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[Verse 1]
DHey girl, what ya doing down there
DDancing alone every night while I live right abAove you
AI can hear your music playing
AI can feel your body swaying
AOne floor below me, you don't even know me
I lDove you
D7Oh my darling
[Chorus]
GKnock three times on the ceiling if you Dwant me
ATwice on the pipe if the answer is Dno
Oh my sweetness, Gbump bump bump
GMeans you will meet me in the hDallway
ATwice on the pipe means you ain't gonna Dshow
[Verse 2]
DIf you look out your window tonight
DPull in the string with the note that is attached to my
hAeart
ARead how many times I saw you
AHow in my silence I adored you
AOnly in my dreams did that wall between us come aDpart
D7Oh my darling
[Chorus]
GKnock three times on the ceiling if you Dwant me
ATwice on the pipe if the answer is Dno
Oh my sweetness, Gbump bump bump
GMeans you will meet me in the hDallway
ATwice on the pipe means you ain't gonna Dshow
[Interlude]
Eb  Bb
BbI can hear the music playing, I can feel your body swaying
One floor below me, you don't even know me, EbI love you
Eb7Oh my darling
[Chorus]
AbKnock three times on the ceiling if you wEbant me
BbTwice on the pipe if the answer is nEbo
Oh my sweetnEb7ess, Abknock knock knock
AbMeans you will meet me in the haEbllway
Mmm, tBbwice on the pipe means you ain't gonna shEbow
(fade out)

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The story behind the song

"Knock Three Times" tells the story of a lonely tenant reaching out to a neighbor through the walls, hoping for a sign of connection. It captures that hopeful, tentative feeling of wanting to know if someone feels the same way, wondering if they'll "knock twice on the pipe" to signal their interest. The song paints a picture of longing and the simple, everyday ways people try to bridge the distance between them. It's a sweet, gentle tune that plays like a whispered wish for companionship.

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Knock Three Times

by Tony Orlando & Dawn

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Chords in this song · guitar

Eb7

[Verse 1]

Hey girl, what ya doing down there

D A

Dancing alone every night while I live right above you

I can hear your music playing

I can feel your body swaying

One floor below me, you don't even know me

I love you

Oh my darling

[Chorus]

G D

Knock three times on the ceiling if you want me

A D

Twice on the pipe if the answer is no

Oh my sweetness, bump bump bump

G D

Means you will meet me in the hallway

A D

Twice on the pipe means you ain't gonna show

[Verse 2]

If you look out your window tonight

Pull in the string with the note that is attached to my

heart

Read how many times I saw you

How in my silence I adored you

A D

Only in my dreams did that wall between us come apart

Oh my darling

[Chorus]

G D

Knock three times on the ceiling if you want me

A D

Twice on the pipe if the answer is no

Oh my sweetness, bump bump bump

G D

Means you will meet me in the hallway

A D

Twice on the pipe means you ain't gonna show

[Interlude]

Eb Bb

I can hear the music playing, I can feel your body swaying

One floor below me, you don't even know me, I love you

Eb7

Oh my darling

[Chorus]

Ab Eb

Knock three times on the ceiling if you want me

Bb Eb

Twice on the pipe if the answer is no

Eb7 Ab

Oh my sweetness, knock knock knock

Ab Eb

Means you will meet me in the hallway

Bb Eb

Mmm, twice on the pipe means you ain't gonna show

(fade out)

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