Knockin' On Joe chords by Nick Cave

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Bbdim
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Intro 1

Verse 1
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This
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B 
is the it.
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C 
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B 
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These chains of sorrow,
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they are heavy, it is true
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And these locks cannot be broken,
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no, not with one thousand keys
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B 
Em 
Oh, jailer, you drag a  ball and chain,
you cannot see
You can lay your burden on me
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You can lay down your burden on me
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You can bring your burden
down upon me
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But you can't lay down your memory,
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C 
no
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Em 
Here I go, knockin' on the jaw
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of this square -footed sky
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Will be mine till I die,
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knockin' on the door
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
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C 
All down the road,
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Em 
knockin' on the door
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B 
Em 
Oh, warden, I surrender to you
Your fist can't hurt me anymore
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You know these hands will never
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mop your dirty death -row floors
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B 
Preacher, come closer
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Em 
You don't scare me anymore
Just tell Nancy not to come here
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Oh, tell her not to come
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And let me die in       the memory
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Em 
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of her songs
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Whoa, whoa, whoa
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B 
All down the road
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Knockin' on the door
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Oh, you kings of halls
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And lords of halls
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B 
Em 
You will die within these halls
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And I'll go
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Down the road,
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Em 
knockin' on the door
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B 
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Oh, Nancy's body is a coffin
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She wears my tombstone at her head
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Her body is a coffin,
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B 
she wears my tombstone at her head
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She wears her body like a coffin,
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she wears a dress of gold and red
She wears a dress of gold and red,
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she wears a dress of red and gold
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Grave robbers at my coffin
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before my  body's even
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B 
Em 
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cold
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It's an awful lot of work,
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C 
knockin' on jobs
I love these hands
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B 
Em 
C 
You can hide,
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Em 
you can run,   you can run,
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you can hide, you can stay, you can come, oh but
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C 
But      trial has yet to come
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Bsus4 
You can run, you can hide
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Em 
But you have yet to be tried
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You can lay your burdens down here
Em 
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B 
Bsus4 
You can lay your
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burden down
C 
You can lay your burden on me,
Em 
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B 
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B 
you can lay your burden on me
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Em 
I can't you,
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you can't lay it down here
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Bsus4 
You can't bring your burden   down
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B 
Em 
Knockin' on Joe
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You can't hurt me anymore, no
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B 
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B 
You can't hurt me  anymore
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Em 
Knockin' on Joe
C 
You can bring your burden down
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B 
Bsus4 
B 
You can      bring your
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Em 
burden down
You