Hot town, (Cm)sum mer in the cit y, (Cm)back o’ neck get ting (Csus2)dirt y and (G)grit ty.

Been down, (Cm)is n’t it a pit y.

(Cm)Does n’t seem to be a (Csus2)shad ow in the (G)cit y.

All a round, (G7)peo ple look in’ half dead, walk in’ on the side walk na hot ter than a match, yeah.

But at night it’s a (Bb)dif f’rent world,

go out and (Bb)find a girl.

(F)Come on, come on and dance all night, (F)de spite the heat it ’ll (Bb)be al right.

And, (Dm)babe, don’t you (G)know it’s a pit y the (Dm)days can’t (G)be like the nights, in the (Dm)sum mer in the (G)cit y, in the (Dm)sum mer in the (G)cit y.

Cool town, (Cm)eve nin’ in the cit y, (Cm)dressed so fine and a (Csus2)look in’ so (G)pret ty.

Cool cat, (Cm)look in’ for a kit ty.

(Cm)Gon na look in ev ’ry (Csus2)cor ner of the (G)cit y.

Till a I’m (G7)wheez in’ like a bus stop, run nin’ up the stairs, gon na meet you on the roof top.

But at night it’s a (Bb)dif f’rent world,

go out and (Bb)find a girl.

(F)Come on, come on and dance all night, (F)de spite the heat it ’ll (Bb)be al right.

And, (Dm)babe, don’t you (G)know it’s a pit y the (Dm)days can’t (G)be like the nights, in the (Dm)sum mer in the (G)cit y, in the (Dm)sum mer in the (G)cit y.

(Dm)sum mer in the (G)cit y.