The Lovin' Spoonful – Summer In The City (Guitar Intro)
Capo 3
Key
-
Versions
(5)
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Speed:
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Chords
Written by John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian and Steve Boone
[Intro] | Fmaj7 Am Am | Fmaj7 Am / | Fmaj7 Am / | 1 - 2 - 3 - /
[Verse]
Am Am/G - Hot town, summer in the city D/F# F E Back of my neck getting dirt and gritty Am Am/G - Been down, isn't it a pity D/F# F E Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city E E7 - All around people lookin' half dead
|2/4 Am |
Walkin' on the sidewalk
|4/4 A7 |
Hotter than a match head
[Chorus]
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 The days can't be like the nights Bm E In the summer in the city Bm E In the summer in the city
[Verse]
Am Am/G Cool town, evenin' in the city D/F# F E Dress so fine and a-lookin' so pretty Am Am/G Cool cat lookin' for a kitty D/F# F E Gonna look in every corner of the city E E7 'Til I'm a-wheezin' like a bus stop
|2/4 Am |
Runnin' up the stairs gonna
|4/4 A7 |
Meet ya on the rooftop
[Chorus]
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 The days can't be like the nights Bm E In the summer in the city Bm E In the summer in the city
[Break]
(Riff)| Am | Fmaj7 | Am | Fmaj7 | |
| Am Am Am7 h>Am Am | Am7 h>Am Am Am G |
| Am Am Am7 h>Am Am | Am7 h>Am Am Am G |
[Verse]
Am Am/G - Hot town, summer in the city D/F# F E Back of my neck getting dirt and gritty Am Am/G - Been down, isn't it a pity D/F# F E Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city E E7 - All around people lookin' half dead
|2/4 Am |
Walkin' on the sidewalk
|4/4 A7 |
Hotter than a match head
[Chorus]
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 The days can't be like the nights Bm E In the summer in the city Bm E In the summer in the city
[Break]
(Riff)| Am | Fmaj7 | Am | Fmaj7 | |
| Am Am Am7 h>Am Am | Am7 h>Am Am Am G |
| Am Am Am7 h>Am Am | Am7 h>Am Am Am G |
[Outro - Verse chords]
| Am Am/G | D/F# - F E | Am Am/G | D/F# - F E | | E E7 | 2/4 Am | 4/4 A7 |
[Chorus chords]
| D G | D G | D G | D G |
| Bm E | Bm E | Bm E | Bm E | (fade out)
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Break Riff
Am Fmaj7
e|--0---------------|--0----------------|
B|--1---------------|--1----------------|
G|--2---------------|--2----------------|
D|--2-0---0-2-0--0--|--3-0---0-3-0---0--|
A|--0---3-------3---|--0---3-------3----|
E|------------------|-------------------|.
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Chart #226
06/07/2020