Summer In The City

credit to niuguitarman for the chords to the original , i’ve merely transposed it and addEd in the extra bits/key changes from cocker’s version . you could play it as Am with a capo on the 5th fret if you so wished , transpose it 5 steps down using controls if applicable . [ Intro ] Dm | A# ( repeat ) [ Verse 1 : ] Dm Dm/C G/B A# A hot town , summer in the city; back of my neck getting dirty and gritty Dm Dm/C G/B A# A been down , isn’t it a pity; doesn’t seem to be a shadow in the city A A7 all around , people looking half dead Dm D walking on the sidewalk , hotter than a match head [ Chorus : ] G C but at night it’s a different world G C go out and find a girl G C come - on come - on and dance all night G C despite the heat it’ll be alright Em A and babe , don’t you know it’s a pity Em A that the days can’t be like the nights Em A in the summer , in the city Em A in the summer , in the city [ link ] Dm | A# ( repeat ) [ Verse 2 : ] cool town , evening in the city; dressing so fine and looking so pretty cool 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 [ Chorus ] [ link ] [ instrumental break ] chords as Verse [ Chorus ] [ link to Outro ] F#m | B ( repeat ) [ Outro ] ( Verse but up a tone ) Em | Em/C | A/C# | C B |