Artist: Paul Westerberg Song: Knockin' On Mine Album: 14 Songs Web page: http://www.vagrant.com/artist/index/20 Main riff: |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |--4-4-2-4-2-4-2-2--| |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |-------------------| Intro: Main riff x4 Alright... Verse - Main riff x3 Read common knowledge stockpile your brain You get burned in the sun, you get wet in the rain They teach you to fix what needs to be broke D D/C# I say he who laughs first didn't get the joke Bm Main riff Go on and tap your mind Quit knocking on mine Main riff Verse: Main riff x3 An English teacher from Vancouver She asked me to write something for her students. D D/C# I wrote knowledge adds wisdom let slide Bm D D/C# Bm She says now really? I wanna tap your mind Main riff: Quit knockin' on mine Walkin on knockin' on mine F#m Knowledge is power got your books go read 'em D D/C# Bm Wisdom is ignorance; stupidity I call freedom Main riff: Knockin' on mine Get out Main played under solo Main riff: Comic books, the Bible, roadmaps, pornography Anything you wanna read D D/C# Bm Go out and sit in a field sometime D D/C# Bm Main riff: Quit knockin' on mine (knockin' on mine) Quit knockin' on mine (knockin' on mine) Main riff played under solo F#m ... power got your books go read 'em D D/C# Bm Wisdom is ignorance, stupidity: I call freedom Main riff: Quit knockin' on mine (knockin' on mine) You read common knowledge every day. You're as common as that newspaper you throw away D D/C# You get burned in the sun you get wet in the rain Bm D D/C# Won't you ever change Bm D D/C# Bm Won't you ever Learn Main riff repeated to end: Quit knockin' on mine (knockin' on mine) Yes sir Quit knockin' on mine (knockin' on mine) Quit knockin' on mine (knockin' on mine) Knock knock knockin' on mine Knockin' on mine (knockin' on mine) Knock knock knockin' on mine Quit knocking on mine (knockin' on mine) Knock knock knockin' on mine Knock knock knockin' on mine