21 Guns Uke tab by Green Day

11 Chords used in the song: Dm, A#, F, C, C5, F5, D5, A#5, A, A#m, E5

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Year:  2009
Difficulty: 
3.5
(Intermediate)
Key: DmChords
Intro: Dm Dm - A# A# - F F - C C (x2)

Verse:
Dm Dm A# A# F F C C
Do you know what's worth fighting for,
Dm Dm A# A# F F C C
When it's not worth dying for?
Dm Dm A# A# F F C C
Does it take your breath away
A# A# C C
And you feel yourself suffocating?
Dm Dm A# A# F F C C
Does the pain weigh out the pride?
Dm Dm A# A# F F C C
And you look for a place to hide?
Dm Dm A# A# F F C C
Did someone break your heart inside?
A# A# C5 C5
You're in ruins

Chorus:
F5 F5 C5 C5* D5 D5
One, 21 guns
C5 C5 A#5 A#5
Lay down your arms
F5 F5 C5 C5
Give up the fight
F5 F5 C5 C5* D5 D5
One, 21 guns
C5 C5 A#5 A#5 F5 F5 C5 C5
Throw up your arms into the sky,
A#5 A#5 F5 F5 C5 C5
You and I

Verse:
Dm Dm A# A# F F C C
When you're at the end of the road
Dm Dm A# A# F F C C
And you lost all sense of control
Dm Dm A# A# F F C C
And your thoughts have taken their toll
A# A# C C
When your mind breaks the spirit of your soul
Dm Dm A# A# F F C C
Your faith walks on broken glass
Dm Dm A# A# F F C C
And the hangover doesn't pass
Dm Dm A# A# F F C C
Nothing's ever built to last
A# A# C5 C5
You're in ruins.

Chorus:
F5 F5 C5 C5* D5 D5
One, 21 guns
C5 C5 A#5 A#5
Lay down your arms
F5 F5 C5 C5
Give up the fight
F5 F5 C5 C5* D5 D5
One, 21 guns
C5 C5 A#5 A#5 F5 F5 C5 C5
Throw up your arms into the sky,
A#5 A#5 F5 F5 C5 C5
You and I

Bridge:
Dm Dm A# A# F F C C
Did you try to live on your own
Dm Dm A# A# F F A A
When you burned down the house and home?
Dm Dm A# A# F F A A
Did you stand too close to the fire?
A#m A#m C C
Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone

Solo:
F5 F5 - C5 C5* - D5 D5 - C5 C5 - A#5 A#5 - F5 F5 - C5 C5 (x2)

A#5 A#5 - F5 F5 - E5 E5

Break:
Dm Dm - A# A# - F F - C C (x2)

Verse:
Dm Dm A# A# F F C C
When it's time to live and let die
Dm Dm A# A# F F C C
And you can't get another try
Dm Dm A# A# F F C C
Something inside this heart has died
A# A# C5 C5
You're in ruins.

Chorus:
F5 F5 C5 C5* D5 D5
One, 21 guns
C5 C5 A#5 A#5
Lay down your arms
F5 F5 C5 C5
Give up the fight
F5 F5 C5 C5* D5 D5
One, 21 guns
C5 C5 A#5 A#5 F5 F5 C5 C5
Throw up your arms into the sky
F5 F5 C5 C5* D5 D5
One, 21 guns
C5 C5 A#5 A#5
Lay down your arms
F5 F5 C5 C5
Give up the fight
F5 F5 C5 C5* D5 D5
One, 21 guns
C5 C5 A#5 A#5 F5 F5 C5 C5
Throw up your arms into the sky,
A#5 A#5 F5 F5 C5 C5
You and I

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Shouldn't the D5 in the chorus be a minor? Other than that great job, thanks for posting it.
27 Nov 2009
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About this song: 21 Guns

Billie Joe Armstrong told Q magazine: "It brings up 21st Century Breakdown in a lot of ways, and the 21 gun-salute for someone that's fallen, but done in an arena rock 'n' roll sort of way." Source (21 Guns Songfacts).

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