Knockin' On Heavens Door

-Bob Dylan


Inspired by the A Lyric A Day project by Luke Beard. I plan to do one song in pictures each week.

Knockin' On Heavens Door is one of Dylan's most famous songs. This 12 line epic tells a story of a sheriff dying from a bullet wound. One of its most notable covers is by Guns 'N' Roses. [YouTube]

Mama take this gun off of me,
I can't use it anymore
Its getting dark too dark to see
Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door

Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door

Mama put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them anymore
That cold black cloud is comin' down
Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door

Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door


06 Apr 2014