8 Chords used in the song: Dm, A#, F, C, D, A, A#m, E
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Transpose chords:
Intro: Dm - A# - F - C (x2)
Verse:
Dm A# F C
Do you know what's worth fighting for,
Dm A# F C
When it's not worth dying for?
Dm A# F C
Does it take your breath away
A# C
And you feel yourself suffocating?
Dm A# F C
Does the pain weigh out the pride?
Dm A# F C
And you look for a place to hide?
Dm A# F C
Did someone break your heart inside?
A# C
You're in ruins
Chorus:
F C D
One, 21 guns
C A#
Lay down your arms
F C
Give up the fight
F C D
One, 21 guns
C A# F C
Throw up your arms into the sky,
A# F C
You and I
Verse:
Dm A# F C
When you're at the end of the road
Dm A# F C
And you lost all sense of control
Dm A# F C
And your thoughts have taken their toll
A# C
When your mind breaks the spirit of your soul
Dm A# F C
Your faith walks on broken glass
Dm A# F C
And the hangover doesn't pass
Dm A# F C
Nothing's ever built to last
A# C
You're in ruins.
Chorus:
F C D
One, 21 guns
C A#
Lay down your arms
F C
Give up the fight
F C D
One, 21 guns
C A# F C
Throw up your arms into the sky,
A# F C
You and I
Bridge:
Dm A# F C
Did you try to live on your own
Dm A# F A
When you burned down the house and home?
Dm A# F A
Did you stand too close to the fire?
A#m C
Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone
Solo:
F - C - D - C - A# - F- C (x2)
A# - F - E
Break:
Dm - A# - F - C (x2)
Verse:
Dm A# F C
When it's time to live and let die
Dm A# F C
And you can't get another try
Dm A# F C
Something inside this heart has died
A# C
You're in ruins.
Chorus:
F C D
One, 21 guns
C A#
Lay down your arms
F C
Give up the fight
F C D
One, 21 guns
C A# F C
Throw up your arms into the sky
F C D
One, 21 guns
C A#
Lay down your arms
F C
Give up the fight
F C D
One, 21 guns
C A# F C
Throw up your arms into the sky,
A# F C
You and I
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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
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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).