From Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT

21 Guns
Words and Music by DAVID BOWIE,
JOHN PHILLIPS, BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG,
MIKE PRITCHARD, and FRANK WRIGHT
Chorale Arrangement by
VAN LAWRENCE F. VIRTO

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when it's not worth

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throw up your

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throw up your arms
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and the hang - o - ver

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21 Guns
From Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT
For SSATT Solo and SATB with piano intro
Duration: ca. 4:25
Notated: November 15, 2016