Do you (Eb)know what’s worth (Bb)fight ing for,
when it’s (Eb)not worth (Bb)dy ing for?
Did some (Eb)one break your (Bb)heart in side?
You’re in ru ins.
(Dm7)Your (Bb)faith walks on (F)bro ken glass,
(Dm7)and the (Bb)hang o ver (F)does n’t pass.
(Dm7)Noth ing’s (Bb)ev er (F)built to last; you’re in ru ins.
(C)Oh, (F)one,
(F)twen ty one guns.
(F)Lay down (Fmaj7)your arms;
(F)give up the fight.
Oh, (F)one,
(F)twen ty one guns.
(F)Throw up (Fmaj7)your arms
(F)in to the sky,
you and I.
(F)(Oh, did you Did you try to to (F)live on your own on your own when you when you burned down the (Bb)house and home?
(Did you Did you stand too?) too (Bb)close to the fire, like a li ar look ing for for give ness
from a stone?
When it’s time to live and let die,
and you (Eb)can’t get an (Bb)oth er try,
(Gm11)some thing in side (Ebmaj7)this (F)heart has died; you’re in ru ins.
(You’re in ru ins,
(F)oh.) (C)One,
(G)twen ty one guns,
(C)lay down your arms;
(C)give up the fight.
(C)One,
(G)twen ty one guns,
(C)throw up your arms
(C)in to the sky.
(A)Oh, (D)one,
(A)twen ty one guns,
(D)lay down your arms;
(D)give up the fight.
(D)One,
(A)twen ty one guns,
(D)throw up your arms
(D)in to the sky,
(B)you and I.
This page shows “21 Guns” by Green Day in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Eb at 84 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.