Panic In Detroit

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.