Intro -x2-: Dm  Bb F  C
 
Verse:
Dm     Bb               F        C
Do you know what's worth fighting for,
Dm        Bb       F      C
When it's not worth dying for?
Dm      Bb       F      C
Does it take your breath away
Bb                        C
And you feel yourself suffocating?
Dm       Bb        F       C
Does the pain weigh out the pride?
Dm        Bb      F        C
And you look for a place to hide?
Dm      Bb            F      C
Did someone break your heart inside?
Bb                       C
You're in ruins
 
Chorus:
F    C    Dm
One, 21 guns
C             Bb
Lay down your arms
F           C
Give up the fight
F    C    Dm
One, 21 guns
C             Bb  F        C
Throw up your arms into the sky,
        Bb   F  C
You and I
 
Verse:
Dm          Bb    F          C
When you're at the end of the road
Dm      Bb      F        C
And you lost all sense of control
Dm        Bb          F           C
And your thoughts have taken their toll
Bb                                      C
When your mind breaks the spirit of your soul
Dm   Bb            F      C
Your faith walks on broken glass
Dm      Bb      F       C
And the hangover doesn't pass
Dm        Bb  F        C
Nothing's ever built to last
Bb                C
You're in ruins.
 
Chorus:
F    C    Dm
One, 21 guns
C             Bb
Lay down your arms
F           C
Give up the fight
F    C    Dm
One, 21 guns
C             Bb  F        C
Throw up your arms into the sky,
        Bb   С  C
You and I
 
Verse:
Dm      Bb    F            C
Did you try to live on your own
Dm       Bb              F        A
When you burned down the house and home?
Dm      Bb        F           A
Did you stand too close to the fire?
Bb                         C                 С
Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone
 
Instrumental:
   F  C  Dm  C  Bb F  C -x2-
   Bb F  E
   Dm  Bb F  C -x2-
 
Verse:
Dm        Bb      F           C
When it's time to live and let die
Dm      Bb       F       C
And you can't get another try
Dm         Bb        F         C
Something inside this heart has died
Bb                C
You're in ruins.
 
Outro:
F    C    Dm
One, 21 guns
C             Bb
Lay down your arms
F           C
Give up the fight
F    C    Dm
One, 21 guns
C             Bb  F       C
Throw up your arms into the sky
F    C    Dm
One, 21 guns
C             Bb
Lay down your arms
F           C
Give up the fight
F    C    Dm
One, 21 guns
C             Bb  F        C
Throw up your arms into the sky,
        Bb   F  C
You and I