Phil Ochs

Knock On The Door Chords

                                       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