Summer in the City — The Lovin' Spoonful
Chords and lyrics for Summer in the City by The Lovin' Spoonful (key of Am).
Intro
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F - E - F - E - F - E G
Verse 1
[Am] Hot town, [Am/G]summer in the city; [D/F#]back of my neck getting [F]dirty and [E]gritty
[Am] Been down, [Am/G]isn't it a pity; [D/F#]doesn't seem to be a [F]shadow in the [E]city
[E] All around, [E7]people looking half dead
[Am]Walking on the sidewalk, [A7]hotter than a match head
Chorus
[D] But at night it's a [G]different world
[D] Go out and [G]find a girl
[D] Come-on come-on and [G]dance all night
[D] Despite the heat it'll [G]be alright
And [Bm]babe, don't you [E]know it's a pity
That the [Bm]days can't [E]be like the nights
In the [Bm]summer, in the [E]city
In the [Bm]summer, in the [E]city
Verse 2
[Am] Cool town, [Am/G]evenin' in the city; [D/F#]dressed so fine and [F]lookin' so [E]pretty
[Am] Cool cat, [Am/G]lookin' for a kitty; [D/F#]gonna look in every [F]corner of the [E]city
[E] Till I'm [E7]wheezin' like a bus stop
[Am]Runnin' up the stairs, gonna [A]meet you on the rooftop
Chorus
[D] But at night it's a [G]different world
[D] Go out and [G]find a girl
[D]Come-on come-on and [G]dance all night
[D]Despite the heat it'll [G]be alright
And [Bm]babe, don't you [E]know it's a pity
The [Bm]days can't [E]be like the nights
In the [Bm]summer, in the [E]city
In the [Bm]summer, in the [E]city
Break
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Am - - - F - - - (x2) Am - Am/G - D/F# - F E (x2)
Verse 3
[Am] Hot town, [Am/G]summer in the city; [D/F#]back of my neck getting [F]dirty and [E]gritty
[Am] Been down, [Am/G]isn't it a pity; [D/F#]doesn't seem to be a [F]shadow in the [E]city
[E] All around, [E7]people looking half dead
[Am]Walking on the sidewalk, [A]hotter than a match head
Chorus
[D] But at night it's a [G]different world
[D] Go out and [G]find a girl
[D]Come-on come-on and [G]dance all night
[D]Despite the heat it'll [G]be alright
And [Bm]babe, don't you [E]know it's a pity
The [Bm]days can't [E]be like the nights
In the [Bm]summer, in the [E]city
In the [Bm]summer, in the [E]city
Break
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Am - - - F - - - (x2) Am - Am/G - D/F# - F E (x2)
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E - E7 - Am - A - - -
Play chorus chords through and end on E
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