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Knockin On Mine

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 9Position: 2

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[Main A Riff - variations on these A shapes]
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
G|-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-2--|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|--------------------|
[Verse 1]
ARead common knowledge stockpile your brain
AYou get burned in the sun, you get wet in the rain
They teach you to fix what needs to be broke
I say he who laughs first didn't get the joke D-      D/C#    BmGo on and tap your Amind
AQuit knocking on mine
[Verse 2]
AAn English teacher from Vancouver
She asked me to write something for her students.
I wrote knowledge adds wisdom let slide -D  D/C#  Bm  
She says now rDeally D/C#- I wanna Bmtell you
Quit Aknocking on mine
[Bridge]
F#mKnowledge is power got your books, go read 'em
DWisdom is ignorance; stupidity I call freedom
[Verse 3]
AComic books, the Bible, roadmaps, pornography - Anything you wanna read
Go out and sit in a field sometimeD  D/C#  Bm  
Quit Aknockin' on mine (knockin' on mine) 
[Bridge]
F#m...power got your books, go read 'em
DWisdom is ignorance; stupidity (ha!) I call freedom
[Verse 4]
AYou read common knowledge every day.
You're as common as that newspaper you throw away
You get burned in the sun you get wet in the rainD  D/C#  Bm  
Won't you ever cDhaD/C#ngeBm  
Won't you ever lDeaD/C#rnBm  
AQuit knockin' on mine (knockin' on mine)

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Knockin On Mine

by Paul Westerberg

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/C#

F#m

[Main A Riff - variations on these A shapes]

e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|

G|-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-2--|

D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|

A|-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

E|--------------------|

[Verse 1]

Read common knowledge stockpile your brain

You get burned in the sun, you get wet in the rain

They teach you to fix what needs to be broke

D D/C# Bm A

I say he who laughs first didn't get the joke - Go on and tap your mind

Quit knocking on mine

[Verse 2]

An English teacher from Vancouver

She asked me to write something for her students.

D D/C# Bm

I wrote knowledge adds wisdom let slide -

D D/C# Bm

She says now really - I wanna tell you

Quit knocking on mine

[Bridge]

F#m

Knowledge is power got your books, go read 'em

Wisdom is ignorance; stupidity I call freedom

[Verse 3]

Comic books, the Bible, roadmaps, pornography - Anything you wanna read

D D/C# Bm

Go out and sit in a field sometime

Quit knockin' on mine (knockin' on mine)

[Bridge]

F#m

...power got your books, go read 'em

Wisdom is ignorance; stupidity (ha!) I call freedom

[Verse 4]

You read common knowledge every day.

You're as common as that newspaper you throw away

D D/C# Bm

You get burned in the sun you get wet in the rain

D D/C# Bm

Won't you ever change

D D/C# Bm

Won't you ever learn

Quit knockin' on mine (knockin' on mine)

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