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Panic! At the Disco – Sad Clown Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

[Intro]
C#m Cm F# B
C#m E B
E Am
A   B
(Vincero)

[Verse 1]
Am               Dm
  I thought that I had friends
G           C
I thought I even liked them
Am            Dm
  But now I'm thinkin'
        G      C
  maybe not so much
Am          Dm
  I hit the spacebar
G        C
I cannot play guitar
Am           Dm
They give me bottles,
         G      C
but it's never enough
C#m F#m B     E
         Five minutes,
                 B
ten minutes to a half an hour
        A
For the rest of my life

[Chorus]
          G#m
Leave me alone
(A pagliaccio triste)
          E
Leave me alone
(He not so molto bene)
     C#m          Cm
Your majesty's magnificent
   F#         B
My tragedy is imminent
Cm              E  B         E Am
Even though I'm smiling, I'm crying
A B     Am  Dm G C  Am Dm G
I shall win
C       Am Dm G C  Am Dm G
Vincero
C
Vincero

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[Verse 2]
Am          Dm
  From up bеhind the booth
G             C
 She walks in with her crеw
Am          Dm             G    C
  Did I see Maggie holding Gloria?
  (Gloria)
Am             Dm
  They look so happy there
G            C
 But I don't even care
  Am    Dm             G    C
I pop a pill to feel euphoria
(Euphoria)
C#m F#m B     E
         Five minutes,
                 B
ten minutes to a half an hour
        A
For the rest of my life

[Chorus]
          G#m
Leave me alone
(A pagliaccio triste)
          E
Leave me alone
(He not so molto bene)
     C#m          Cm
Your majesty's magnificent
   F#         B
My tragedy is imminent
Cm              E  B
Even though I'm smiling
    E Am
I'm crying
A B     Am
I shall win

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[Bridge]
         Am G C F Am
(Vincero)
         Am G C F Em
(Vincero)
         Am G C F Em
(Vincero)

[Chorus]
          G#m
Leave me alone
(A pagliaccio triste)
          E
Leave me alone
(He not so molto bene)
     C#m          Cm
Your majesty's magnificent
   F#         B
My tragedy is imminent
Cm              E  B         E Am
Even though I'm smiling, I'm crying
                  E  B
Sick and tired of trying
    E Am
I'm dying
A  B    Am  D     Cdim
Is this all there is?!
(Majesty's magnificent)
(Tragedy is imminent)
(A pagliaccio triste)
(He not so molto bene)

[Outro]
Bb Gm D# D#m
Bb Gm D# D#m
Bb Gm D# D#m
Bb

How to play Sad Clown: key, chords and progression

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

Sad Clown by Panic! At the Disco keeps coming home to A minor (no sharps or flats). You need 20 chords: C#m, Cm, F#, B, E, Am, A, Dm, G, C, F#m and G#m and 8 more.

Most of the song cycles through Am – Dm – G – C (i – iv – VII – III in A minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: C#m, Cm, F#, B and F#m are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.