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.

Intro(sounds better played at 7th fret with no thirds)
B G A
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|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-----|
|------------------------------------|
He looked... Drove a diesel van

|D |E
|
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
|
The only survivor of the National People's Gang

D C |D C
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|7------------5----------------------------------------------|
|7------------5---5br-------------------------------5br------|
|7------------5/7-------7p5-7~------------------5-7-------7--|
|5------------3----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
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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