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Guns N' Roses
Use Your Illusion II
Knockin' On Heaven's Door

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Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Release date: 16th September 1991

From Use Your Illusion IITrack 45:36

Hard Rock Music Rock Arena Rock

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About This Track

"Knockin' On Heaven's Door" is a track by Guns N' Roses, from the album Use Your Illusion II, released 16th September 1991. The track is 5:36 long. It's filed under Hard Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Guns N' Roses.

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Lyrics

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Ooh, ooh...
Hey

Mama, take this badge from me
I can't use it anymore
It's gettin' dark, too dark to see
Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door

Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door, hey, hey, hey hey, yeah
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door, ooh
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door, ooh-oh, yeah
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door, ayy, hey, yeah
Ooh-oh, yeah, oh, yeah, aw

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

Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door, hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door, ooh, yeah
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door, ayy, hey, yeah
Ooh...

You just better start sniffin' your own rank subjugation, Jack
Because it's just you against your tattered libido, the bank, and the mortician, forever, man
And it wouldn't be luck if you could get out of life alive

Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door, hey, hey, hey-hey, yeah
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door, ooh, yeah
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door, ooh, no, no, no, woah-oh
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door, no, no, no, woah, no
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door, woah-woah, woah-yeah

Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door, ooh, yeah
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door, woah, woah, woah
Woah, woah, yeah, ow!

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Track details

From Use Your Illusion II

5:361991

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Album

Use Your Illusion II

17th September 1991

Track number

4

Release year

1991

1Civil War
7:42
214 Years
4:21
3Yesterdays
3:16
4Knockin' On Heaven's Door
5:36

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