Summer In the City (1966)    (video)    (midi)

 

  Am                 D

1.      Hot town, summer in the city,

     Am                                 D

    back of my neck getting dirty and gritty,

     Am              D                   Am                              D

    been down, isn`t it a pity, doesn`t seem to be a shadow in the city.

 E                 E7

    All round people looking half-dead,

     Am                                  A7        

    walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head.

 

D                           G                    D                    G

   But at night it`s different world,     go out and find a girl,

  D                                    G

come one, come on and dance all night,

  D                           G

you trust in me, it`ll be alright.

         Bm                      E                                     Bm

And Babe, don`t you know, it`s a pity,   that the days

          E                                     Bm                   E

can`t be like the nights,  in the summer, in the city,

           Bm                   E

in the summer, in the city.

 

  Am                   D

2.       Cool town, evening in the city,

     Am                                      D

dressing so fine and you`re looking so pretty,

Am              D                         Am                           D

    cool cat, looking for a kitty, gonna look in every corner of the city,

E                 E7

    till I am wheezing like a bus stop,

    Am                                          A7

    running up the stairs, gonna meet you at the rooftop.   + CHORUS

 

     + 3 = 1   (and fade)

 

    (orig. & midi = capo 3rd)    (Loving Spoonful)