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[Verse]
  GMama take this bDadge from meAm7  
  GI can't Duse it anymCore
  GIt's getting Ddark, too dark to seeAm7  
  GI feel I'm Dknockin on heaven's CdoorD  
[Chorus]
  GKnock, knock, kDnockin' on heaven's dAm7oor
  GKnock, knock, kDnockin' on heaven's dCoor
  GKnock, knock, kDnockin' on heaven's dAm7oor
  GKnock, knock, kDnockin' on heaven's dCoor
[Verse]
  GMama put my Dguns in the Am7ground
  GI can't sDhoot them anymoCre
  GThat cold black cDloud is comin' aAm7round
  GAnd I feel I'm knoDckin' on heaven's Cdoor
[Chorus]
  GKnock, knock, knDockin' on heaven's doAm7or
 Feels like GI'm knock, knock, knDockin' on heaven's doCor
Feels like IG'm knock, knock, knoDckin' on heaven's dooAm7r
 GOh, knock, knock, Dknockin' on heaven's Cdoor
  GKnock, knock, kDnockin' on heaven's dAm7oor
  GKnock, knock, kDnockin' on heaven's dCoor
I feel like GI'm knock, knock, knDockin' on heaven's doAm7or
  GKnock, knock, kDnockin' on heaven's dCoor

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The story behind the song

This version of "Knocking On Heaven's Door" carries a heavy, resigned mood, capturing the feeling of a person at the end of their struggle. The lyrics paint a picture of someone, perhaps a lawman, asking to be relieved of their duty, feeling they "can't shoot them anymore" as they sense their life drawing to a close. It's a poignant farewell, a quiet surrender as they feel they're "knockin' on heaven's door." RAIGN, an English singer-songwriter known for her cinematic and emotionally charged music featured in TV series like The 100, brings her signature intensity to this classic, making it feel deeply personal and reflective. It plays like a final, weary plea for peace.

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Knocking On Heavens Door

Knocking On Heavens Door

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Knocking On Heavens Door

by Raign

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

[Verse]

G D Am7

Mama take this badge from me

G D C

I can't use it anymore

G D Am7

It's getting dark, too dark to see

G D C D

I feel I'm knockin on heaven's door

[Chorus]

G D Am7

Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

G D C

Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

G D Am7

Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

G D C

Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

[Verse]

G D Am7

Mama put my guns in the ground

G D C

I can't shoot them anymore

G D Am7

That cold black cloud is comin' around

G D C

And I feel I'm knockin' on heaven's door

[Chorus]

G D Am7

Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

G D C

Feels like I'm knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

G D Am7

Feels like I'm knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

G D C

Oh, knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

G D Am7

Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

G D C

Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

G D Am7

I feel like I'm knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

G D C

Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

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