Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Bob Dylan
beginnerChordsKey G72 BPMCapo 0
Playing shapes:G · D · Am · C
Capo:No capo
Chords
Strumming
72 BPM↓D
·
↓D
·
↓D
↑U
·
↓D
↑U
Lyrics & chords
Verse 1
G
Mama
take
this
D
badge
off
of
Am
me
G
I
can't
D
use
it
C
anymore
G
It's
getting
D
dark,
too
dark
to
Am
see
G
I
feel
I'm
D
knockin
on
heaven's
C
door
Chorus
G
Knock,
D
knock,
knockin'
on
heaven's
Am
door
G
Knock,
D
knock,
knockin'
on
heaven's
C
door
G
Knock,
D
knock,
knockin'
on
heaven's
Am
door
G
Knock,
D
knock,
knockin'
on
heaven's
C
door
Verse 2
G
Mama
put
my
D
guns
in
the
Am
ground
G
I
can't
D
shoot
them
C
anymore
G
That
long
black
D
cloud
is
comin'
Am
down
G
I
feel
I'm
D
knockin'
on
heaven's
C
door
Chorus
G
Knock,
D
knock,
knockin'
on
heaven's
Am
door
G
Knock,
D
knock,
knockin'
on
heaven's
C
door
G
Knock,
D
knock,
knockin'
on
heaven's
Am
door
G
Knock,
D
knock,
knockin'
on
heaven's
C
door
Outro
G
Oo
D
-
Am
oo
-
oo
-
oo
Coach tips
- ✦This song uses only G, D, Am and C — master these four open chords and you can play the entire song without a capo
- ✦The chord pattern alternates between two pairs: G-D-Am and G-D-C. The only difference between verse lines is whether they end on Am or C
- ✦The G to D change is the quickest transition in Knockin' on Heaven's Door — practice lifting your G shape and landing your D shape smoothly, as it happens twice every two bars
- ✦Strum with a slow, steady D-D-DU-DU feel at around 72 BPM to match Dylan's laid-back, mournful groove — avoid rushing the downstrokes