Chords for Terri Gibbs - Somebody's Knockin' (1981)

Tempo:
95 bpm
Chords used:

Em

A

D

Bm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Terri Gibbs - Somebody's Knockin' (1981) chords
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[B] Somebody's knocking, [Bm] should I let him in?
Lord, it's the devil, would you look at him?
[G] I've heard about him, [D] but I never [G] dreamed
He'd have blue eyes and blue [F#] teeth
[Bm] Well, somebody's talking, he's whispering to me
[B] Your place, my place, well, which will it be?
[G] I'm getting weaker and [D] he's coming on [G]
strong
But I don't want to go [F#] wrong
He [Em] must have tapped my [A] telephone lines
[Em] He must have known I [A] was spending my time [D] alone
He [Bm] says [Em] we'll have [A] one heavenly night
[Em] My fever's burning so [A] he ought to be right at [D]
home
[F#] [B]
[Bm] Somebody's knocking, should I let him in?
Lord, it's [B] the devil, would you look at him?
[G] I've heard about him, [D] but I never [G] dreamed
He'd have blue eyes and blue [F#] teeth
[Em] He must have tapped my [A] telephone lines
[Em] He must have known [A] I was spending my time [D] alone
He
[Em] says we'll have [A] one heavenly night
[Em] My fever's burning so [A] he ought to be right at [D] home
[F#]
[Bm] [B]
Somebody's knocking, [Bm]
somebody's knocking
Oh, somebody's knocking
Well, somebody's knocking, somebody's knocking
Key:  
Em
121
A
1231
D
1321
Bm
13421112
G
2131
Em
121
A
1231
D
1321
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To learn Terri Gibbs - (Album Version) Somebodys Knockin chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: D, G, D, Em, A, Em, Bm, G and F#. Start with a comfortable 47 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 95. Given the song's key of D Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ Somebody's knocking, [Bm] should I let him in?
Lord, it's the devil, would you look at him?
_ [G] I've heard about him, [D] but I never [G] dreamed
He'd have blue eyes and blue [F#] teeth _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] Well, somebody's talking, he's whispering to me
_ [B] Your place, my place, well, which will it be?
_ [G] I'm getting weaker and [D] he's coming on [G]
strong
But I don't want to go [F#] _ wrong
_ He _ _ [Em] must have tapped my [A] telephone lines
[Em] He must have known I [A] was spending my time [D] alone _ _
_ He _ _ [Bm] says [Em] we'll have [A] one heavenly night
[Em] My fever's burning so [A] he ought to be right at [D] _ _
home
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ Somebody's knocking, should I let him in?
_ Lord, it's [B] the devil, would you look at him?
_ [G] I've heard about him, [D] but I never [G] dreamed
He'd have blue eyes and blue [F#] _ _ teeth _ _ _
[Em] He must have tapped my [A] telephone lines
[Em] He must have known [A] I was spending my time [D] alone
_ _ He _
_ [Em] says we'll have [A] one heavenly night
[Em] My fever's burning so [A] he ought to be right at [D] home
_ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Somebody's knocking, [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ somebody's knocking _ _ _
Oh, somebody's knocking _ _ _
Well, somebody's knocking, _ _ _ _ _ _ somebody's knocking _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Ed Penney and Jerry Gillespie.

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