's getting		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] dark, too dark to		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] see
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I feel I'm		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] knockin' on heaven's		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] door

Chorus
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Knock, knock,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] knockin' on heaven's		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] door
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Knock, knock,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] knockin' on heaven's		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] door
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Knock, knock,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] knockin' on heaven's		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] door
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Knock, knock,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] knockin' on heaven's		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] door

Verse 2
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Mama put my		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] guns in the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] ground
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I can't		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] shoot them any-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] more
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] That long black		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] cloud is comin'		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] down
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I feel I'm		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] knockin' on heaven's		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] door
Repeat Chorus

Outro
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Oo -		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] oo -		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] oo
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Oo -		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] oo -		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] oo

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