Panic in Detroit Chords by David Bowie
- Key: C
- BPM: 98
- Capo: no capo
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PANIC IN DETROIT CHORDS
[Intro] F G Am C G Am F G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ A7 F G A7 Dm7 G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Am F G ■ ■ ■ [Verse] C D D7 He looked a lot like Che Guevara drove a diesel van C D Kept his gun in quiet seclusion such a humble man F G F G The only survivor of the National People's Gang Bb Panic in Detroit I asked for an autograph F G C He wanted to stay home I wish someone would phone D D7 C ■ Panic in Detroit [Chorus] D C D ■ He laughed at accidental sirens that broke the evening gloom C The police had warned of repercussions D They followed none too soon F G A trickle of strangers were all that were left alive C Bb Panic in Detroit I asked for an autograph C F G He wanted to stay home I wish someone would phone G Panic in Detroit C D7 C D C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Bb Putting on some clothes I made my way to school F Am Bb F And I found my teacher crouching in his overalls C Bb I screamed and ran to smash my favorite slot machine F Am Bb F And ■ jumped the silent cars that slept at traffic lights [Solo] C F Am F G Am F G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Am G Am G ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] C D7 Having scored a trillion dollars ■ made a run back home C D Found him slumped across the table ■ a gun and me alone F G F G C I ran to the window ■ looked for a plane or two Bb C Bb C Panic in Detroit ■ he'd left me an autograph ■ F G Let me collect dust I wish someone would phone [Chorus] C D Panic in Detroit ■ C D Panic in Detroit ■ Am Panic in Detroit F G Am F G Am C G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Solo] Am7 G G7 Am Gsus4 G Am F ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G Am G Am G Am G G7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Am G7 G Am F Dm7 Am7 F ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G7 Am7 F G G7 G Am G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Am G Am G7 Am7 G G7 Am ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Am7 Am G Am Am7 G Am7 Am ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ F Am G Am Am7 Am G Am ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Am7 G A7 A7 Am G Am F ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G Am G Am F Am G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■