[Intro - BPM 70 - bass runs low Bs and fingerpicking as well at the start] G D Am G D C G D Am G D C
[Verse] [G] Mama ta [D] ke this badge off of [Am] me [G] I can't [D] use it any [C] more [G] It's getting [D] dark, too dark to [Am] see [G] I feel I'm [D] knockin on heaven's [C] door [D]
[Chorus] [G] Knock, knock, [D] knockin' on heaven's [Am] door [G] Knock, knock, [D] knockin' on heaven's [C] door [D] [G] Knock, knock, [D] knockin' on heaven's [Am] door [G] Knock, knock, [D] knockin' on heaven's [C] door [D]
[Solo] G D Am G D C
[Verse] [G] Mama [D] put my guns in the [Am] ground [G] I can't [D] shoot them any [C] more [G] That long [D] black cloud is comin' [Am] down [G] I feel I'm [D] knockin' on heaven's [C] door [D]
[Chorus] [G] Knock, knock, [D] knockin' on heaven's [Am] door [G] Knock, knock, [D] knockin' on heaven's [C] door [D] [G] Knock, knock, [D] knockin' on heaven's [Am] door [G] Knock, knock, [D] knockin' on heaven's [C] door [D]
[Verse] [G] Mama, [D] wipe this blood from my [Am] face [G] I can't [D] see through it any [C] more [G] It's a [D] feeling that I just can't [Am] trace [G] I feel I'm [D] knockin' on heaven's [C] door [D]
[Chorus] [G] Knock, knock, [D] knockin' on heaven's [Am] door [G] Knock, knock, [D] knockin' on heaven's [C] door [D] [G] Knock, knock, [D] knockin' on heaven's [Am] door [G] Knock, knock, [D] knockin' on heaven's [C] door [D]
Strum top strings only muted with swing feel BPM 126 - D7 bit go to D7 open high E then normal D major chord [Intro G 320003 Am7/D xx0013 or x55555] [G] / / / / | [Am7/D] / / / / | [G] / / / / | [Am7/D] / / / / |
[Verse] Oh, I could [G] hide 'neath the w [Am] wings Of the [Bm] bluebird as she [C] sings The [G] six-o-clock a [Em] larm would never [A7] ring [D7] But it [G] rings and I [Am] rise Wash the [Bm] sleep out of my [C] eyes My [G] shaving [Em] razor's [Am] cold [D7] and it stings [G]
[Pre-chorus-riff - NO SNARE - JUST BASS DRUM - INDIVIDUALLY AND LOUDLY PICK EACH NOTE] Use 1st and 2nd finger so G chord is always ringing under but can play these octaves e |--3--7--5--7--8--7--5--3-| B |--x----------------------| G |--0----------------------| D |--0----------------------| A |--x----------------------| E |--3--7--5--7--8--7--5--3-|
[Chorus] [C] Cheer up [D] sleepy [Bm] Jean [C] Oh what [D] can it [Em] mean [C] to a [G] Daydream (longer than you think) [C] believer and a [G] home [Em] coming [A7] que e-e- [D7] een
[Verse] You [G] once thought of [Am] me As a [Bm] white knight on a [C] steed Now [G] you know how [Em] happy Life can be [A7][D7] And our good [G] times start and [Am] end Without [Bm] dollar one to [C] spend But [G] how much [Em] baby [Am] do we [D7] really need [G]
[Pre-chorus-riff - All over G]
[Chorus] [C] Cheer up [D] sleepy [Bm] Jean [C] Oh what [D] can it [Em] mean [C] to a [G] Daydream (longer than you think) [C] believer and a [G] home [Em] coming [A7] que e-e- [D7] een
[Break as per intro G Am7/D G Am7/D etc] - Drum fill at end
[Chorus] [C] Cheer up [D] sleepy [Bm] Jean [C] Oh what [D] can it [Em] mean [C] to a [G] Daydream (longer than you think) [C] believer and a [G] home [Em] coming [A7] que e-e- [D7] een
