6 Chords used in the song: Dm, Bb, F, C, C/E, A
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Transpose chords:
#Intro: # Hold after plucking
#A--------------------
#E--1---------5----0--
#C-------2------------ Repeat 2 times...
#G--------------------
Dm Bb F C
Do you know what's worth fighting for
Dm Bb F C
When it's not worth dying for?
Dm Bb F C
Does it take you breath away
Bb C
And you feel yourself suffocating?
Dm Bb F C
Does the pain weight out the pride?
Dm Bb F C
And you look for a place to hide?
Dm Bb F C
Does someone break your heart inside?
Bb C
You're in ruins
Chorus 1:
F C/E Dm
One, 21 guns
C Bb
Lay down your arms
F C
Give up the fight
F C/E Dm
One, 21 guns
C
Throw up your
Bb F C
arms into the sky
Bb F C
You and I
Verse 2:
Dm Bb F C
When you're at the end of the road
Dm Bb F C
And you lost all sense of control
Dm Bb F C
And your thoughts have taken their toll
Bb C
When your mind breaks the spirit of your soul
Dm Bb F C
Your faith walks on broken glass
Dm Bb F C
And the hangover doesn't pass
Dm Bb F C
Nothing's ever built to last
Bb C
You're in ruins
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
Dm Bb F C
Did you try to live on your own
Dm Bb F A
When you burned down the house and home?
Dm Bb F A
Did you stand too close to the fire?
Bb C
Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone
# Solo
# F- C/E - Dm - C - Bb - F - C -- x2 Bb - F - A --
Repeat Intro
Verse 3:
Dm Bb F C
When it's time to live and let die
Dm Bb F C
And you can't get another try
Dm Bb F C
Something inside this heart has died
Bb(hold)
You're in ruins
Chorus 2:
F C/E Dm
One, 21 guns
C Bb
Lay down your arms
F C
Give up the fight
F C/E Dm
One, 21 guns
C
Throw up your
Bb F C
arms into the sky
F C/E Dm
One, 21 guns
C Bb
Lay down your arms
F C
Give up the fight
F C/E Dm
One, 21 guns
C
Throw up your
Bb F C
arms into the sky
Bb F C(hold)
You and I
Good Luck
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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).