Summer In The City
1966
The Lovin Spoonful
BbCCmDmEbEb-5FGG#7G#M7G711 chords used in this song
| Cm | Eb |
| CmHot town, | Ebsummer in the city |
| Eb-5 | G#M7 |
| Eb-5Back of my neck getting | G#M7dirty and gritty |
| Cm | Eb |
| CmBeen down, | Ebisn't it a pity |
| Eb-5 | G#M7 |
| Eb-5Doesn't seem to be a | G#M7shadow in the city |
| G | G7 |
| GAll around, | G7people looking half dead |
| Cm | C |
| CmWalking on the sidewalk, | Chotter than a match head |
| F | Bb |
| FBut at night it's a | Bbdifferent world |
| F | Bb |
| FGo out and | Bbfind a girl |
| F | Bb |
| FCome-on come-on and | Bbdance all night |
| F | Bb |
| FDespite the heat it'll | Bbbe alright |
| Dm | G |
| DmAnd babe, don't you | Gknow it's a pity |
| Dm | G |
| That the | Dmdays can't | Gbe like the nights |
| Dm | G |
| In the | Dmsummer, in the | Gcity |
| Dm | G |
| In the | Dmsummer, in the | Gcity |
| Cm | Eb |
| CmCool town, | Ebevening in the city |
| Eb-5 | G#M7 |
| Eb-5Dressing so fine and | G#M7looking so pretty |
| Cm |
| CmCool cat, looking for a kitty |
| Gonna look in every corner of the city |
| Till I'm wheezing like a bus stop |
| Running up the stairs, gonna meet you on the rooftop |
| F | Bb |
| FBut at night it's a | Bbdifferent world |
| F | Bb |
| FGo out and | Bbfind a girl |
| F | Bb |
| FCome-on come-on and | Bbdance all night |
| F | Bb |
| FDespite the heat it'll | Bbbe alright |
| Dm | G |
| DmAnd babe, don't you | Gknow it's a pity |
| Dm | G |
| That the | Dmdays can't | Gbe like the nights |
| Dm | G |
| In the | Dmsummer, in the | Gcity |
| Dm | G |
| In the | Dmsummer, in the | Gcity |
| Cm | Eb | Eb-5 | G#M7 |
| Cm | Eb | Eb-5 | G#M7 |
| Cm | Eb | Eb-5 | G#M7 |
| Cm | Eb | Eb-5 | G#M7 |
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