Knockin' On Heaven's Door

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Mama, take this badge off of me
I can't use it anymore.
It's gettin' dark, too dark for me to see
I feel 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 long black cloud is comin' down
I feel 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

Knockin' On Heaven's Door (unreleased cover)
Written byBob Dylan
Performed byFlip City (1975)
Elvis Costello with Roger McGuinn (1998, 2001)

Background:
 Elvis Costello recorded this song with Flip City in 1975. Copies of that recording circulate.
First known performance:
1998-10-24, San Remo, Italy
Last known performance:
2001-05-11, Dublin, Ireland
     (2 known performances)



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Recordings by other artists

 Artist  Year  Release  Links
Bob Dylan  1973  A-side of single and on Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid DiscogsAmazon
Eric Clapton  1975  A-side of single and on Complete Clapton (2007) Discogs
Roger McGuinn  1975 Roger McGuinn & Band DiscogsAmazon
Television  1982 The Blow-Up DiscogsAmazon
Jerry Garcia  1982 Run For The Roses Discogs
 The Alarm  1985 Spirit Of '76 DiscogsAmazon
 Sandy Denny  1986 Who Knows Where The Time Goes DiscogsAmazon
 Randy Crawford  1989 Rich And Poor DiscogsAmazon
 Guns N' Roses  1991 Use Your Illusion II DiscogsAmazon
 Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Dolly Parton  1997 Heavenly Discogs
Wyclef Jean  2002  Masquerade DiscogsAmazon
 Avril Lavigne  2003 Warchild: Hope Wikipedia
Warren Zevon  2003 The Wind Discogs

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