21 Guns Chords

by Green Day
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 5th fret
Author mariam1 [a] 93.
4 contributors total, last edit on Jul 23, 2023
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Chords

Am
F
C
G
E
G/B

Strumming

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Capo 5th
 
 
[Intro]
 
   Am   F    C    G
e|-----------0---------|
B|-1--------------0----|
G|------2--------------| x2
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
Am     F                 C        G
Do you know what's worth fighting for
Am        F         C      G
When it's not worth dying for
Am      F         C       G
Does it take your breath away
         F                 G
And you feel yourself suffocating
Am       F          C       G
Does the pain weigh out the pride
Am       F         C        G
And you look for a place to hide?
Am      F              C       G
Did someone break your heart inside
           F
You're in ruins
 
 
[Link]
 
G
(One strum)
 
 
[Chorus]
 
C    G    Am
One, 21 guns
G             F
Lay down your arms
C           G
Give up the fight
C    G    Am
One, 21 guns
G             F    C        G
Throw up your arms into the sky,
        F   C   G
You and I
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
Am          F      C          G
When you're at the end of the road
Am      F        C           G
And you lost all sense of control
Am        F            C           G
And your thoughts have taken their toll
           F                             G
When your mind breaks the spirit of your soul
Am   F              C      G
Your faith walks on broken glass
Am      F        C       G
And the hangover doesn't pass
Am        F    C        G
Nothing's ever built to last
           F
You're in ruins
 
 
[Link]
 
G
(One strum)
 
 
[Chorus]
 
C    G    Am
One, 21 guns
G             F
Lay down your arms
C           G
Give up the fight
C    G    Am
One, 21 guns
G             F    C        G
Throw up your arms into the sky,
        F   C   G
You and I
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
Am      F      C            G
Did you try to live on your own
Am       F               C         E
When you burned down the house and home
Am      F         C            E
Did you stand too close to the fire
       F                    G             (C)
Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone
 
 
[Solo]
 
   C       G/B       Am       G        F         C            G
e|--0--------0-----|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|-----1--3-----1--|--1-----0--1-----|----------------------|-0--0--0--0--0--1--3----|
G|-----------------|-----2--------2--|-----2-----0----------|------------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|--------3-----2-------|------------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------3----|------------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|
 
   C       G/B       Am        G       F         C            G
e|--0--------0-----|-----------------|----------------------|-------------------7~---|
B|-----1--3-----1--|--1-----0--1-----|----------------------|-0--0--0--0--0--1-------|
G|-----------------|-----2--------2--|-----2-----0----------|------------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|--------3-----2-------|------------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------3----|------------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|
 
   F          C            E
e|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------------|-0----0----0----0----|
G|---2--------0----------|---------------------|
D|------3--------2-------|---------------------|
A|---------3--------3----|---------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|
 
 
[Interlude]
 
   Am   F    C    G
e|-----------0---------|
B|-1--------------0----|
G|------2--------------| x2
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
 
 
[Verse 4]
 
Am        F       C             G
When it's time to live and let die
Am      F          C       G
And you can't get another try
Am        F           C          G
Something inside this heart has died
           F
You're in ruins
 
 
[Chorus]
 
C    G    Am
One, 21 guns
G             F
Lay down your arms
C           G
Give up the fight
C    G    Am
One, 21 guns
G             F    C        G
Throw up your arms into the sky
 
C    G    Am
One, 21 guns
G             F
Lay down your arms
C           G
Give up the fight
C    G    Am
One, 21 guns
G             F    C        G
Throw up your arms into the sky
        F   C   G
You and I
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5 comments
felixkarlsson7
Otherwise very accurate and good tab, thanks for sharing :)
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motoclangers
can play plus 2 and play on capo 3rd,good tab :-)
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River_Song
This is great! My school marching band learned a version of this and now I love this song. Fantastic job!
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