21 Guns Chords

by Green Day
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Bm
Capo: 3rd fret
Author man_utd101 [a] 61.
5 contributors total, last edit on Jan 14, 2022
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Chords

Bm
G
D
A
F#m
C#5

Strumming

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Hey this is my first tab and I think it's pretty much correct.  This is just an
alternate Capo version because the chords are fairly easy without the capo (Dm  A#  F  C)
 
Capo 3
 
 
[Intro]
 
(Strum once) Bm G D A (x2)
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
Bm       G                 D        A
  Do you know what's worth fighting for,
Bm          G         D     A
  When it's not worth dying for?
Bm         G        D      A
  Does it take your breath away
         G                  A
 And you feel yourself suffocating?
Bm         G          D       A
  Does the pain weigh out the pride?
Bm         G       D          A
  And you look for a place to hide?
Bm            G          D     A
  Did someone break your heart inside?
            G                A
  You're in ruins.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
 
D    A  Bm
One, 21 guns
A             G
Lay down your arms
D           A
Give up the fight
D    A  Bm
One, 21 guns
A             G    D        A
Throw up your arms into the sky,
        G  D  A
You and I
 
 
[Verse 2]
Bm           G       D           A
When you're at the end of the road
Bm       G          D            A
And you lost all sense of control
Bm         G              D          A
And your thoughts have taken their toll
            G                             A
When your mind breaks the spirit of your soul
Bm    G               D        A
Your faith walks on broken glass
Bm        G         D       A
And the hangover doesn't pass
Bm          G      D         A
Nothing's ever built to last
           G           A
You're in ruins
 
 
[Chorus]
 
 
D    A  Bm
One, 21 guns
A             G
Lay down your arms
D           A
Give up the fight
D    A  Bm
One, 21 guns
A             G    D        A
Throw up your arms into the sky,
        G  D  A
You and I
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
(Different strumming pattern)
 
Bm       G      D            A
 Did you try to live on your own
Bm        G               D         F#m
 When you burned down the house and home?
Bm        G         D            F#m
  Did you stand too close to the fire?
       G                                   A
Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone
 
 
[Interlude/Solo]
 
D A Bm A G D A (x2)
G D C#5
 
 
(Strum once) Bm G D A (x2)
 
 
[Verse 4]
 
Bm          G       D            A
  When it's time to live and let die
Bm        G         D       A
  And you can't get another try
Bm          G           D         A
  Something inside this heart has died
            G (strum once and wait)     A
  You're in ruins.
 
 
[Chorus] (x2)
 
        G       D      A
You and I.
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17 comments
man_utd101
Sorry guys, just a final correction to my tab G D A Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone
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jblazer123
just one thing, could you put in the lyrics for the 2nd verse, you dont have to, but it help a lot, thanks.
+3
Elvenballer
"just one thing, could you put in the lyrics for the 2nd verse, you dont have to, but it help a lot, thanks." agree
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