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(E5)Dan ger, in the (E5)shape of (E5)some thing wild.
(E5)Stran ger dressed in (E5)black, she’s a hun gry child.
When (E)No one knows who she is, (A)boys or what her name is.
When (E)I don’t know where she came (A)walks from, or what her game is.
Hot child in the (E)cit y.
Hot child in the (E)cit y.
Run nin’ wild and look in’ (E)pret ty.
Hot child in the (E)cit y.
(E5)So young, to be (E5)loose and on her own.
(E5)Young boys, they all (E5)want she’s to take her home.
When (E)she comes down town, she the (A)boys all stop and stare.
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When (E)she comes down town, she she (A)walks like she just don’t care, yeah.
Hot child in the (E)cit y.
Hot child in the (E)cit y.
Run nin’ wild and look in’ (E)pret ty.
Hot child in the (E)cit y.
(E5)So young, to be (E5)loose and on her own.
(B)Come on down to my place, ba by.
We’ll talk a bout (E)love.
(B)Come on down to my place, wom an.
We’ll make (B7sus4)love.
H hot child in the (E)cit y.
Hot child in the (E)cit y.
She’s kind a dan ger (Hot ous.
child in the (E)cit y.) Young child.
(Run nin’ wild and look in’ (E)pret ty.) Young child, run nin’ (Hot wild.
child in the (E)cit y.) A hot child in the (A)cit y.
(Hot child in the (E)cit y.) Hot child in the (A)cit y.
(Hot child in the (E)cit y.) Hot child in the (A)cit y.
(Hot child in the (E)cit y.) Hot child in the (A)cit y.
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This page shows “Hot Child In The City” by Nick Gilder in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of E at 111 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.