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68 Guns

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1/36

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 36Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
Beat: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
  E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
  B |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
  G |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----0---------|
  D |---------------|---------------|-------0-------|---------0---4-|-----2-------4-|---------------|
  A |-------------0-|-0-----------0-|-2-----------2-|---2-2---------|---------------|---------------|
  E |-3-----3-3-----|-----3---3-----|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
[Verse]
And nGow they're trying to take my lBmife away
FCorever young I cannot stGay.D  Dsus4  Dsus2  
GOn every corner I can sBmee them there
ThCey don't know my name, they, don't know my kGindD  
ThBmey're after you with their prComises  (Promises of love)
BmThey're after you to sign your lCife away
WhDoah-oh, way-ay
[Chorus]
            G  Csus4(add9)
Sixty-eight guns will never
dBmie, sixty-eight gDmuns, our battle crGy
            G  Csus4(add9)
Sixty-eight guns will never
dBmie, sixty-eight gDmuns, our battle crGy
            G  C...Asus4...Am...
Sixty-eight guns
           Am  C...Asus4...Am...
Sixty-eight guns
Am...
Sixty-eight...
[Verse]
LGive in the back streets that's our hBmome from home
CThe painted walls are all we've Gever knDownDsus4  Dsus2  
G"The guns forever", that's our bBmattle cry
CIt is the flag that we flGy so hDigh
and Bmevery day they try to drCag us down (drag us down)
BmI cry with anger I have dCone no crime.
WhDoah-oh, way-ay
[Chorus]
            G  Csus4(add9)
Sixty-eight guns will never
dBmie, sixty-eight gDmuns, our battle crGy
            G  Csus4(add9)
Sixty-eight guns will never
dBmie, sixty-eight gDmuns, our battle crGy
            G  C...Asus4...Am...
Sixty-eight guns
           Am  C...Asus4...Am...
Sixty-eight guns
Am...
Sixty-eight...
[Instrumental]
Beat: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
  E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
  B |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
  G |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----0---------|
  D |---------------|---------------|-------0-------|---------0---4-|-----2-------4-|---------------|
  A |-------------0-|-0-----------0-|-2-----------2-|---2-2---------|---------------|---------------|
  E |-3-----3-3-----|-----3---3-----|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
[Chorus]
            G  Csus4(add9)
Sixty-eight guns will never
dBmie, sixty-eight gDmuns, our battle crGy
            G  Csus4(add9)
Sixty-eight guns will never
dBmie, sixty-eight gDmuns, our battle crGy
            G  C...Asus4...Am...
Sixty-eight guns
           Am  C...Asus4...Am...
Sixty-eight guns
Am...
Sixty-eight...

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68 Guns

by The Alarm

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Dsus2

Csus4

Asus4

[Intro]

Beat: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4

E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

B |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

G |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----0---------|

D |---------------|---------------|-------0-------|---------0---4-|-----2-------4-|---------------|

A |-------------0-|-0-----------0-|-2-----------2-|---2-2---------|---------------|---------------|

E |-3-----3-3-----|-----3---3-----|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

[Verse]

G Bm

And now they're trying to take my life away

C G D Dsus4 Dsus2

Forever young I cannot stay.

G Bm

On every corner I can see them there

C G D

They don't know my name, they, don't know my kind

Bm C

They're after you with their promises (Promises of love)

Bm C

They're after you to sign your life away

Whoah-oh, way-ay

[Chorus]

G Csus4

(add9)

Sixty-eight guns will never

Bm Dm G

die, sixty-eight guns, our battle cry

G Csus4

(add9)

Sixty-eight guns will never

Bm Dm G

die, sixty-eight guns, our battle cry

G C Asus4 Am

.........

Sixty-eight guns

Am C Asus4 Am

.........

Sixty-eight guns

...

Sixty-eight...

[Verse]

G Bm

Live in the back streets that's our home from home

C G D Dsus4 Dsus2

The painted walls are all we've ever known

G Bm

"The guns forever", that's our battle cry

C G D

It is the flag that we fly so high

Bm C

and every day they try to drag us down (drag us down)

Bm C

I cry with anger I have done no crime.

Whoah-oh, way-ay

[Chorus]

G Csus4

(add9)

Sixty-eight guns will never

Bm Dm G

die, sixty-eight guns, our battle cry

G Csus4

(add9)

Sixty-eight guns will never

Bm Dm G

die, sixty-eight guns, our battle cry

G C Asus4 Am

.........

Sixty-eight guns

Am C Asus4 Am

.........

Sixty-eight guns

...

Sixty-eight...

[Instrumental]

Beat: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4

E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

B |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

G |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----0---------|

D |---------------|---------------|-------0-------|---------0---4-|-----2-------4-|---------------|

A |-------------0-|-0-----------0-|-2-----------2-|---2-2---------|---------------|---------------|

E |-3-----3-3-----|-----3---3-----|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

[Chorus]

G Csus4

(add9)

Sixty-eight guns will never

Bm Dm G

die, sixty-eight guns, our battle cry

G Csus4

(add9)

Sixty-eight guns will never

Bm Dm G

die, sixty-eight guns, our battle cry

G C Asus4 Am

.........

Sixty-eight guns

Am C Asus4 Am

.........

Sixty-eight guns

...

Sixty-eight...

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