Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Details
- Band
- Jerry Garcia
- Play count
- 96
- First played
- 1978-11-17 — Rambler Room / Loyola University
Lyrics
Mama take this badge off of me
I can't wear it anymore
It's getting too dark, too dark to see
And i feel like i'm
Feel i'm knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
I feel like, i feel like i'm
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
I said i, i feel i'm
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Mama mama mama
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Oh
Take these guns and put em to the ground
I can't, i can't, i can't
I just can't shoot them anymore
There's a long black cloud
There's a long black cloud
You know it's a, it's a comin' down
I feel i, i feel i, i feel i'm
I feel i'm knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Now i said mama mama
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Oh now
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Oh
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Wipe this blood from my face
I can't see through the walls
Six white horses coming to carry me away
I feel i'm knockin' on heaven's door
I'm
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Gonna take me, gonna take me, gonna take me now
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Wipe this, wipe this, wipe this, wipe this
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Oh mama i'm
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Mama take these chains off of me
Cause i don't, i don't want them anymore
They're getting too damn heavy
And i'm crawling across the floor
I feel like, i feel like i'm knockin' on heaven's door
Oh mama
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Ah mama mama mama
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Gonna take me, gonna take me, gonna take me
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Oh
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Oh i'm
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
I'm knockin'
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Oh i'm knockin'
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Oh i'm i i i'm knockin'
Links
Performances
| Date | Venue | Location | Set | # | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-07-23 | Soldier Field | Chicago, Illinois | Encore 1 | 13 | |
| 1994-06-19 | Autzen Stadium | Eugene, Oregon | Encore 1 | 13 | — |
| 1994-06-19 | Autzen Stadium / University of Oregon | Eugene, Oregon | Encore | 14 | |
| 1993-09-12 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Encore 1 | 17 | — |
| 1993-09-12 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Encore | 18 | |
| 1993-03-28 | Knickerbocker Arena | Albany, New York | Encore 1 | 16 | |
| 1993-03-09 | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | Encore 1 | 17 | |
| 1993-02-22 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Encore 1 | 15 | — |
| 1993-02-22 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Encore | 16 | |
| 1993-01-24 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Encore 1 | 12 | — |
| 1993-01-24 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Encore | 13 | |
| 1992-06-22 | Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater | Burgettstown, Pennsylvania | Encore 1 | 15 | — |
| 1992-06-22 | Star Lake Amphitheatre | Burgettstown, Pennsylvania | Encore | 17 | |
| 1992-06-15 | Giants Stadium | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Encore 1 | 15 | |
| 1992-05-30 | Sam Boyd Silver Bowl | Las Vegas, NV | Encore 1 | 16 | |
| 1992-05-23 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Encore 1 | 15 | |
| 1992-03-11 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Encore 1 | 13 | |
| 1992-03-02 | The Omni | Atlanta, GA | Encore 1 | 12 | |
| 1991-12-31 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Encore 1 | 17 | — |
| 1991-12-31 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Encore | 18 | |
| 1991-10-27 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Encore 1 | 18 | — |
| 1991-10-27 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Encore | 19 | |
| 1991-09-22 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | Encore 1 | 15 | |
| 1991-09-13 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Encore 1 | 16 | |
| 1991-09-06 | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield, Ohio | Encore 1 | 13 | |
| 1991-08-14 | Cal Expo Amphitheatre | Sacramento, California | Encore 1 | 15 | |
| 1991-06-09 | Buckeye Lake Music Center | Thornville, Ohio | Encore 1 | 14 | |
| 1991-05-05 | Cal Expo Amphitheatre | Sacramento, California | Encore 1 | 17 | |
| 1991-03-31 | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, NC | Encore 1 | 12 | |
| 1991-03-23 | Knickerbocker Arena | Albany, New York | Encore 1 | 14 | |
| 1991-02-21 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Encore 1 | 14 | — |
| 1991-02-21 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Encore | 15 | |
| 1990-12-14 | McNichols Sports Arena | Denver, Colorado | Encore 1 | 16 | |
| 1990-10-28 | Le Zénith | Paris, France | Encore 1 | 16 | |
| 1990-10-17 | Grugahalle | Essen, Germany | Encore 1 | 18 | |
| 1990-09-18 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Encore 1 | 15 | |
| 1990-09-11 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Encore 1 | 16 | — |
| 1990-09-11 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Encore | 18 | |
| 1990-09-07 | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield, Ohio | Encore 1 | 17 | |
| 1990-07-22 | World Music Theatre | Tinley Park, Illinois | Encore 1 | 19 | |
| 1990-07-08 | Three Rivers Stadium | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Encore 1 | 19 | |
| 1990-06-15 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Encore 1 | 17 | |
| 1990-03-29 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Encore 1 | 12 | |
| 1990-03-21 | Copps Coliseum | Hamilton, ON, CA | Encore 1 | 18 | |
| 1990-02-25 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Encore 1 | 19 | — |
| 1990-02-25 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Encore | 20 | |
| 1989-12-09 | Great Western Forum | Inglewood, California | Encore 1 | 14 | — |
| 1989-12-09 | The Forum | Inglewood, California | Encore | 14 | |
| 1989-10-01 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Encore 1 | 15 | |
| 1989-07-10 | Giants Stadium | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Encore 1 | 16 | |
| 1989-07-07 | John F. Kennedy Stadium | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Encore 1 | 17 | |
| 1989-06-19 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Encore 1 | 17 | |
| 1989-05-07 | Frost Amphitheater | Stanford, California | Encore 1 | 17 | — |
| 1989-05-07 | Frost Amphitheatre / Stanford University | Stanford, California | Encore | 18 | |
| 1989-04-17 | Met Center | Bloomington, Indiana | Encore 1 | 16 | |
| 1989-04-09 | Freedom Hall | Louisville, KY | Encore 1 | 17 | |
| 1989-03-30 | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, NC | Encore 1 | 14 | |
| 1989-02-12 | Great Western Forum | Inglewood, California | Encore 1 | 17 | — |
| 1989-02-12 | The Forum | Inglewood, California | Encore | 19 | |
| 1989-02-07 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Encore 1 | 16 | |
| 1988-12-10 | Long Beach Arena | Long Beach, California | Encore 1 | 16 | |
| 1988-10-18 | Kiefer Uno Lakefront Arena | New Orleans, LA | Encore 1 | 20 | |
| 1988-09-24 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Encore 1 | 15 | |
| 1988-09-12 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Encore 1 | 15 | — |
| 1988-09-12 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Encore | 18 | |
| 1988-08-28 | Autzen Stadium | Eugene, Oregon | Encore 1 | 15 | — |
| 1988-08-28 | Autzen Stadium / University of Oregon | Eugene, Oregon | Encore | 16 | |
| 1988-07-30 | Laguna Seca Raceway | Salinas | Encore 1 | 20 | — |
| 1988-07-30 | Laguna Seca Recreation Area | Monterey, California | Encore | 20 | |
| 1988-07-16 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Encore 1 | 16 | — |
| 1988-07-16 | Greek Theatre / University of California | Berkeley, California | Encore | 18 | |
| 1988-06-28 | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | Saratoga Springs, New York | Encore 1 | 18 | |
| 1988-06-25 | Buckeye Lake Music Center | Thornville, Ohio | Encore 1 | 17 | |
| 1988-06-19 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Encore 1 | 15 | |
| 1988-05-01 | Frost Amphitheater | Stanford, California | Encore 1 | 18 | — |
| 1988-05-01 | Frost Amphitheatre / Stanford University | Stanford, California | Encore | 19 | |
| 1988-04-23 | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | Irvine, California | Encore 1 | 17 | |
| 1988-04-15 | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | Encore 1 | 17 | |
| 1988-04-05 | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, CT | Encore 1 | 17 | |
| 1988-03-31 | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Encore 1 | 17 | — |
| 1988-03-31 | Meadowlands Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Encore | 17 | |
| 1988-03-26 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA | Encore 1 | 19 | |
| 1987-12-31 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 3: | 17 | — |
| 1987-12-31 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 3 | 19 | |
| 1987-11-13 | Long Beach Arena | Long Beach, California | Encore 1 | 16 | |
| 1987-11-07 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Encore 1 | 14 | |
| 1987-09-24 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Encore 1 | 18 | — |
| 1987-09-24 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Encore | 19 | |
| 1987-09-18 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Encore 1 | 14 | |
| 1987-09-13 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Encore 1 | 13 | |
| 1987-09-07 | Providence Civic Center | Providence, RI | Encore 1 | 17 | |
| 1987-08-13 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, Colorado | Encore 1 | 17 | |
| 1987-07-24 | Oakland Stadium | Oakland, California | Set 3 | 20 | |
| 1987-07-06 | Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 15 | — |
| 1987-07-06 | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 16 | |
| 1978-11-17 | Rambler Room / Loyola University | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1 | 4 |
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