Chords for John Mellencamp What If I Came Knocking Live Big Backyard BBQ
Tempo:
146.25 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
F
A
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [F#] [E]
[F#] [B] [F#] All [E] right, we're back here at VH1's big [F#] backyard barbecue [B] and standing with me [F#] right now are the owners of [E] the house Mary Jane [F#] and Rich.
[B] Now you guys I'm looking around [E] here.
I know you've invited 150 guests of [G] your own.
We have 150 crew here from VH1.
I'm looking at your house, and I'm wondering where are we all gonna sleep, Rich?
Well, I think we're gonna have to go to a hotel down the road.
Oh, you mean no sleepovers?
Maybe next year.
[A] All right, well don't be surprised when 300 people [Fm] come knocking on your door next year.
[G] In the meantime, let's settle for more.
John Mellencamp [Am] live at VH1's big [F] backyard barbecue.
[G]
[Am] [F]
[G]
[Am]
[F] [G]
[Am]
[F] [G]
[Am] What
[F] [G]
[A] [C] if I [F] came knocking on your [Em] front door some night?
Would you [Am] open the window?
[F] Drop it [G] down and care?
[Am] And what if I [F] came knocking [G] on your bedpost that [D] same night?
[Am] Would you open up your [F] heart?
Try to get [A] the best in me?
[G] [A] [Am]
[F] [G]
[Am]
[F] [G]
[A] [Am] And what if I came knocking on your [G] brain the next day?
And [F] ask for your truth, your heart, and your [G] honesty?
[Em]
[Am] Would you build up your big walls?
Or try [G] to hide behind that smile?
[Am] Or would you try to pull the wool right [G] over me?
[Am] What if [F] I came knocking?
[G]
What [Am]
[F] if I came knocking?
[G]
[Am] And what if I came kicking?
[G] And scared you a little bit?
[Am] And I came on strong.
Would you think that there's [A] something wrong with me?
[Dm] [Am] Or could it be your fear?
[G] Of trying something real?
[Am] Or just afraid to touch [F] a
guy like [G] me?
[Am] What if I [F] came knocking?
[G]
What if I [Am] came
[F] knocking?
[G]
What [A]
[F] if I came knocking [G] on [Am] your front [F] door tonight?
[G]
[Am]
So let's just [F] say it worked out [Gm] like a storybook dream.
And [A] we lived happily [F] ever after.
[G] Fa la la la.
[A] [F] What
[G] [Am] if I [F] came back [G] just a few weeks?
And [Am] said I'm just breaking my heart.
[F]
It's not [G] really meant to be.
[Am]
[G] [Am] [F]
[G] [C]
[Am] [F]
[G]
[Am]
[F] [G]
[Am] [Dm]
[G]
So [Am]
[F] [G]
[F] if you hear some knocking on your [Em] front door tonight.
You can bet that [F] it's a problem with [Em] me.
But [Am] let it be known [F] that was [G] just a pair of tumbler dice.
And [Am] the outcome to these crap shoots [F] is hard to [G] say.
[Am] What if I [F] came knocking?
[G]
What [Am] if I came
[F] knocking?
[G]
[Am] What if I [F] came knocking?
[G]
What [Am]
[F] [G]
if [Am] I [F] came knocking?
[G]
[Am] What if I [F] came knocking?
[G]
What [Am] if I came knocking?
What if [F] I came knocking?
[G]
On [Am] your front door
[F] tonight?
[G]
you
[Am] [N]
[F#] [B] [F#] All [E] right, we're back here at VH1's big [F#] backyard barbecue [B] and standing with me [F#] right now are the owners of [E] the house Mary Jane [F#] and Rich.
[B] Now you guys I'm looking around [E] here.
I know you've invited 150 guests of [G] your own.
We have 150 crew here from VH1.
I'm looking at your house, and I'm wondering where are we all gonna sleep, Rich?
Well, I think we're gonna have to go to a hotel down the road.
Oh, you mean no sleepovers?
Maybe next year.
[A] All right, well don't be surprised when 300 people [Fm] come knocking on your door next year.
[G] In the meantime, let's settle for more.
John Mellencamp [Am] live at VH1's big [F] backyard barbecue.
[G]
[Am] [F]
[G]
[Am]
[F] [G]
[Am]
[F] [G]
[Am] What
[F] [G]
[A] [C] if I [F] came knocking on your [Em] front door some night?
Would you [Am] open the window?
[F] Drop it [G] down and care?
[Am] And what if I [F] came knocking [G] on your bedpost that [D] same night?
[Am] Would you open up your [F] heart?
Try to get [A] the best in me?
[G] [A] [Am]
[F] [G]
[Am]
[F] [G]
[A] [Am] And what if I came knocking on your [G] brain the next day?
And [F] ask for your truth, your heart, and your [G] honesty?
[Em]
[Am] Would you build up your big walls?
Or try [G] to hide behind that smile?
[Am] Or would you try to pull the wool right [G] over me?
[Am] What if [F] I came knocking?
[G]
What [Am]
[F] if I came knocking?
[G]
[Am] And what if I came kicking?
[G] And scared you a little bit?
[Am] And I came on strong.
Would you think that there's [A] something wrong with me?
[Dm] [Am] Or could it be your fear?
[G] Of trying something real?
[Am] Or just afraid to touch [F] a
guy like [G] me?
[Am] What if I [F] came knocking?
[G]
What if I [Am] came
[F] knocking?
[G]
What [A]
[F] if I came knocking [G] on [Am] your front [F] door tonight?
[G]
[Am]
So let's just [F] say it worked out [Gm] like a storybook dream.
And [A] we lived happily [F] ever after.
[G] Fa la la la.
[A] [F] What
[G] [Am] if I [F] came back [G] just a few weeks?
And [Am] said I'm just breaking my heart.
[F]
It's not [G] really meant to be.
[Am]
[G] [Am] [F]
[G] [C]
[Am] [F]
[G]
[Am]
[F] [G]
[Am] [Dm]
[G]
So [Am]
[F] [G]
[F] if you hear some knocking on your [Em] front door tonight.
You can bet that [F] it's a problem with [Em] me.
But [Am] let it be known [F] that was [G] just a pair of tumbler dice.
And [Am] the outcome to these crap shoots [F] is hard to [G] say.
[Am] What if I [F] came knocking?
[G]
What [Am] if I came
[F] knocking?
[G]
[Am] What if I [F] came knocking?
[G]
What [Am]
[F] [G]
if [Am] I [F] came knocking?
[G]
[Am] What if I [F] came knocking?
[G]
What [Am] if I came knocking?
What if [F] I came knocking?
[G]
On [Am] your front door
[F] tonight?
[G]
you
[Am] [N]
Key:
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[B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] All [E] right, we're back here at VH1's big [F#] backyard barbecue [B] and standing with me [F#] right now are the owners of [E] the house Mary Jane [F#] and Rich.
[B] Now you guys I'm looking around [E] here.
I know you've invited 150 guests of [G] your own.
We have 150 crew here from VH1.
I'm looking at your house, and I'm wondering where are we all gonna sleep, Rich?
Well, I think we're gonna have to go to a hotel down the road.
Oh, you mean no sleepovers?
Maybe next year.
[A] All right, well don't be surprised when 300 people [Fm] come knocking on your door next year.
[G] In the meantime, let's settle for more.
John Mellencamp [Am] live at VH1's big [F] backyard barbecue.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ What _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] if I [F] came knocking _ on your [Em] front door some night?
_ _ Would you [Am] open the window?
[F] _ Drop it [G] down and care? _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ And what if I [F] came knocking _ [G] on your bedpost that [D] same night?
[Am] _ Would you open up your [F] heart?
Try to get [A] the best in me?
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Am] And what if I came knocking _ on your [G] brain the next day?
_ _ And [F] ask for your truth, your heart, and your [G] honesty?
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] Would you build up your big walls?
Or try [G] to hide behind that smile?
_ [Am] Or would you try to pull the wool right [G] over me? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ What if [F] I came knocking?
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ What _ [Am] _ _
[F] if I came knocking?
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ And what if I came kicking?
_ [G] And scared you a little bit?
_ [Am] And I came on strong.
Would you think that there's [A] something _ wrong with me?
_ _ [Dm] _ [Am] Or could it be your fear?
_ [G] Of trying something real?
_ [Am] Or just afraid to touch [F] a
guy like [G] me? _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ What if I [F] came knocking?
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ What if I [Am] came _ _
_ [F] knocking?
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ What _ [A] _ _
[F] if I came knocking _ [G] _ _ on _ _ _ _ [Am] your front _ [F] door tonight?
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ So _ _ _ _ let's just [F] say it worked out _ [Gm] like a storybook dream.
_ And [A] we lived happily [F] ever after.
[G] Fa la la la. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [F] What _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ if I [F] came back _ _ [G] just a few weeks?
_ And [Am] said I'm just breaking my heart.
[F] _
It's not [G] really meant to be. _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
So _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ if you hear some knocking _ on your [Em] front door tonight.
_ You can bet that [F] it's a _ problem with [Em] me. _ _ _
_ But [Am] let it be known [F] that was [G] just a pair of tumbler dice.
_ And [Am] the outcome to these crap shoots [F] is hard to [G] say. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ What if I [F] came knocking?
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ What [Am] if I came _ _ _
[F] knocking?
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ What if I [F] came knocking?
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ What [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
if _ _ _ [Am] _ _ I [F] came knocking?
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ What if I [F] came knocking?
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ What [Am] if I came knocking?
What if [F] I came knocking?
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ On [Am] your front door _
[F] _ tonight?
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ you
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] All [E] right, we're back here at VH1's big [F#] backyard barbecue [B] and standing with me [F#] right now are the owners of [E] the house Mary Jane [F#] and Rich.
[B] Now you guys I'm looking around [E] here.
I know you've invited 150 guests of [G] your own.
We have 150 crew here from VH1.
I'm looking at your house, and I'm wondering where are we all gonna sleep, Rich?
Well, I think we're gonna have to go to a hotel down the road.
Oh, you mean no sleepovers?
Maybe next year.
[A] All right, well don't be surprised when 300 people [Fm] come knocking on your door next year.
[G] In the meantime, let's settle for more.
John Mellencamp [Am] live at VH1's big [F] backyard barbecue.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ What _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] if I [F] came knocking _ on your [Em] front door some night?
_ _ Would you [Am] open the window?
[F] _ Drop it [G] down and care? _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ And what if I [F] came knocking _ [G] on your bedpost that [D] same night?
[Am] _ Would you open up your [F] heart?
Try to get [A] the best in me?
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Am] And what if I came knocking _ on your [G] brain the next day?
_ _ And [F] ask for your truth, your heart, and your [G] honesty?
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] Would you build up your big walls?
Or try [G] to hide behind that smile?
_ [Am] Or would you try to pull the wool right [G] over me? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ What if [F] I came knocking?
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ What _ [Am] _ _
[F] if I came knocking?
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ And what if I came kicking?
_ [G] And scared you a little bit?
_ [Am] And I came on strong.
Would you think that there's [A] something _ wrong with me?
_ _ [Dm] _ [Am] Or could it be your fear?
_ [G] Of trying something real?
_ [Am] Or just afraid to touch [F] a
guy like [G] me? _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ What if I [F] came knocking?
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ What if I [Am] came _ _
_ [F] knocking?
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ What _ [A] _ _
[F] if I came knocking _ [G] _ _ on _ _ _ _ [Am] your front _ [F] door tonight?
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ So _ _ _ _ let's just [F] say it worked out _ [Gm] like a storybook dream.
_ And [A] we lived happily [F] ever after.
[G] Fa la la la. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [F] What _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ if I [F] came back _ _ [G] just a few weeks?
_ And [Am] said I'm just breaking my heart.
[F] _
It's not [G] really meant to be. _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
So _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ if you hear some knocking _ on your [Em] front door tonight.
_ You can bet that [F] it's a _ problem with [Em] me. _ _ _
_ But [Am] let it be known [F] that was [G] just a pair of tumbler dice.
_ And [Am] the outcome to these crap shoots [F] is hard to [G] say. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ What if I [F] came knocking?
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ What [Am] if I came _ _ _
[F] knocking?
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ What if I [F] came knocking?
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ What [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
if _ _ _ [Am] _ _ I [F] came knocking?
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ What if I [F] came knocking?
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ What [Am] if I came knocking?
What if [F] I came knocking?
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ On [Am] your front door _
[F] _ tonight?
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ you
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _