Knock On Wood | Chords + Lyrics
Intro
| E5 | G5 A5 | B5 | D5 B5 |
Verse 1
| A6 | A6 | A6 | A6 |
I don’t want to lose, this good thing, that I got.
| E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 |
‘Cause if I do, I will surely, surely lose a lot.
| A6 | A6 | A6 | A6 |
‘Cause your love, is better, than any love I know.
Chorus 1
| E7 | A7 | E7 | A7 |
It’s like thunder, lightning, the way you love me is frightening.
| N.C | E5 | G5 A5 | B5 | D5 B5 |
I better knock, knock on wood, baby.
Verse 2
| A6 | A6 | A6 | A6 |
I’m not superstitious, about you, but I can’t take no chance.
| E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 |
You got me spinnin’ baby. Baby, I’m in a trance.
| A6 | A6 | A6 | A6 |
‘Cause your love, is better, than any love I know.
Chorus 2
| E7 | A7 | E7 | A7 |
It’s like thunder, lightning, the way you love me is frightenin’.
| N.C | E5 | G5 A5 | B5 | D5 B5 A5 G5 |
I better knock (knock), on wood, baby.
Instrumental
| F#7 | G#7 | A7 | C B |
Verse 3
| A6 | A6 | A6 | A6 |
It’s no secret, that woman, is my lovin’ cup.
| E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 |
‘Cause she sees, to it, that I get enough.
| A6 | A6 | A6 | A6 |
Just one touch, from her, you know it means so much.
Chorus 3
| E7 | A7 | E7 | A7 |
It’s like thunder (huh), lightning (yeah), the way you love me is frightenin’.
| N.C | E5 | G5 A5 | B5 | D5 B5 A5 G5 |
I better knock (knock), on wood, baby. I better knock (knock), knock.
Outro
||: E7 | A7 | E7 | A7 :||
Oh yeah, I think I better knock (knock, knock) on wood.
||: I think I better knock (knock, knock) on wood :|| to fade
Knock On Wood’s chords, progressions, and TAB
Eddie Floyd‘s signature song, Knock On Wood was co-written with Steve Dropper and released all the way back in 1966 on Stax.
Covered by Otis Redding (1967), David Bowie (1974), and Amii Stewart (1979) it has remained in the public’s consciousness and on the working band’s repertoire for decades.
Knock On Wood has some very clever chords which members examine in great detail using TAB.
For example, the intro, which later comes back as a chorus is not diatonic to the E major scale, instead, it follows the E minor pentatonic.
Above, I’ve written these chords as 5 chords. Should you have a horn section, you can play them all as smaller major chords instead. If you don’t have a horn section, 5 chords give the riff more power.
The verse has some great 6 chords that you want to slide into and the instrumental section’s horn line can be played on the guitar should your horn section not be present, it’s easy if you have the TAB.
Here’s a link to the complete lesson (members only): Knock On Wood chord analysis and TAB.
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