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