Song:- 21 Guns
Key :- Dm
Chords :- Dm, F, A#, C, A
Rhythm :- D D / D D UUD DDU
Tempo:- 81 BPM
(↓:- indicates number of down stroke/s)


Intro:-
E————————
A——-1———-3—-
D-0———-3———-
G———————–
B——-3—————
e-1———-5—-0—- ……x2
(Dm A# F C) …x2

Verse:-
Dm½        A#½ 
…Do you know what’s worth
 F½               C½
fighting for,
Dm½          A#½
…When it’s not worth
 F½            C½
dying for?
Dm½       A#½ 
…Does it take your
 F½                 C½
breath away
               A# 
And you feel yourself
            C
suffocating?
Dm½          A#½
…Does the pain weigh
F½                   C½
out the pride?
Dm½        A#½ 
…And you look for a
 F½                  C½
place to hide?
Dm½          A#½ 
…Did someone break your
  F½                C½
heart inside?
                 A#↓(7) C↓
You’re in ruins

Chorus:-
F↓↓(ch) C↓↓(ch) Dm↓↓(ch)
One,        21        guns
C½                    A#½
Lay down your arms
 F½                C
Give up the fight
F↓↓(ch) C↓↓(ch) Dm↓↓(ch)
One,         21          guns
C½                   A#½  
Throw up your arms
F½         C
into the sky,
            A#½   F½   C↓
You and I

Verse:-
Dm½               A#½ 
…When you’re at the
 F½                      C½
end of the road
Dm½         A#½      
…And you lost all
   F½                    C½
sense of control
Dm½             A#½ 
…And your thoughts have
   F½                  C½
taken their toll
                     A# 
When your mind breaks the
                       C
spirit of your soul
Dm½   A#½ 
…Your faith walks on
F½                  C½
broken glass
Dm½         A#½ 
…And the hangover
  F½                C½
doesn’t pass
Dm½           A#½ 
…Nothing’s ever
 F½              C½
built to last
                 A#↓(7) C↓
You’re in ruins

Chorus:-
F↓↓(ch) C↓↓(ch) Dm↓↓(ch)
One,        21        guns
C½                    A#½
Lay down your arms
 F½                C
Give up the fight
F↓↓(ch) C↓↓(ch) Dm↓↓(ch)
One,         21          guns
C½                   A#½  
Throw up your arms
F½         C
into the sky,
            A#½   F½   C↓
You and I

Bridge:-
Dm↓↓       A#↓↓ 
…Did you try to
F↓↓              C↓↓↓↓
live on your own
Dm↓↓             A#↓↓
…When you burned down the
F↓↓↓↓      A↓↓↓↓
house & home?
Dm↓↓        A#↓↓ 
…Did you stand too
F↓↓↓↓           A↓↓↓↓
close to the fire?
           A# 
Like a liar looking for
        C
forgiveness from a stone

Mid-solo:-
A————————————————————-
D-3——————————————————–
G—-5———————————————————
B———–6————6-,-6–3–6–3–5–5s6–3–,-
e——–5—-3–3s5—————————————-

A———————————————
D——————–3———————–
G—-3—-3—-2—————————
B-3—-3—-1——–,-5–5–5–6–8–
e———————————————-

A————————————————————-
D-3——————————————————–
G—-5———————————————————
B———–6————6-,-6–3–6–3–5–5s6–3–,-
e——–5—-3–3s5—————————————-

A———————————————
D——————–3———————–
G—-3—-3—-2—————————
B-3—-3—-1——–,-5–5–5–6–5–
e———————————————-

A—————————————-
D——————–3—————–
G-3—–3——2———————
B—-3——1———5–5–5–5–
e—————————————

Solo chords:-
F½ – C½ – Dm½ – C½ – A#½ – F½ – C
F½ – C½ – Dm½ – C½ – A#½ – F½ – C
A#½ – F½ – A↓(8)

Break:-
Dm↓ – A#↓ – F↓ – C↓
Dm↓ – A#↓ – F↓ – C↓

Verse:-
Dm½           A#½ 
…When it’s time to
F½                   C½
live and let die
Dm½         A#½ 
…And you can’t get
F½               C½
another try
Dm½            A#½ 
…Something inside this
  F½          C½
heart has died
                A#↓
You’re in ruins.

Chorus:-
F↓↓(ch) C↓↓(ch) Dm↓↓(ch)
One,        21        guns
C½                    A#½
Lay down your arms
 F½                C
Give up the fight
F↓↓(ch) C↓↓(ch) Dm↓↓(ch)
One,         21          guns
C½                   A#½  
Throw up your arms
F½         C
into the sky
F↓↓(ch) C↓↓(ch) Dm↓↓(ch)
One,        21        guns
C½                    A#½
Lay down your arms
 F½                C
Give up the fight
F↓↓(ch) C↓↓(ch) Dm↓↓(ch)
One,         21          guns
C½                   A#½  
Throw up your arms
F½         C
into the sky
            A#½ F½ C
You and I

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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