Van Halen – Panama (Guitar)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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Chords

C#m7 x46600
F#7add11  244300
F*        1x0200 (Fmaj13b5)
[Intro] (begins on the & of beat 1) E Esus4 B E E B D Dsus4 A E Esus4 B E E B D Dsus4 A C#m B Bsus4 B A C#m B Bsus4 B A B (lead riff) [Riff]
  E   A  D   A  D A  A G
Uh...

  E   A  D   A  D A  A G
Oh yeah

  E   A  D   A  D A  A G
Uh huh!
E A D A D A A G [Verse 1]
D    E                       E A D
Jump back, what's that sound?

                                   D
Here she comes, full blast and top down

E                            E   A
 Hot shoe, burnin' down the avenue

Dsus2
  Model citizen, zero discipline

F#7add11
         Don't you know she's coming home with me?

C#m7
    You'll lose her in the turn
N.C. B (lead riff) I'll get her [Chorus]
    E   A  D   A  D A
Panama

A G  E   A  D   A  D A
Pa-nama-ah

A G  E   A  D   A  D A
Pa-nama

A G  E   A  D   A  D A  A G
Pa-nama-ah
[Verse 2]
D E                                       E
  Ain't nothin' like it, her shiny machine

    A        D
Got the feel for the wheel, keep the moving parts clean

D E                           E   A
   Hot shoe burnin' down the avenue

Dsus2
  Got an on ramp comin' through my bedroom

F#7add11
        Don't you know she's coming home with me?

C#m7
    You'll lose her in the turn
N.C. B (lead riff) I'll get her woh-oh [Chorus]
    E   A  D   A  D A
Panama

A G  E   A  D   A  D A
Pa-nama-ah

A G  E   A  D   A  D A
Pa-nama

A G  E    A  D    Csus2 G/B  A5  C5
Pa-nama, oh ho oh ho    ho
[Solo]
B   E   B   E
Woo!
B E C D [Interlude] | Em | Em | C | C | | Em | Em | F* | F* |
Em                                        C
   Yeah, we're runnin' a little bit hot tonight

Em                                                        C
  I can barely see the road from the heat comin' off of it

               Em
Ah, you reach down between my legs

C
  Ease the seat back
[Build Up]
E               F
  She's blindin', I'm flyin'

D/F#                 G
    Right behind the rear view mirror now

E/G#               A
    Got the feelin', power steering

A#6                 B                  N.C.
   Pistons poppin', ain't no stoppin' now
[Chorus]
    E   A  D   A  D A
Panama

A G  E   A  D   A  D A
Pa-nama-ah

A G  E   A  D   A  D A
Pa-nama

A G  E    A  D    A  D A
Pa-nama, oh ho oh ho ho

A G  E   A  D   A  D A
Pa-nama

A G  E    A  D    A  D A
Pa-nama, oh ho oh ho ho

A G  N.C.
Pa-nama