Peacemaker chords by
Green Day (Official Version)
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Key: B minorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1

Em

Em

Em

Em

Em

Em

Em

Em

Verse 1
Em Em 
 
Well, I've got a fever
A non-believer
I'm in a state of grace
Em Em 
 
B B 
 
For I   am the Caesar, I'm gonna seize the day
Well, call of the banshee, hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
B B 
 
As God as my witness
Em Em 
 
The infidels are gonna pay

Verse 2
Em Em 
 
Well, call the assassin
The orgasm
A spasm of love and hate
Em Em 
 
For what will divide us?
B B 
 
The righteous and the meek
Well, call of the wild, hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
B B 
 
Well, death to the girl at the end
Em Em 
 
of the serenade

Chorus 1

B

Vendetta, sweet vendetta

Em

This Beretta of the night

Am

Em

This fire and the desire

B

Em

Shots ringing out on a holy parasite

Verse 3
Em Em 
 
Well, I   am a killjoy from Detroit
I drink from a well of rage
Em Em 
 
I feed off the weakness
B B 
 
with all my love
Well, call up the captain, hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
B B 
 
Well, death to the lover that
Em Em 
 
you were dreaming of

Verse 4
Em Em 
 
Well, this is a stand-off
A Molotov cocktail's on the house
Em Em 
 
You thought I was a write-off
B B 
 
You better think again
Well, call the peacemaker, hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
B B 
 
I'm gonna send you back to the place
Em Em 
 
where it all began

Chorus 2

B

Vendetta, sweet vendetta

Em

This Beretta of the night

Am

Em

This fire and the desire

B

Em

Shots ringing out on a holy parasite

Solo 1

B

B

B

B

Em

Em

Em

Em

Am

Am

Em

Em

B

B

Em

Em

Verse 5
Em Em 
 
Well, now the caretaker's the undertaker
So I'm gonna go out
and get the peacemaker
Em Em 
 
B B 
 
This is the Neo St. Valentine's massacre
Well, call up the Gaza, hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey
B B 
 
Well, death to the ones
Em Em 
 
at the end of the serenade

Outro 1
B B 
 
Well, death to the ones
Em Em 
 
at the end of the serenade
B B 
 
Well, death to the ones
Em Em 
 
at the end of the serenade
B B 
 
Well, death to the ones at the end
Em Em 
 
of the serenade
Em Em 
 
Em Em 
 
Em Em 
 

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEm B Am

Chords

Em
B
Am

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 5

5

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Peacemaker by Green Day, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of B minor. It suits players who want to learn Peacemaker the way Green Day intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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