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The Panic Is On chords by
Loudon Wainwright Iii
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Key: A major•
Verse 1
G
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C
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What this country is comin' to

Some would like to know
F
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D
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If they don't do something by and by
C
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A
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The rich will live and the poor will die
D
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G
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C
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Doggone I mean the panic is on
C
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Can't get no work
Verse 2

can't draw no pay

Things are gettin' worser
F
F

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each and every day
Dm
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D
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Nothin' to eat no place to sleep
C
C

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A
A

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All night long folks

are walkin' the street
D
D

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G

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Doggone I mean the panic
Em
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C
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G
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Em
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is on
C
C

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Saw a man
Verse 3

this morning

walking down the street

No shoes on his feet
F
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You oughta seen the women in their flats
C
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You could hear 'em sayin'
A
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"what kind of man is that?"
D
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Doggone I mean the panic is on
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Interlude 1
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Em
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A
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D
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C
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Em
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All them
Verse 4

landlords done raised the rent

Folks are gettin' broken

and they're badly bent
F
F

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Where they get the dough
D
D

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from goodness knows
C
C

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But if they don't produce
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D
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it in the street they go
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Doggone I mean the panic is on
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Some play
Verse 5

numbers some

read your mind
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Some got rackets of all kinds

Some are trimmin' corns

off of people's feet
C
C

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They got to do something just
A
A

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to make ends meet
D
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C
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Doggone I mean the panic is on
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Some women sellin'
Verse 6

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some sellin' pie

Sellin' gin whiskey and rye
F
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Some are sellin' socks
D
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to support their man
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In fact some sellin' everything they can
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Doggone I mean the panic is on
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C
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Interlude 2
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Em
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A
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D
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C
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I've pawned my clothes
Verse 7


I've pawned my everything

Pawned my jewlery my watch and ring
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Pawned my razor but not my gun
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If luck don't change they'll be
D
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some stealin' done
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Doggone I mean the panic is on
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Old
Verse 8

prohibition's ruined everything

That is why I must sing
F
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D
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Here's one thing I want you all to hear
C
C

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If they don't bring back light
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D
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wine gin and beer
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C
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Em
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Doggone the panic will be on
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • Em

  • C

  • F

  • D

  • A

  • Dm

  • Am

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of The Panic Is On by Loudon Wainwright III is A major.

The primary chords used in The Panic Is On are A, F#m, D, G, E, B.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, F#m, D, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Panic Is On is approximately 86 beats per minute.

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