Knockin' On Heaven's Door chords by Wyclef Jean (Official Version)
Intro 1
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I remember playin' my guitar
in the projects
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(Playin' in the PJ's)
A product of the environment
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(Pour some liquor for those
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who passed away)
I told my mom I'mma get up out of da hood
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(Mama)
My dad taught me the American dream, baby
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(You can be anything that you wanna be)
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If I did it y'all could do it
Verse 1
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
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Mama, take these guns away from here
(Mama)
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I can't shoot them anymore (Cease fire)
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I feel a dark cloud coming over me
(So poor, so dark)
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It feels like I'm knockin'
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on the heaven's door
Chorus 1
To Biggie Smalls and 2Pac
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Knock, knock, knockin'
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on the heaven's door
To Freaky Tah and Big Heavy
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Knock, knock, knockin'
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on the heaven's door
And to the Princess Aaliyah
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We're knock, knock, knockin'
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on the heaven's door
To my brother Big Pun
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We're knock, knock, knockin'
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on the heaven's door, oh Lord
Verse 2
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(Oh Lord) Would someone take these guns
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away from here
(Take these guns from the street, Lord)
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I can't shoot my brothers anymore
(I've seen a thug cry)
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I feel a dark cloud coming over me
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It feels like, it feels like I'm knockin'
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on the heaven's door
So sing along street children
Chorus 2
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We're knock, knock, knockin'
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on the heaven's door
And to my daddy that passed away
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We're knock, knock, knockin'
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on the heaven's door
To the God, Fred Jordan
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We're knock, knock, knockin'
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on the heaven's door
To my people doin' time
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We're knock, knock, knockin'
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on the heaven's door
Crypts and Bloods, Latin peace
Bridge 1
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Please just chill wit the violence
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Though even though I know
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That the bad boy move in silence
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I'm asking y'all please chill wit the violence
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Said even though I know
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That the gangsters move in silence, woah
Chorus 3
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We're knock, knock, knockin'
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on the heaven's door
To my people in the Twin Tower
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We're knock, knock, knockin'
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on the heaven's door
And to my soldiers in the Pentagon
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We're knock, knock, knockin'
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on the heaven's door
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New York, New York, New York,
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New York, New York
Outro 1
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(Mama) To my people in the streets
I'm talkin to you now
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Please put down your heat, oh Lord
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To my brothers
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that's on the corner, oh God
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(Ay get out quick)
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(Or you too will be knockin' on heaven's door)
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[Fade out]
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Wyclef Jean
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