Don't Knock chords by Mavis Staples

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Intro 1

You don't knock.

Verse 1
G 
 (G major) 
(You don't knock,
C 
you just walk on  (C major) in.)
The door (the door
in heaven's den.)
G 
There's love  (G major) (there's love
and joy for you)
C 
G 
D 
To  (C major) share  (G major)  (D major) (to share the
whole day through)
G 
I know  (G major) (I know my friends are there)
C 
To rest  (C major) (to rest in the heaven's nest)
G 
You don't  (G major) knock, ring, punch a hole.
C 
The  (C major) door's wide open
a-waitin' for for your soul.
You don't knock,
G 
C 
 (G major) you  (C major) just walk on in.
G 
 (G major) 

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Verse 2
Gm 
C 
I've walked life's winding road  (G minor) (O   (C major) h,
yeah!)
Tryin' to bear this load
(Oh, yeah!)
Gm 
G 
Gm 
 (G minor) Traveled both night  (G major) and day.  (G minor) 
G 
Gm 
 (G major)  (G minor) (Oh, yeah!)
G 
D 
 (G major) So tired  (D major) I could hardly pray
Gm 
 (G minor) (Oh, yeah!)
G 
 (G major) Jesus, my light and my guide,
(Oh, yeah!)
C 
 (C major) He's ever by my side. (Oh, yeah!)
G 
So, I'm  (G major) walkin',
D 
not a-knockin', into into heaven  (D major) with pride.
G 
 (G major) 

Verse 3
You don't knock.
(You don't knock,
you just walk on in.)
C 
The door  (C major) (the door to
heaven's den.)
G 
There's  (G major) love (there's love
and joy for you)
D 
To share  (D major) (to share the
whole day through)
G 
D 
G 
I know  (G major) my  (D major) friends  (G major) are there
C 
(I know my  (C major) friends are there)
To rest (to rest in the
heaven's nest)
G 
You don't  (G major) knock, ring, push a hole.
C 
 (C major) The door's wide open
a-waitin' for for your soul.
G 
C 
You don't  (G major) knock,  (C major) you just walk on in.
Em 
G 
 (E minor)  (G major) 

Verse 4
I'll have no need
to fear. (Oh, yeah!)
C 
 (C major) He is ever near. (Oh, yeah!)
Gm 
G 
He'll know  (G minor) my  (G major) work was
true. (Oh, yeah!)
D 
So glad  (D major) the day is through. (Yeah!)
G 
It was (G major) n't for me to say. (Oh, yeah!)
C 
I did (C major) n't think I'd make my
way. (Oh, yeah!)
G 
So, I'm  (G major) walkin',
D 
G 
not a-knockin', into into  (D major) heaven, good (G major) bye.

Verse 5
G 
You don't  (G major) knock.
(You don't knock,
C 
you just walk on  (C major) in.)
The door (the door to
heaven's den.)
G 
There's love  (G major) (there's love
C 
and joy for  (C major) you)
G 
D 
To  (G major) share  (D major) (to share the
whole day through)
G 
I know  (G major) my friends are there
C 
(I know my friend (C major) s are there)
To rest (to rest in the
heaven's nest)
G 
You don't  (G major) knock, ring, push a hole.
C 
 (C major) The door's wide open
a-waitin' for for your soul.
G 
C 
You don't knock,  (G major)  (C major) you just walk on in.
Em 
G 
C 
 (E minor)  (G major)  (C major) You don't knock,
G 
you just walk on in.  (G major) 
You don't knock,
G 
C 
Am 
C 
G 
 (G major) you just  (C major) walk on in (A minor)  (C major)  (G major) .