Panic in Detroit
David Bowie • Key:
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Panic in Detroit
David Bowie
intro:
Bm
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G
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A
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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
The only sur
A
vivor
G
of the National
A
People's Gang.
D
Panic in
E
De
D
tr
C
oi
D
t, I
E
asked
D
for
C
an auto
D
graph
He
E
want
D
ed
C
to
D
stay home,
D
I wi
E
sh
D
some
C
one would
E
phone.
D w/riff 1 E
Panic in Detroit.
verse 2
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
Putting on some clothes I made my
C
way to school
B
and I found my teacher
C
crouching in his
G
overalls.
D
I screamed and ran to smash my favorite
C
slot machine
B
and jumped the silent
C
cars that slept at
D
traffic lights.
riff 2 (/ = slide)
E ------------------------
B ------------------------
G -5/7/5--7/9/7--8/9/8----
D ------------------------
A ------------------------
E ------------------------
Bm G A
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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.
Speed