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Knocking On Heaven's Door chords by Phoebe One (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Ab
Eb
Bbm7

Intro 1
Ab 
Eb 
Bbm7 
 (A flat major)  (E flat major)  (B flat minor7) 
Ab 
Eb 
Bbm7 
 (A flat major)  (E flat major)  (B flat minor7) 
Ab 
For that  (A flat major) natural end and then
Eb 
Be the  (E flat major) one participant
Bbm7 
I'll be  (B flat minor7) rhyming,
be the bestest melody so eloquent
Ab 
I'mma  (A flat major) give a prize for them,
Eb 
Phoebe  (E flat major) One go rise for them
Bbm7 
Mixin'  (B flat minor7) verse  and bridge and chorus

Verse 1
Be a big surprise for them
Ab 
Eb 
Bbm7 
 (A flat major) Mama, take  (E flat major) this badge off of me  (B flat minor7) 
Ab 
Eb 
Bbm7 
 (A flat major) See, I can't use  (E flat major) it anymore  (B flat minor7) 
Ab 
Eb 
Bbm7 
 (A flat major) It's getting dark,  (E flat major) too dark to  (B flat minor7) see
Ab 
Eb 
 (A flat major) And I feel like I'm  (E flat major) knockin'
Bbm7 
on heaven's door  (B flat minor7) 

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Chorus 1
Ab 
 (A flat major) I'm knock, knock,
Eb 
Bbm7 
 (E flat major) knockin' on heaven's door  (B flat minor7) 
Ab 
 (A flat major) I'm knock, knock,
Eb 
Bbm7 
 (E flat major) knockin' on heaven's door,  (B flat minor7) 
God of mercy, eh
Ab 
 (A flat major) I'm knock, knock,
Eb 
Bbm7 
 (E flat major) knockin' on heaven's door  (B flat minor7) 
Ab 
 (A flat major) I'm knock, knock,
Eb 
Bbm7 
 (E flat major) knockin' on heaven's door  (B flat minor7) 

Verse 2
Ab 
Eb 
Bbm7 
 (A flat major) I got to put  (E flat major) these guns to the ground  (B flat minor7) 
Ab 
Eb 
Bbm7 
 (A flat major) See, I can't shoot  (E flat major) them anymore  (B flat minor7) 
Ab 
Eb 
Bbm7 
 (A flat major) The long black clouds  (E flat major) are falling  (B flat minor7) down
Ab 
Eb 
 (A flat major) And I feel like I'm  (E flat major) knocking
Bbm7 
on heaven's door  (B flat minor7) 

Chorus 2
Ab 
 (A flat major) I'm knock, knock,
Eb 
Bbm7 
 (E flat major) knockin' on heaven's door  (B flat minor7) 
God of mercy, eh
Ab 
 (A flat major) I'm knock, knock,
Eb 
Bbm7 
 (E flat major) knockin' on heaven's door,  (B flat minor7) 
Somebody help me
Ab 
 (A flat major) I'm knock, knock,
Eb 
Bbm7 
 (E flat major) knockin' on heaven's door,  (B flat minor7) yeah
Ab 
 (A flat major) I'm knock, knock,
Eb 
Bbm7 
 (E flat major) knockin' on heaven's door  (B flat minor7) 

Bridge 1
Ab 
Eb 
Bbm7 
 (A flat major)  (E flat major) Said I  (B flat minor7) feel   like I'm knockin'
I know that I'm knockin'
Ab 
Eb 
Bbm7 
Them  (A flat major) angels are callin' out,  (E flat major)  (B flat minor7) ey
Ab 
Eb 
Bbm7 
 (A flat major)  (E flat major) Said I  (B flat minor7) know   that I'm knockin'
I feel like I'm knockin'
Ab 
Eb 
Bbm7 
Them  (A flat major) angels are callin',  (E flat major) ey  (B flat minor7) 

Verse 3
Ab 
Eb 
 (A flat major) Will someone  (E flat major) take these guns
Bbm7 
off  (B flat minor7) of     me, yeah
Ab 
Eb 
Bbm7 
 (A flat major) See, I  (E flat major) can't shoot them any (B flat minor7) more
Ab 
Eb 
Bbm7 
 (A flat major) It's getting dark,  (E flat major) too dark to see  (B flat minor7) 
Ab 
Eb 
 (A flat major) And I feel like I'm  (E flat major) knockin'
Bbm7 
I know that I'm  (B flat minor7) knockin'

Chorus 3
I know that I'm knockin'
Ab 
 (A flat major) I'm knock, knock,
Eb 
Bbm7 
 (E flat major) knockin' on heaven's door  (B flat minor7) 
Ab 
 (A flat major) I'm knock, knock,
Eb 
Bbm7 
 (E flat major) knockin' on heaven's door  (B flat minor7) 
Ab 
 (A flat major) I'm knock, knock,
Eb 
Bbm7 
 (E flat major) knockin' on heaven's door  (B flat minor7) 
Ab 
Eb 
 (A flat major) I'm knock, knock,  (E flat major) knockin'
Bbm7 
Yes, I'm  (B flat minor7) knockin', so long knockin',

Outro 1
Ab 
 (A flat major) (yeah) (Knock, knock,
Eb 
 (E flat major) knockin' on heaven's...)
Bbm7 
Said I  (B flat minor7) feel   like I'm knockin',
I'm sure that I'm knockin'...
[Repeat and fade]

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Ab
Eb
Bbm7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: Ab majorBPM: 150

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Bbm7: x-1-3-1-2-x

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This is the definitive original version of Knocking On Heaven's Door by Phoebe One, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Ab major. It suits players who want to learn Knocking On Heaven's Door the way Phoebe One intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Knocking On Heaven's Door

Phoebe One

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