summer in the city

Summer in the City
Lovin' Spoonful


INTRO RIFF x3 (free timing):

e|
B|
G| 1 0
D|
A|
E| 3

VERSE 1:

Cm Bb
Hot town, summer in the city
F Ab
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty [*see below]
Cm Bb
Been down, Isn't it a pity
F Ab
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
G G7
All around, people looking half dead
Cm C
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head.

CHORUS:

F Bb
But at night it's a different world
F Bb
Go out and find a girl
F Bb
Come-on come-on and dance all night
F Bb
Despite the heat it'll be alright
Dm G
And Babe, don't you know it's a pity
Dm G
That the days can't be like the nights
Dm G Dm G
In the summer, In the city, In the summer, In the city

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 at the rooftop.

But at night it's a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come-on come-on and dance all night
Despite the heat it'll be alright
And Babe, don't you know it's a pity
That the days can't be like the nights
In the summer, In the city, In the summer, In the city

Bridge has two parts -=1/16note

Part I
Cm Ab7
~ ~
e|--------|--------|--------|---------|
B|--------|--------|--------|---------|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------.|
D|5---3-3-|5-3---3-|6---4-4-|6-4---4-.|
A|-----6--|----6---|-----6--|----6----|
E|--------|--------|--------|---------|
(Traffic noises, etc (play it in your car!))

Part II
(no chord)
e|(15)---(15)---(15)(15)--(15)---(15)(15)--(15)---(15)(15)--(15)-(15) .|
B|(13)---(13)---(12)(13)--(13)---(12)(13)--(13)---(13)(12)--(12)-(12) .|
|
Repeat VERSE 1

Repeat CHORUS

Repeat Bridge

VERSE 1 (no vocal)
CHORUS and fade (no vocal)

[* Alternate chords for this line:

Ab G
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty]