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Knock on the Door
Intro: Dm A Dm
Dm
In many a time, in many a land
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With many a gun in many a hand
Dm
They came by the night, they came by the day
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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
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They died by the cross and they died by the fire
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In the stone coliseum, the crowd gave a roar
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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
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The Nazis have come with their Nazi war crimes
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Yes, the power was there, the power was found
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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
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The banners have changed but the knock is the same
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On the Soviet shores with right on their side
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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
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Look over the leaders with the blood on their hands
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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
Written by Phil Ochs