21 Guns Uke tab by Green Day

7 Chords used in the song: Dm, A#, F, C, C5, D, A

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Tablature / Chords (Full Song)

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Artist: Green Day

Album: 21st Century Breakdown

Year: 2009

Difficulty:

3.36

(Beginner)

Key: DmChords and Tablature

Intro
A-------------0---------|
E--1---------------0----|2X
C--------2--------------|
G-----------------------|

Verse 1
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#(C5)
You're in ruins

Chorus
  One,  21  guns  Lay down your arms
A-3-3---3-3---5-5---3--3--3--3--x--x--x--x--|
E-1-1---3-3---5-5---3--3--3--3--6--6--6--6--|
C-0-0---0-0---2-2---0--0--0--0--5--5--5--5--|
G-x-x---0-0---2-2---0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--|
  Give up the fight
A-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E-1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
C-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G-x--x--x--x--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
  One,  21  guns  Throw up your arms
A-3-3---3-3---5-5---3--3--3--3--x--x--x--x--|
E-1-1---3-3---5-5---3--3--3--3--6--6--6--6--|
C-0-0---0-0---2-2---0--0--0--0--5--5--5--5--|
G-x-x---0-0---2-2---0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--|
  into  the  sky,   You and
A-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E-1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
C-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G-x--x--x--x--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
   I
A--x--x--x--x--3--3--3--3--3--|
E--6--6--6--6--1--1--1--1--3--|
C--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0--0--|
G--3--3--3--3--x--x--x--x--0--|


Verse 2
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# (C5)
You're in ruins.

Chorus

Bridge
Uke 1
     Did you try to   live on your own
A-5-5--------x-x------3-3----------3-3-3-3-|
E-5-5--------6-6------1-1----------3-3-3-3-|
C-2-2--------5-5------0-0----------0-0-0-0-|
G-2-2--------3-3------x-x----------0-0-0-0-|
Uke 2
A-8----8-----8----8-8-8---8---8----7---7---|
E---10----10---10-------8---8---8----8---8-|
C------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
Uke 1
     When you burned down the house  and  home?
A-5-5---------x-x-------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
E-5-5---------6-6-------------1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3-|
C-2-2---------5-5-------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
G-2-2---------3-3-------------x--x--x--x--0--0--0--0-|
Uke 2
A-8-----8-----8------8---8----8-----8-----7--7--7--7-|
E---10----10-----10--------------8-----8-------------|
C----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
Uke 1
     Did you stand too close to the fire?
A-5-5--------x-x-------3-3----------3-3-3-3-|
E-5-5--------6-6-------1-1----------3-3-3-3-|
C-2-2--------5-5-------0-0----------0-0-0-0-|
G-2-2--------3-3-------x-x----------0-0-0-0-|
Uke 2
A-8-----8----8----8-8--8------8-----7-7-7-7-|
E---10----10---10----------8-----8----------|
C-------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------|
  Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone
A-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
E-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
C-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
G-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
Uke 2
A-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
E------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------|

Solo
  F       C       D         C       A#       F      C
A--8-12-8-10--12-8-----8--------8-------------------7-7-7-7-8-10-|
E-------------------10---10-12----10--6-10-6-8—6-5---------------|2X
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
  A#    F      A
A---5----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E-6---6-8-6-5-------------------|
C-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|


A-------------0---------|
E--1---------------0----|2X
C--------2--------------|
G-----------------------|

Verse 3
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#
You're in ruins.

Chorus 2X
last time played through like this 
Uke 1
  One,    21    guns       Lay down your  arms
A-3-3-----3-3-----5-5------3---3---3---3--x--x--x--x--|
E-1-1-----3-3-----5-5------3---3---3---3--6--6--6--6--|
C-0-0-----0-0-----2-2------0---0---0---0--5--5--5--5--|
G-x-x-----0-0-----2-2------0---0---0---0--3--3--3--3--|
Uke 2
A-8---8---10--10--8---8----7-------7---------5-------|
E---8---8---8---8---10--10-----8-------8--------6----|
C-----------------------------------------5--------5-|
G----------------------------------------------------|
Uke 1
  Give up the fight
A-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E-1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
C-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G-x--x--x--x--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Uke 2
A-3-----------7--7--7--7--7--8--10----|
E----5--------------------------------|
C-------5-----------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|
Uke 1
  One,    21    guns       Throw up your  arms
A-3-3-----3-3-----5-5------3---3---3---3--x--x--x--x--|
E-1-1-----3-3-----5-5------3---3---3---3--6--6--6--6--|
C-0-0-----0-0-----2-2------0---0---0---0--5--5--5--5--|
G-x-x-----0-0-----2-2------0---0---0---0--3--3--3--3--|
Uke 2
A-8---8---10--10--8---8----7-------7---------5-------|
E---8---8---8---8---10--10-----8-------8--------6----|
C-----------------------------------------5--------5-|
G----------------------------------------------------|
Uke 1
  into  the  sky,   You and
A-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E-1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
C-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G-x--x--x--x--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Uke 2
A-3-----------7--7--7--7--7--8--10----|
E----5-------------------|
C-------5----------------|
G-----------------------|
Uke 1
  I
A-x--x--x--x--3--3--3--3--3--|
E-6--6--6--6--1--1--1--1--3--|
C-5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0--0--|
G-3--3--3--3--x--x--x--x--0--|
Uke 2
A----5--------3-----------7~-|
E-------6--------5-----------|
C-5--------5--------5--------|
G----------------------------|

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littleeelucy

Give the chord names at the chorus

13 Aug 2016

Robyndesaray

its good but maybe try to just chord the chorus instead of weird thingies

27 Feb 2016

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