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Song: Panic in Detroit

Artist: David Bowie



intro:

Bm   G   A

\\\  \\  \\\ \\  (just to give an idea of the accents)



riff 1 - played under the D below

final chord going into the E rhythm



E ------------------7-----

B ------------------5-----

G -7-5-4------------5-----

D -------7-5-4---4--5-----

A -------------7----7-----

E



chords maintain same rhythm as before



D (5th pos.) w/riff 1              E (7th pos.)  chord only

He looked a lot like Che Guevara.  Drove a diesel van.



D (5th pos.) w/riff 1              E (7th pos.)  chord only

Kept his gun in quiet seclusion.  Such a humble man.



G           A     G               A        

The only survivor of the National People's Gang.



D        E D C D    E     D   C      D

Panic in Detroit, I asked for an autograph



   E   D  C  D          D   E  D   C         E

He wanted to stay home, I wish someone would phone.



D w/riff 1         E

Panic in Detroit.



verse 2

(same as before)

He laughed at accidental sirens that broke the evening gloom.

The police had warned of repercussions.

They followed none too soon.

A trickle of strangers were all that were left alive.



chorus 

Panic in Detroit, I asked for an autograph

He wanted to stay home, I wish someone would phone.

Panic in Detroit.



D                                 C

Putting on some clothes I made my way to school

B                      C                G

and I found my teacher crouching in his overalls.



D                                       C

I screamed and ran to smash my favorite slot machine

B                     C                  D

and jumped the silent cars that slept at traffic lights.



riff 2 (/ = slide)

E ------------------------

B ------------------------

G -5/7/5--7/9/7--8/9/8----

D ------------------------

A ------------------------

E ------------------------



back to intro rhythm

Bm G A



verse 3

Having scored a million dollars, made a run back home.

Found him slumped across a table.  A gun and me alone.

I ran to the window.  Looked for a plane or two.



Panic in Detroit.  He'd left me an autograph.

"Let me collect dust."  I wish someone would phone.

Panic in Detroit.



go out on intro rhythm, I prefer massive whammy and feedback abuse



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