21 Guns (chromatic)

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

21 GUNS
W: Billie Joe
M: Green Day
Key: F

-2 -2   -5    -5     5   5 -3* -3   3
Do you know what's worth fight-ing for? 
 -2   -2  -5   -5  -3-3* 5  3
When it's not worth dy-ing for? 
 -2  -2  -5   -5  5 -3* -3  3
Does it take your breath a-way, 
-3   3  3 -2  -2   -2 -2-1 -3 -3   3
and you feel your-self suf-fo-cat-ing? 
 -2  -2  5 -5 -5 5  5-3* -3   3
Does the pain weigh out the pride? 
-2  -2   -5  -5 -5 -3-3* 5   3
And you look for a place to hide? 
-2   -2  -5   -5    5   5 -3* -3  3
Did some-one break your heart in-side? 
 -3    3  3  -2
You're in ru-ins. 

-2    -3 -3*  5   -6
One, twen-ty-one guns. 
 5   -3   -2  5-5
Lay down your arms, 
 5  -3* -3    3
give up the fight. 
-2    -3 -3*  5   -6
One, twen-ty-one guns. 
  5   -3  -2   5  
Throw up your arms,  
5 -3* -3   3   -3   3  3
in-to the sky, you and I.

 -2    -2   -5 -55  5 -3* -3   3
When you're at the end of the road
-2  -2   -5  -5  -3   -3*  5   3
And you lost all sense of con-trol
-2   -2     -5     -5   5 -3*  -3    3
And your thoughts have tak-en their toll
 -3   3    3-2   -2   -1   -2  -1 -3  -3  -3 3
When your mind breaks the spir-it of your soul

 -2   -2   5 -5 -55 5-3* -3   3
Your faith walks on bro-ken glass
-3  -3   -5  -5 -5 -3-3 5    3
And the hang-ov-er does-n't pass

 -2   -2   -5 -55 5-3* -3  3
Noth-ing's ev-er built to last
 -3    3  3  -2
You're in ru-ins

-2    -3 -3*  5   -6
One, twen-ty-one guns. 
 5   -3   -2  5-5
Lay down your arms, 
 5  -3* -3    3
give up the fight. 
-2    -3 -3*  5   -6
One, twen-ty-one guns. 
  5   -3  -2   5  
Throw up your arms,  
5 -3* -3   3   -3   3  3
in-to the sky, you and I.

-2    -3 -3*  5   -6
One, twen-ty-one guns. 
 5   -3   -2  5-5
Lay down your arms, 
 5  -3* -3    3
give up the fight. 
-2    -3 -3*  5   -6
One, twen-ty-one guns. 
  5   -3  -2   5  
Throw up your arms,  
5 -3* -3   3   -3   3  3
in-to the sky, you and I.

-2    -2   -5 -55  5 -3* -3   3
When you're at the end of the road
-2  -2   -5  -5  -3   -3*  5   3
And you lost all sense of con-trol
-2   -2     -5     -5   5 -3*  -3    3
And your thoughts have tak-en their toll
 -3   3    3-2   -2   -1   -2  -1 -3  -3  -3 3
When your mind breaks the spir-it of your soul

-5   6  -6 -55  5  -3*  -3   3
Did you try to live on your own
 -5   6   -6     -5  -5    5    5  5 5*
When you burned down the house and home
-5   6   -6   -55   5   5   5  5  5*
Did you stand too close to the fi-re
 5   5 -5 -5  -5   5  -5  -6   -6   6
Like a li-ar look-ing for for-give-ness
 -5  6  -6
From a stone

 -2   -2   -5 -55  5   -3*  -3  3    
When it's time to live and let die
-3  -3   -5   -5  5 -3-3* 5  3
And you can't get an-oth-er try
 -5    6   -6  -5   -5  5 -3* -3   3
Some-thing in-side this heart has died
 -3    3  3  -2
You're in ru-ins

-2    -3 -3*  5   -6
One, twen-ty-one guns. 
 5   -3   -2  5-5
Lay down your arms, 
 5  -3* -3    3
give up the fight. 
-2    -3 -3*  5   -6
One, twen-ty-one guns. 
  5   -3  -2   5  
Throw up your arms,  
5 -3* -3   3   -3   3  3
in-to the sky, you and I.

-2    -3 -3*  5   -6
One, twen-ty-one guns. 
 5   -3   -2  5-5
Lay down your arms, 
 5  -3* -3    3
give up the fight. 
-2    -3 -3*  5   -6
One, twen-ty-one guns. 
  5   -3  -2   5  
Throw up your arms,  
5 -3* -3   3   -3   3  3
in-to the sky, you and I.

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