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Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door

Eric Clapton
Track 15 on Slowhand 

Producer

Tom Dowd
19751 viewer5.5K views

Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door Lyrics

[Pre-Chorus]
Ma, take this badge off of me
I can't use it any more
It is getting dark, too dark to see
Feel like I am knocking on heaven's door

[Chorus]
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door

[Verse]
Ma, take these guns away from me
I can't shoot them anymore
There's a long black cloud following me
Feels like I'm knocking on heaven's door

[Chorus]
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door

[Pre-Chorus]
Ma, take this badge off of me
I can't use it any more
It is getting dark, too dark to see
Feel like I am knocking on heaven's door
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[Chorus]
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door

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Slowhand (1977)
Eric Clapton
  1. 1.
    Cocaine
  2. 2.
    Wonderful Tonight
  3. 3.
    Lay Down Sally
  4. 4.
    Next Time You See Her
  5. 5.
    We’re All the Way
  6. 6.
    The Core
  7. 7.
    May You Never
  8. 8.
    Mean Old Frisco
  9. 9.
    Peaches and Diesel
  10. 10.
    Looking at the Rain
  11. 11.
    Alberta
  12. 12.
    Greyhound Bus
  13. 13.
    Stars, Strays and Ashtrays
  14. 14.
    Tell the Truth
  15. 15.
    Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  16. 16.
    Steady Rolling Man
  17. 17.
    Can’t Find My Way Home
  18. 18.
    Further On Up The Road
  19. 19.
    Stormy Monday
  20. 20.
    Badge
  21. 21.
    I Shot the Sheriff
  22. 22.
    Layla (Live)
  23. 23.
    Cocaine (5.1 mix)
  24. 24.
    Wonderful Tonight (5.1 mix)
  25. 25.
    Lay Down Sally (5.1 mix)
  26. 26.
    Next Time You See Her (5.1 mix)
  27. 27.
    We’re All the Way (5.1 mix)
  28. 28.
    The Core (5.1 mix)
  29. 29.
    May You Never (5.1 mix)
  30. 30.
    Mean Old Frisco (5.1 mix)
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Release Date
1975
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door Is A Cover Of
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