Knockin on Heavens Door fue escrita por Bob Dylan en 1973 para la banda sonora de la película Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid. La canción retrata la desolación de un sheriff moribundo que está quitándose su placa, simbolizando su próximo encuentro con la muerte, como una metáfora del cambio y el fin.
Tono: G
Introducción:
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C
x4
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Am7
Mama take this badge from me
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C
I can't use it anymore
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Am7
It's getting dark, too dark to see
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C
Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door
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Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door, hey, hey, hey-hey-
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yeah Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
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Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door, oooh-oh-
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yeah Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door-oh-whoa, yeah-yeah-yeah
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Am7
Mama put my guns in the ground
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C
I can't shoot them anymore
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Am7
That cold black cloud is comin' down
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C
Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door
G
D
C
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door, hey, hey, hey-hey-
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C
yeah Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
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Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door, ohh-
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yeah Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door-oh-whoa, yeah-yeah-yeah
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Repeat chorus, w/ adlib, x3 (12 lines in total) Last time extend C 1 bar, end on G