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Panic! At the Disco – Dont Let The Light Go Out Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
G Em Am D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

[Verse 1]
G
Stare at a wall that's
told a thousand tragedies
F#m
  Holding a hand that's
loved every part of me
Am
  A lady comes and tells
me that I've got to leave
D   Dsus4   D  Dsus2  D
Right away everybody is the enemy
G
 Deep breaths from the
room where I watch you lie
F#m
   Any beat from your heart
gets me through the night
Am
  You're my love, you're
my death, you're my alibi
D   Dsus4   D  Dsus2  D
 Say this isn't good-bye

[Chorus]
G
 Who's gonna drive me
home tonight?
Em
  Who's gonna argue
'till they win the fight?
C
 You're the only one that
knows how to operate
Cm
  My heavy machinery
              G
Don't let the light go out
              Em
Don't let the light go out
              C
Don't let the light go out
              Cm
Don't let the light go out

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[Verse 2]
G
 A rush of blood floods
hot thoughts in my head
F#m
   Red roses sitting
silently beside the bed
Am
  I'm saying more right
now than I ever said
D     Dsus4         D
 Don't wanna live if the
    Dsus2       D
thought of loving you is dead

[Chorus]
G
 Who's gonna drive
me home tonight?
Em
  Who's gonna argue
'till they win the fight?
C
 You're the only one
that knows how to operate
Cm
  My heavy machinery, so
G
 Who's gonna drive
me home tonight?
Em
  Who's gonna argue
'till they win the fight?
C
 You're the only one
that knows how to operate
Cm
  My heavy machinery
              G
Don't let the light go out
              Em
Don't let the light go out
              C
Don't let the light go out
              Cm
Don't let the light go out

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[Instrumental]
G Em Am D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
G Em Am D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

[Chorus]
G
 Who's gonna drive
me home tonight?
Em
  Who's gonna argue
'till they win the fight?
C
 You're the only one
that knows how to operate
Cm
  My heavy machinery, so
G
 Who's gonna drive
me home tonight?
Em
  Who's gonna argue
'till they win the fight?
C
 You're the only one that
knows how to operate
Cm
  My heavy machinery
              G
Don't let the light go out
              Em
Don't let the light go out
              C
Don't let the light go out
              Cm
Don't let the light go out

How to play Dont Let The Light Go Out: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Dont Let The Light Go Out by Panic! At the Disco on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Dont Let The Light Go Out by Panic! At the Disco sits in G major (one sharp: F♯), and you need 9 chords to play it: G, Em, Am, D, Dsus4, Dsus2, F#m, C and Cm.

Listen for G – Em – C – Cm (I – vi – IV – iv in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: F#m and Cm are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.