Knockin’ On Heaven's Door Chords & Guitar Lesson

Welcome to my Knockin On Heaven's Door Guitar Chords Chart. Whether you are a fan of Bob Dylan of a Guns N Roses, this chord chart will work.

This is a very simple and repetitive song using very simple chords. The G chord and the D chord split a measure and are two beats each while the C and Am chords are full measures.

Knockin’ On Heaven's Door Guitar Chords:

Knockin’ On Heaven's Door Strumming Patterns:

Strum 1:
G          D                  

1 + 2 +  3 + 4+
D   DU  D   DU

Or if you want something to spice it up a little more.

Strum 2:
G              D
1 + 2 + a   3 + 4 + a
D   D DU   D   D DU

Knockin’ On Heaven's Door Guitar Lesson:

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Knockin’ On Heaven's Door Chord Chart:

VERSE:
|G                   D|                                    Am
     Momma take this badge off of me,
|G                       D|                  C
     Cuz I cant use it any more,
|G                        D|                      Am
      It's gettin' dark, to dark to see,
|G                       D|                                   C
     Feels I'm knockin' on heaven's door,

CHORUS:
|G                         D|                                 Am
knock knock knockin' on heavens door
|G                         D|                                   C
knock knock knockin' on heavens door
|G                         D|                                 Am
knock knock knockin' on heavens door
|G                         D|                                   C
knock knock knockin' on heavens door

VERSE:
|G                    D|                                     Am
      Momma put my guns in the ground,
|G                          D|                           C
     Cuz I can’t shoot them anymore,
|G                                    D|                        Am
       That long dark cloud is comin' down,
|G                           D|                                 C
       Feels I'm knockin' on heaven's door

CHORUS:
|G                         D|                                 Am
knock knock knockin' on heavens door
|G                         D|                                   C
knock knock knockin' on heavens door
|G                         D|                                 Am
knock knock knockin' on heavens door
|G                         D|                                   C
knock knock knockin' on heavens door

This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.

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