Knockin on Mine — Paul Westerberg
Chords and lyrics for Knockin on Mine by Paul Westerberg (key of A).
Verse 1
[A]Read common knowledge stockpile your brain
[A]You get burned in the sun, you get wet in the rain
They teach you to fix what needs to be broke
I say he who laughs first didn't get the joke [D]- [D/C#] [Bm] Go on and tap your
[A]mind
[A]Quit knocking on mine
Verse 2
[A]An English teacher from Vancouver
She asked me to write something for her students.
I wrote knowledge adds wisdom let slide [D][D/C#]-[Bm]
She says now [D]really [D/C#]- I wanna [Bm]tell you
Quit [A]knocking on mine
Bridge
[F#m]Knowledge is power got your books, go read 'em
[D]Wisdom is ignorance; stupidity I call freedom
Verse 3
[A]Comic books, the Bible, roadmaps, pornography - Anything you wanna read
Go out and sit in a field [D][D/C#]sometime[Bm]
Quit [A]knockin' on mine (knockin' on mine)
Bridge
[F#m]...power got your books, go read 'em
[D]Wisdom is ignorance; stupidity (ha!) I call freedom
Verse 4
[A]You read common knowledge every day.
You're as common as that newspaper you throw away
You get burned in the sun you get wet in the [D][D/C#]rain[Bm]
Won't you ever [D][D/C#]change[Bm]
Won't you ever [D][D/C#]learn[Bm]
[A]Quit knockin' on mine (knockin' on mine)
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