Learn to play "Hot In the 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.
C Am C Am C Am C Am It's hot here at night, lonely, black and quiet On a hot summer night Don't be afraid of the world we made On a hot summer night G G/F G G/F ‘Cause when a long-legged lovely walks by Yeah, you can see the look in her eye Then you know that it's Chorus: C Am C Am C Am C Am Hot in the city, hot in the city tonight, tonight Hot in the city, hot in the city tonight, tonight For all the dreams and schemes People are as they seem On a hot summer night Don't be no fun, don't forget you're young On a hot summer night A sometime someone you're not Don't wait to see what you've got ‘Cause you know that you're Chorus G G6 G7 G6 We'll walk until my feet drop, G G6 G7 G I'm a train when I'm hateful G G6 G7 G6 Yeah, lay right down now G G6 G7 G and ride until your head breaks G G6 G7 G6 I'm a-walkin' 'til my brain pops G G6 G7 G I will move with the beat now G G6 G7 G6 I'm a chain 'round an A-bomb F I can really feel the heat now - New York! Chorus You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm C F G G6 G7 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 "Hot In the City" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Hot In the City" by Billy Idol.