Knockin' On Joe chords by Nick Cave

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Em
Bm
C
B
Am
A
Bbdim
Bsus4

Intro 1

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