Panic! At the Disco – The Greatest Show Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Panic! At the Disco – The Greatest Show Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of The Greatest Show by Panic! At the Disco on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
Bm D Bm
(Whoa)
Ladies and gents, this is the moment you’ve waited for
Bm D Bm
(Whoa)
You’ve been searchin’ in the dark
Your sweat soakin’ through the floor
Bm D Bm
(Whoa)
And buried in your bones, there’s an ache that you can’t ignore
F#                 F#
Takin’ your breath, stealing your mind
F#                  F#                  Bm
And all that was real is left behind

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Bm                                                  Bm
Don’t fight it, it’s comin’ for you, runnin’ at ya
Bm                                                  Bm
It’s only this moment, don’t care what comes after
Bm                                                                  Bm
Your fever dream, can’t you see it gettin’ closer?
Bm                                                  Bm
Just surrender ’cause you feel the feelin’ takin’ over
Bm                                                  Bm
It’s fire, it’s freedom, it’s floodin’ open
Bm                                                  Bm
It’s the preacher in the pulpit and your blind devotion
Bm                                                                                  F#
There’s somethin’ breakin’ at the brick of every wall it’s holdin’ all that you know
D
So tell me do you wanna go?

[Chorus 1]
A                                                  Bm
Where it’s covered in all the colored lights
G                                                  D
Where the runaways are running the night
F#                                                  Bm
Impossible comes true, it’s taking over you
G                                  D
Oh, this is the greatest show
D                  A                  Bm
We light it up, we won’t come down
G                                  D
And the sun can’t stop us now
F#                                                  Bm
Watching it come true, it’s taking over you
G
Oh, this is the greatest show

[Verse 2]
Bm D Bm
(Whoa)
Colossal we come these renegades in the ring
Bm D Bm
(Whoa)
Where the lost get found, and we crown ’em the circus kings

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Bm                                                  Bm
Don’t fight it, it’s coming for you, running at ya
Bm                                  Bm
It’s only this moment, don’t care what comes after
Bm                                  Bm
It’s blinding outside and I think that you know
G
Just surrender ’cause you’re calling
D
And you wanna go

[Chorus 2]
A                                                  Bm
Where it’s covered in all the colored lights
G                                                  D
Where the runaways are running the night
F#                                                      Bm
Impossible comes true, intoxicating you
G                                  D
Oh, this is the greatest show
D                                  A                  Bm
We light it up, we won’t come down
G                                                  D
And the sun can’t stop us now
F#                                                                  Bm
Watching it come true, it’s taking over you
G
Oh, this is the greatest show

[Chorus 3]
A                                 Bm
Where it’s covered in all the colored lights
G                                                                  D
Where the runaways are running the night
F#                                                  Bm
Impossible comes true, it’s taking over you
G                                  D
Oh, this is the greatest show
D                  A                  Bm
We light it up, we won’t come down
G                                                  D
And the walls can’t stop us now
F#                                                  Bm
Watching it come true, it’s taking over you
G                                  D
Oh, this is the greatest show
A                                  Bm
Oh, this is the greatest show
G                                  D
Oh, this is the greatest show
A                                      Bm
Oh, this is the greatest show
G                                  D
Oh, this is the greatest show

How to play The Greatest Show: key, chords and progression

To play The Greatest Show by Panic! At the Disco, think in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 5 chords: Bm, D, F#, A and G.

Listen for A – Bm – G – D (V – vi – IV – I in D major), a rotation of the “four-chord” pop progression (I–V–vi–IV): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – lah – fah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, C, E, G, F (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

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The Greatest Show chords: questions

What key is The Greatest Show in?

The Greatest Show by Panic! At the Disco is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in The Greatest Show?

The Greatest Show uses 5 chords: Bm, D, F#, A, G.

What is the chord progression of The Greatest Show?

The main progression is A – Bm – G – D (V – vi – IV – I), a rotation of the “four-chord” pop progression (I–V–vi–IV).

Is The Greatest Show easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, C, E, G, F (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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