Deep Purple - Knocking At Your Back Door: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Knocking At Your Back Door" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

       Bm
Sweet Lucy was a dancer
     D
But none of us would chance her
   A                   G A
Because she was a Samurai
    Bm
She made electric shadows
  D
Beyond our fingertips
     A                           E
And none of us could reach that high
     Bm
She came on like a teaser
   D
I had to touch and please her
   A                G  A
Enjoy a little paradise
     Bm
The log was in my pocket
      D
When Lucy met the Rocket
         A                     Bm A G
And she never knew the reason why

          Em
I can't deny it
            D           A  G
With that smile on her face
             Em
It's not the kill
            D            A
It's the thrill of the chase

Chorus:
Bm            G A
Feel it coming
It's knocking at the door
You know it's no good running
It's not against the law
The point of no return
And now you know the score
And now you're learning
               E
Ah-ha what's knockin' at your back door

Sweet Nancy was so fancy
To get into her pants
We had to be the aristocracy
The members that she toyed with
At her city club
Were something in diplomacy
So we put her on the hit list
Of a common cunning linguist
A master of many tongues
Now she eases gently
From her Austin to her Bentley
Suddenly she feels so young

I can't deny it
With that smile on her face
Oh, it's not the kill
It's the thrill of the chase

Chorus:
Feel it coming
It's knocking at the door
You know it's no good running
No, it's not against the law
The point of no return
Now you know the score
And now you're learning
Ah-ha, what's knockin' at your back door

Sweet Lucy was a dancer
But none of us would chance her
Because she was a samurai
She made electric shadows
Beyond our fingertips
And one of us could reach that high

I can't deny it
With that smile on my face, oh-oh-oh
It's not the kill
It's the thrill of the chase

Chorus:
Feel it coming
Knocking at your door
You know it's no good running
Now it's knocking at your door

Ah-ha, knocking at your back door


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Knocking At Your Back Door" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Knocking At Your Back Door" by Deep Purple.

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