Knock On The Door chords

Phil Ochs

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  			                                       Knock on the Door 

Intro: Dm A Dm 


   Dm 
In many a time, in many a land 
      F             A 
With many a gun in many a hand 
      Dm 
They came by the night, they came by the day 
 F                       A 
Came with their guns to take us away 
        Dm                 Gm           Dm 
With a knock on the door, knock on the door 
                   A                  Dm  Dsus2  Dm 
Here they come to take one more, one more 


   Dm    
Back in the days of the Roman Empire 
      F                          A 
They died by the cross and they died by the fire 
      Dm 
In the stone coliseum, the crowd gave a roar 
     F                       A 
And it all began with that knock on the door 
        Dm                 Gm           Dm 
Just a knock on the door, knock on the door. 
                   A                  Dm  Dsus2  Dm 
Here they come to take one more, one more 


Dm   
The years have all passed, we've reached modern times 
      F                          A 
The Nazis have come with their Nazi war crimes 
   Dm   
Yes, the power was there, the power was found 
      F                    A 
Six million people have heard that same sound 
          Dm                 Gm           Dm 
That old knock on the door, knock on the door 
                   A                  Dm  Dsus2  Dm 
Here they come to take one more, one more 


   Dm   
Now there's many new words and many new names 
      F                           A 
The banners have changed but the knock is the same 
   Dm   
On the Soviet shores with right on their side 
      F                 A 
I wonder who knows how many have died 
            Dm                 Gm           Dm 
With their knock on the door, knock on the door 
                   A                  Dm  Dsus2  Dm 
Here they come to take one more, one more 


   Dm   
Look over the oceans, look over the lands 
      F                         A 
Look over the leaders with the blood on their hands 
   Dm   
And open your eyes and see what they do 
      F                                     A 
When they knock over their friend, they're knocking for you 
            Dm                 Gm           Dm 
With their knock on the door, knock on the door 
                   A                                       
Here they come to take one more 
            Dm                 Gm           Dm 
With their knock on the door, knock on the door 
                   A                Dm  Dsus2  Dm 
Here they come to take one more, one more