21 Guns Uke tab by Green Day

8 Chords used in the song: Dm, A#, F, C, D, A, A#m, E

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Year:  2009
Difficulty: 
4.25
(Intermediate)
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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# C C
You're in ruins

Chorus:
F F C C D D
One, 21 guns
C C A# A#
Lay down your arms
F F C C
Give up the fight
F F C C D D
One, 21 guns
C C A# A# F F C C
Throw up your arms into the sky,
A# A# F F C C
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# C C
You're in ruins.

Chorus:
F F C C D D
One, 21 guns
C C A# A#
Lay down your arms
F F C C
Give up the fight
F F C C D D
One, 21 guns
C C A# A# F F C C
Throw up your arms into the sky,
A# A# F F C C
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:
F F - C C - D D - C C - A# A# - F F- C C (x2)

A# A# - F F - E E

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# C C
You're in ruins.

Chorus:
F F C C D D
One, 21 guns
C C A# A#
Lay down your arms
F F C C
Give up the fight
F F C C D D
One, 21 guns
C C A# A# F F C C
Throw up your arms into the sky
F F C C D D
One, 21 guns
C C A# A#
Lay down your arms
F F C C
Give up the fight
F F C C D D
One, 21 guns
C C A# A# F F C C
Throw up your arms into the sky,
A# A# F F C C
You and I

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sheipri avatar
+2 good tone
06 Mar 2021
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hoppingbunny avatar
mobile flag for PH(ISO2) (Caloocan City)
Make D in the chorus to Dm
31 Aug 2020
Correction
hoppingbunny avatar
mobile flag for PH(ISO2) (Caloocan City)
Make D in the chorus to Dm
31 Aug 2020
Correction
nyctostasy avatar
as everyone is saying, change the Ds to D minors. overall great tab though!
02 Jun 2020
Correction
Cherryhutto avatar
Change D for D minor, it sounds better
01 Aug 2019
Correction
cumber_lau avatar
mobile flag for ES(ISO2) (Madrid)
-5 for begginers, sounds great ♡
29 Mar 2019
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BJordan36698 avatar
it's one 21 guns, not one 1
10 Feb 2019
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anitaiams avatar
mobile flag for US(ISO2) (Iowa)
All D's are Dm
21 Feb 2017
Correction
Lelozzo avatar
flag for IT(ISO2) (Salerno)
I think that the chord of "guns" in the chorus is a Dm and not a D ;)
18 Mar 2016
Correction
detab avatar
great:)
22 Jul 2011
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Deleted account
its great but i found it sounded better playing Dm rather than D on the linr 'one, 21 guns' - but the rest is spot on!
10 Jan 2011
Correction

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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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