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

2003Reggae4.8K views

Key: Ab majorDifficulty: Easy

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

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

Chorus 1
Ab Ab 
 
I'm knock, knock,
Eb Eb 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
knockin' on heaven's door
Ab Ab 
 
I'm knock, knock,
Eb Eb 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
knockin' on heaven's door,
God of mercy, eh
Ab Ab 
 
I'm knock, knock,
Eb Eb 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
knockin' on heaven's door
Ab Ab 
 
I'm knock, knock,
Eb Eb 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
knockin' on heaven's door

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

Chorus 2
Ab Ab 
 
I'm knock, knock,
Eb Eb 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
knockin' on heaven's door
God of mercy, eh
Ab Ab 
 
I'm knock, knock,
Eb Eb 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
knockin' on heaven's door,
Somebody help me
Ab Ab 
 
I'm knock, knock,
Eb Eb 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
knockin' on heaven's door,  yeah
Ab Ab 
 
I'm knock, knock,
Eb Eb 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
knockin' on heaven's door

Bridge 1
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Said I feel   like I'm knockin'
I know that I'm knockin'
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Them angels are callin' out, ey
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Said I know   that I'm knockin'
I feel like I'm knockin'
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Them angels are callin', ey

Verse 3
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Will someone take these guns
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
off of     me, yeah
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
See, I   can't shoot them anymore
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
It's getting dark, too dark to see
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
And I feel like I'm knockin'
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
I know that I'm knockin'

Chorus 3
I know that I'm knockin'
Ab Ab 
 
I'm knock, knock,
Eb Eb 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
knockin' on heaven's door
Ab Ab 
 
I'm knock, knock,
Eb Eb 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
knockin' on heaven's door
Ab Ab 
 
I'm knock, knock,
Eb Eb 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
knockin' on heaven's door
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
I'm knock, knock, knockin'
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Yes, I'm knockin', so long knockin',

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

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAb Eb Bbm7

Chords

Ab
Eb
Bbm7

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

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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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.

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