Mama take this badge off of me i can t use it anymore.
Bob dylan songs knocking on heavens door.
The world is not black or white.
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.
Knockin on heaven s door by bob dylan appears on his 1973 soundtrack album pat garrett and billy the kid.
The joint venture is called heaven s door spirits a reference to one of dylan s biggest hit songs knocking on heaven s door the song was originally composed in 1973 for the.
Then i d say eric did well and then guns and roses.
In my opinion dylan writes he feels like he is knocking on heaven s door because he is in a state of confusion things are not what they seemed in the beginning.
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.
Intro g d am g d c verse g d am mama take this badge off of me g d c i can t use it anymore g d am it s getting dark too dark to see g d c i feel i m knockin on heaven s door chorus g.
Released as a single two months after the film s release it became a worldwide hit reaching the top 10 in several countries.
In the film the song plays after sheriff colin baker an ally of pat garrett.
It sounds best coming from him.
It s gettin dark too dark for me to see i feel like i m knockin on heaven s door.
I haven t listened to avril lavigne s side of it but classic rock should be left to classic rockers.