What If I Came Knocking Chords by John Mellencamp
Tempo:
146.55 bpm
Chords used:
Abm
Gb
E
B
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Abm] [E]
[Gb]
[B]
[Gb]
[B]
[Gb]
[Abm]
[Gb]
[Abm] What if I can knock on your front door some night?
Would you open the window and drop me down [Gb] again?
[Abm] What if I can knock on [B] your bedpost that same night?
[Abm] Would you open up your heart and try to get the best of me?
[Gb] [Abm]
[Gb]
[Abm] What if I can knock on your brain the next day?
Ask me truth and you love me [B] honestly?
[Ab] Should you build up your bed walls and [B] try to hide behind that smile?
Or would you try to pull [E] the wool right over me?
[B]
[Abm] What if [E] I can knock at your [Gb] door?
[Abm] What if [E] I can knock at your [Gb] house?
And
[Abm] what if I can kick it, ask you [B] to love me?
And [Abm] I came on strong, would you think [E] that there's something wrong [B] with me?
[Abm] Could it be your fear [B] of trying [Gb] something real?
Or just a [Abm] freak touch of a guy like me?
What if [E] I can knock at your [Gb] house?
What if I can [Abm] knock at your [E]
house?
[Gb]
What if [Abm] I can knock at your house?
[Gb]
Or [Abm] would you push it, say I love [Gb] you?
[Abm]
[E]
[Abm] Would you say it one more time?
I'm like a schoolboy, and we never have to ever [Gb] act like that.
[Ab]
[Gb] [Abm] [Gb] [Ab]
What if [E] I can't turn [Gb] back just a few weeks?
And [Ab] say I miss [E] what you've got [Gb] in mind to be?
[Abm]
[E] [Gb]
[Abm]
[E] [Gb]
[Abm]
[E] [Gb]
[Abm]
[E] [Gb]
[Abm]
What if it's knocking on the window tonight?
[Ab]
That it's [Abm] probably [Gb]
me?
[Abm]
Let it be [E] known that [Abm] we're just a pair of stumbling dice.
And the outcome of all these guesses is [Gb] hard to say.
[Abm]
What if [E] I can knock [Gb]
at your [Abm]
[E] [Gb]
[Ab]
house?
What if [E] I can knock at [Gb]
[Abm] your house?
[E] [Gb]
[Ab]
What if [E] I can [Gb]
[Ab]
[E] [Gb]
[Abm]
[E] knock at [Gb]
your house?
Or [Abm] would you like to say I love you [Gb]
tonight?
[Abm]
[Gb]
[B]
[Gb]
[B]
[Gb]
[Abm]
[Gb]
[Abm] What if I can knock on your front door some night?
Would you open the window and drop me down [Gb] again?
[Abm] What if I can knock on [B] your bedpost that same night?
[Abm] Would you open up your heart and try to get the best of me?
[Gb] [Abm]
[Gb]
[Abm] What if I can knock on your brain the next day?
Ask me truth and you love me [B] honestly?
[Ab] Should you build up your bed walls and [B] try to hide behind that smile?
Or would you try to pull [E] the wool right over me?
[B]
[Abm] What if [E] I can knock at your [Gb] door?
[Abm] What if [E] I can knock at your [Gb] house?
And
[Abm] what if I can kick it, ask you [B] to love me?
And [Abm] I came on strong, would you think [E] that there's something wrong [B] with me?
[Abm] Could it be your fear [B] of trying [Gb] something real?
Or just a [Abm] freak touch of a guy like me?
What if [E] I can knock at your [Gb] house?
What if I can [Abm] knock at your [E]
house?
[Gb]
What if [Abm] I can knock at your house?
[Gb]
Or [Abm] would you push it, say I love [Gb] you?
[Abm]
[E]
[Abm] Would you say it one more time?
I'm like a schoolboy, and we never have to ever [Gb] act like that.
[Ab]
[Gb] [Abm] [Gb] [Ab]
What if [E] I can't turn [Gb] back just a few weeks?
And [Ab] say I miss [E] what you've got [Gb] in mind to be?
[Abm]
[E] [Gb]
[Abm]
[E] [Gb]
[Abm]
[E] [Gb]
[Abm]
[E] [Gb]
[Abm]
What if it's knocking on the window tonight?
[Ab]
That it's [Abm] probably [Gb]
me?
[Abm]
Let it be [E] known that [Abm] we're just a pair of stumbling dice.
And the outcome of all these guesses is [Gb] hard to say.
[Abm]
What if [E] I can knock [Gb]
at your [Abm]
[E] [Gb]
[Ab]
house?
What if [E] I can knock at [Gb]
[Abm] your house?
[E] [Gb]
[Ab]
What if [E] I can [Gb]
[Ab]
[E] [Gb]
[Abm]
[E] knock at [Gb]
your house?
Or [Abm] would you like to say I love you [Gb]
tonight?
[Abm]
Key:
Abm
Gb
E
B
Ab
Abm
Gb
E
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ What if I can knock on your front door some night? _
Would you open the window and drop me down [Gb] again? _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ What if I can knock on [B] your bedpost that same night? _
[Abm] Would you open up your heart and try to get the best of me? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ What if I can knock on your brain the next day? _ _
_ Ask me truth and you love me [B] honestly? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] Should you build up your bed walls and [B] try to hide behind that smile?
Or would you try to pull [E] the wool right over me?
_ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ What if [E] I can knock at your [Gb] door? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ What if [E] I can knock at your [Gb] house?
And _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ what if I can kick it, ask you [B] to love me? _
And [Abm] I came on strong, would you think [E] that there's something wrong [B] with me? _ _
_ [Abm] Could it be your fear [B] of trying [Gb] something real?
Or just a [Abm] freak touch of a guy like me? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ What if [E] I can knock at your _ [Gb] _ house? _ _ _
What if I can [Abm] knock at your [E] _ _
house?
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
What if [Abm] _ _ _ I can knock at your house?
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
Or [Abm] would you push it, say I love _ [Gb] _ _ you? _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Abm] _ _ Would you say it one more time? _
I'm like a _ schoolboy, _ _ and we never have to ever [Gb] act like that.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Gb] _ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
What if [E] I can't turn _ [Gb] back just a few weeks?
And [Ab] say I miss _ _ [E] _ what you've got [Gb] in mind to be?
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
What if it's knocking _ on the window _ tonight?
_ _ _ [Ab]
That it's _ _ [Abm] probably [Gb] _
me?
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _
Let it be [E] known that [Abm] we're just a pair of stumbling dice.
And the outcome of all these guesses is [Gb] hard to _ say.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ What if [E] I can knock _ _ [Gb] _
at your _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
house?
What if [E] I can knock at [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] your house?
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab]
What if [E] I can _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ [E] knock at _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ your house?
Or [Abm] would you like to say I love you [Gb]
tonight?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ What if I can knock on your front door some night? _
Would you open the window and drop me down [Gb] again? _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ What if I can knock on [B] your bedpost that same night? _
[Abm] Would you open up your heart and try to get the best of me? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ What if I can knock on your brain the next day? _ _
_ Ask me truth and you love me [B] honestly? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] Should you build up your bed walls and [B] try to hide behind that smile?
Or would you try to pull [E] the wool right over me?
_ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ What if [E] I can knock at your [Gb] door? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ What if [E] I can knock at your [Gb] house?
And _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ what if I can kick it, ask you [B] to love me? _
And [Abm] I came on strong, would you think [E] that there's something wrong [B] with me? _ _
_ [Abm] Could it be your fear [B] of trying [Gb] something real?
Or just a [Abm] freak touch of a guy like me? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ What if [E] I can knock at your _ [Gb] _ house? _ _ _
What if I can [Abm] knock at your [E] _ _
house?
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
What if [Abm] _ _ _ I can knock at your house?
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
Or [Abm] would you push it, say I love _ [Gb] _ _ you? _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Abm] _ _ Would you say it one more time? _
I'm like a _ schoolboy, _ _ and we never have to ever [Gb] act like that.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Gb] _ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
What if [E] I can't turn _ [Gb] back just a few weeks?
And [Ab] say I miss _ _ [E] _ what you've got [Gb] in mind to be?
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
What if it's knocking _ on the window _ tonight?
_ _ _ [Ab]
That it's _ _ [Abm] probably [Gb] _
me?
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _
Let it be [E] known that [Abm] we're just a pair of stumbling dice.
And the outcome of all these guesses is [Gb] hard to _ say.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ What if [E] I can knock _ _ [Gb] _
at your _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
house?
What if [E] I can knock at [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] your house?
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab]
What if [E] I can _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ [E] knock at _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ your house?
Or [Abm] would you like to say I love you [Gb]
tonight?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _