Aug52022

Panic! At the Disco – Local God Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
G D D G
G D D G

[Verse 1]
   G                 D
In 1998 you bought a B.C. Rich
           D
You were a master shredder
         G
from the jump
G                         D
Blew them all away with unruly kids
            D
While I was shedding through
             G
my sophomore slump

[Pre-Chorus]
    Em
You had so many chances
     A
to become a star
        D                        G
But you never really cared about them

[Chorus]
Bb        F
Local God
               Dm        Gm
You'll live forever as a local God
C                         D#
It's even better than the thing
you're not
F
Local God
Bb        F
Local God
               Dm        Gm
You'll live forever as a local God
C                            D#
You'll be remembered for the thing
you're not
F
Local God

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[Instrumental]
G D D G
G D D G

[Verse 2]
   G                       D
We signed a record deal at seventeen
D                    G
Hated by every local band
            G
They say we never paid our dues
         D                   D
But what does that mean when money
              G
never changes hands?

[Pre-Chorus]
     Em           A
It's 2021 and I'm Almost Famous
    D                        G
You never really cared about them

[Chorus]
Bb        F
Local God
               Dm        Gm
You'll live forever as a local God
C                         D#
It's even better than the thing
you're not
F
Local God
Bb        F
Local God
               Dm        Gm
You'll live forever as a local God
C
You'll be remembered for
    D#
the thing you're not
F
Local God

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[Instrumental]
F D# Bb
F D# Bb
F D# Bb
F D# Bb

[Bridge]
        F       D#
Are you melting face
          Bb
at the Bellagio?
  F  D#    Bb
Woah oh oh oh oh
          F               D#
Oh you're teaching little kids
       Bb
how to rock 'n roll
  F  D#    Bb
Woah oh oh oh oh
        Dm
Did you get all weighed down
        Gm
by your heart of gold?
          Dm
Cause you really only
           Gm
cared about that
Dm
Wonder if you have a chance
   Gm
to sell your soul
        Cm
Did you ever get your money back?
        Cm
Did you ever kiss the devil?

[Chorus]
Bb        F
Local God
               Dm
You'll live forever
     Gm
as a local God
C
It's even better than
    D#
the thing you're not
F
Local God
Bb        F
Local God
               Dm
You'll live forever
     Gm
as a local God
C
You'll be remembered for
    D#
the thing you're not
F
Local God
Bb        F Dm Gm
Local God
C                         D#
It's even better than the thing
you're not
F
Local God

How to play Local God: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Local God by Panic! At the Disco on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Local God by Panic! At the Disco is centred on B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭). The song uses 11 chords: G, D, Em, A, Bb, F, Dm, Gm, C, D# and Cm.

The backbone of the song is Bb – F – Dm – Gm (I – V – iii – vi in B♭ major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – mi – lah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: on guitar, Bb, F, Gm, D# and Cm need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.