Summer In the City
John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, Steve Boone (The Lovin' Spoonful)


Intro:  |Am  Am/G  |Am/F#  Fmaj7 E|  (2x)

Am          Am/G
  Hot town, summer in the city
Am/F#                   Fmaj7         E
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Am           Am/G
  Been down, isn't it a pity
Am/F#                  Fmaj7       E
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city

E             E7
  All around, people looking half-dead
Am                       A
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head

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


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

Refrain

       |Am               |F7
Notes: |E D C D E D C D  |F D# C D# F D# C D#  (2x; sustain final D#)


Repeat 1st verse

Refrain

       |Am               |F7
Notes: |E D C D E D C D  |F D# C D# F D# C D#  (2x; sustain final D#)