Green Day - 21 Guns: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "21 Guns" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

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?

Does the pain weigh out the pride?
And you look for a place to hide?
Did someone break your heart inside?
You're in ruins

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

When you're at the end of the road
And you lost all sense of control
And your thoughts have taken their toll
When your mind breaks the spirit of your soul

Your faith walks on broken glass
And the hangover doesn't pass
Nothing's ever built to last
You're in ruins

Chorus

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#                  C                F
Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone

When it's time to live and let die
And you can't get another try
Something inside this heart has died
You're in ruins

Chorus:
One, twenty-one guns
Lay down your arms,
give up the fight
One, twenty-one guns
Throw up your arms into the sky
One, twenty-one guns
Lay down your arms,
give up the fight
One, twenty-one guns
Throw up your arms into the sky
You and I


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "21 Guns" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "21 Guns" by Green Day.

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