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The Ballad Of Mona Lisa chords by Panic! At the Disco (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Am
F6
Dm6
E
F/A
Dm/A
E/A
G
F
C
Am7

Intro 1

Am

F6

Dm6

E

Am

Verse 1

Am

She paints her fingers with a close precision

He starts to notice empty bottles of gin

Am

And takes a moment to assess the sin

E

She's paid for

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Verse 2

Am

A lonely speaker in a conversation

F/A

Her words are swimming

through his ears again

Dm/A

E/A

There's nothing wrong with just a taste of

Am

G

what you've paid for

Pre-chorus 1
F 
C 
Say what you mean
E 
Tell me I'm right
Am 
G 
F 
And let the sun rain down on me
C 
Give me a sign
E 
I want to believe

Chorus 1
F 
Whoa oh oh oh oh, Mona Lisa
Am 
G 
You're guaranteed to run this town
F 
Whoa oh oh oh oh, Mona Lisa
C 
E 
I'd pay to see you frown
Am 
E 

Verse 3
Am 
He senses something,
call it desperation
F/A 
Another dollar, another day
Dm/A 
E/A 
And if she had the proper words to say
Am 
She would tell him
But she'd have nothing left to sell him
Am 
Am7 

Pre-chorus 2
F 
C 
Say what you mean
E 
Tell me I'm right
Am 
G 
F 
And let the sun rain down on me
C 
Give me a sign
E 
I want to believe

Chorus 2

F

Whoa oh oh oh oh, Mona Lisa

Am

G

You're guaranteed to run this town

F

Whoa oh oh oh oh, Mona Lisa

C

E

I'd pay to see you frown

Bridge 1
Am 
F 
C 
E 
Am 
F 
C 
E 
Mona Lisa, yeah
Am 
F 
C 
E 
Pleased to please you
Am 
F 
C 
E 
Mona Lisa

Pre-chorus 3
F 
C 
Say what you mean
E 
Tell me I'm right
Am 
G 
F 
And let the sun rain down on me
C 
Give me a sign
E 
I want to believe

Chorus 3
F 
Whoa oh oh oh oh, Mona Lisa
Am 
G 
You're guaranteed to run this town
F 
Whoa oh oh oh oh, Mona Lisa
C 
E 
I'd pay to see you frown
F 
Say what you mean
Am 
Tell me I'm right
G 
F 
And let the sun rain down on me
Give me a sign
C 
E 
I want to believe

Outro 1

Am

F6

Dm6

There's nothing wrong

E

Am

with just a taste of what you've paid for

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Am
F6
Dm6
E
F/A
Dm/A
E/A
G
F
C
Am7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: A minorBPM: 125

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

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F6: x-x-3-2-3-1
Dm6: x-x-0-2-0-1
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
Dm/A: x-0-3-2-3-x
E/A: x-0-2-1-0-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of The Ballad Of Mona Lisa by Panic! At The Disco, 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 A minor. It suits players who want to learn The Ballad Of Mona Lisa the way Panic! At The Disco intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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