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Panic In Detriot-David Bowie
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|4-4-4--x-4-4---4/6-6-6--x-6-6---|
|4-4-4--x-5-5---5/7-7-7--x-7-7---|repeat
|2-2-2--x-5-5---5/7-7-7--x-7-7---|
|---------3-3---3/5-5-5--x-5-5---|
|D---------------------E---------------|
|7-------------------9----9-9--9-----|
|7-7-5-4-------------9----9-9--9-----|
|7-------7-5-4---4---9----9-9--9-----|
|5-------------7---5/7----7-7--7-----|
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He looked... Drove a diesel van
| D| E  
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He looked a lot like Che Guevara drove a diesel van
Kept his gun in quiet seclusion such a humble man
| G   A| G   A  
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The only survivor of the National People's Gang
D   C| D  C  
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|7------------5----------------------------------------------|
|7------------5---5br-------------------------------5br------|
|7------------5/7-------7p5-7~------------------5-7-------7--|
|5------------3----------------------------------------------|
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Panic in Detroit I asked for an autograph
| D   G| A|
He wanted to stay home I wish someone would phone
| D(verse riff) | E|
Panic in Detroit
| D| C   G|
Putting on some clothes I made my way to school ooh ooh
| Bm   C| G|
and found my teacher crouching in his overalls
| D| C   G|
I screamed and ran to smash my favorite slot machine ooh ooh
| Bm   C| D|
and jumped the silent cars that slept at traffic lights
|C------------D--------------Bm-----------|
|----------------------------------3--|
|5/7\5~------2/4\2~-------4/5b~\4~-4--|intro riff
|----------------------------slight---|
|----------------------------bend-----|
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