ABBA - Summer Night City: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Summer Night City" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Dm
Waiting for the sunrise
soul dancing in the dark
Summer night city
Dm
Walking in the moonlight
love making in the park
Summer night city

Dm               A#
In the sun I feel  like sleeping
C                  Dm
I can't take it for  too long
Dm            A#
My impatience slowly creeping
C                 Dm
up my spine and go - ing strong

D7      D7/C          Gm/A#          Gm       D7 D7/C  Gm/A# D/A
  I know    what's wai  -  ting there  for me
D7       D7/C         Gm/A#       Gm          D7 D7/C
  Tonight    I'm loose     and fan - cy free
  Gm/A#  D/A
  Ah  -  ah

Chorus:
Gm                       D#
When the night comes with  the action
F                    Gm
I just know it's time  to go
Gm                      D#
Can't resist the strange  attraction
F                 Gm
From that giant dy - namo
D#                   Cm
Lots to take and lots  to give
F                       Gm
Time to breathe and time  to live

Waiting for the sunrise,
soul dancing in the dark
Summer night city
Walking in the moonlight,
love-making in a park
Summer night city

It's elusive, call it glitter
Somehow something turns me on
Some folks only see the litter
We don't miss them when they're gone

I love the feeling in the air
My kind of people everywhere

Chorus:
When the night comes with the action
I just know it's time to go
Can't resist the strange attraction
From that giant dynamo
And tomorrow, when it's dawning
And the first birds start to sing
In the pale light of the morning
Nothing's worth remembering
It's a dream, it's out of reach
Scattered driftwood on the beach

Waiting for the sunrise,
soul dancing in the dark
Summer night city
Walking in the moonlight,
love-making in a park
Summer night city
Waiting for the sunrise,
soul dancing in the dark
Summer night city
Walking in the moonlight,
love-making in a park
Summer night city
Waiting for the sunrise,
soul dancing in the dark
Summer night city
Walking in the moonlight,
love-making in a park
Summer night city
Waiting for the sunrise,
soul dancing in the...


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#

Guitar chord D#

D7

Guitar chord D7

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Summer Night City" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Summer Night City" by ABBA.

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