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Grateful Dead – Knockin' On Heaven's Door lyrics
Mama, take this badge off of me, I can't use it anymore
Its gettin dark, too dark for me to see
I feel like I'm knockin on heavens door

Knock, knock, knockin on heavens 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 heavens door
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Mama, take this badge off of me, I can't use it anymore Its gettin dark, too dark for me to see I feel like I'm knockin on heavens door Knock, knock, knockin on heavens 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 heavens door Explain Request ×



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Songwriters: Bob Dylan
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