Chords for Joe Cocker - Summer In The City (with lyrics)

Tempo:
88.65 bpm
Chords used:

C

Em

A

G

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Joe Cocker - Summer In The City (with lyrics) chords
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[Bb]
[Dm] [Bb]
[Dm] [Bb]
[Dm] [Bb]
[Dm] It's a different world.
Hot time, [Am] summer in the city.
[Bm] Back of my neck [Bb] getting dirty and gritty.
[Dm] I've been down, [Am] isn't it a pity?
[Bm] There doesn't seem to be [Bb] a shadow in the city.
[A] All around, people looking half [F] dead.
Walking on the sidewalk, [D] out of their matches.
[G] But at night, [C] it's a different world.
[G] Go out [C] and find the girl.
[G] Come on, come on, [C] and dance all night.
[G] Despite the heat, [C] it will be [Em] alright.
But babe, [A] don't you know it's a pity?
[Em] The days [A] can be like the night.
[Em] It's summer [A] in the city.
[Em] In the summer, [A] in the city.
[Dm] [Bb]
[Dm] Cool [Am] town, evening in the city.
[G] Dressed so fine, [Bb] it will look so pretty.
[Dm] Cool cat, [Am] looking for a kitty.
[G] Gonna look in [Bb] every corner of the [A] city.
Chill out, [Am] wheezing like a bus [F] stop.
Running up the stairs, [D] gonna meet you on the rooftop.
[G] But at night, [C] it's a different world.
[G] Go out [C] and find the girl.
[G] Come on, come [C] on, and dance all night.
[G] Despite the heat, [C] it will be alright.
[Em] But babe, [A] don't you know it's a pity?
[Em] The days [A] can be like the [Em] night.
It's summer [A] in the city.
[Em] In the summer, [A] in the city.
[Dm]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Bb] [Gm] [Dm]
[E] [Eb] [Gm] [F]
[E] [Eb] [Dm] [C]
[B] [Bb] [Dm] [F]
[B] [Bb] [A]
[F] [D] [G] But at [C] night, it's a different world.
[G] Go [C] out and find the girl.
[G] Come on, come [C] on, and dance all [G] night.
Despite the [C] heat, it will be [Em] alright.
But babe, [A] don't you know it's a [Em] pity?
The days [A] can be like the [Em] night.
It's summer [A] in the city.
[Em] In the summer, [A] in the city.
[Gbm]
[B] [Gbm] [B] [Gbm]
[B] [Gbm] [B] [Em] Cool [Bm] town, [A] [C] [Em] summer in the city.
[Bm] [A] [C] Dressed [Em] so fine, it will look so [Bm] pretty.
[A] [Am] In [Em] the summer, in the city.
[Bm] [A] Dressed [C] [Em]
[D] [Db] so fine, [C] it will [Em] look so pretty.
[Bm] [Db] In the summer, [C] [E] in
[D] [Db] the city.
[C] Cool [Em]
[Bm] [Db] town, summer [C] in [E] the city.
[Bm] [Db] [C] [Em]
Key:  
C
3211
Em
121
A
1231
G
2131
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Em
121
A
1231
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To start learning Joe Cocker - Summer In The City chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: G, C, G, A, Em, A, C, Em, Bm and A. A strategic approach would be to train at 44 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 89. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: D Major.

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] It's a different world.
Hot time, [Am] summer in the city.
[Bm] Back of my neck [Bb] getting dirty and gritty.
[Dm] I've been down, [Am] isn't it a pity?
[Bm] There doesn't seem to be [Bb] a shadow in the city.
[A] All around, people looking half [F] dead.
Walking on the sidewalk, [D] out of their matches.
_ [G] But at night, [C] it's a different world.
[G] Go out [C] and find the girl.
[G] Come on, come on, [C] and dance all night.
[G] Despite the heat, [C] it will be [Em] alright.
But babe, [A] don't you know it's a pity?
[Em] The days [A] can be like the night.
[Em] It's summer [A] in the city.
[Em] In the summer, [A] in the city.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Dm] Cool [Am] town, evening in the city.
[G] Dressed so fine, [Bb] it will look so pretty.
[Dm] Cool cat, [Am] looking for a kitty.
[G] Gonna look in [Bb] every corner of the [A] city.
Chill out, [Am] wheezing like a bus [F] stop.
Running up the stairs, [D] gonna meet you on the rooftop.
_ [G] But at night, [C] it's a different world.
[G] Go out [C] and find the girl.
[G] Come on, come [C] on, and dance all night.
[G] Despite the heat, [C] it will be alright.
[Em] But babe, [A] don't you know it's a pity?
[Em] The days [A] can be like the [Em] night.
It's summer [A] in the city.
[Em] In the summer, [A] in the city.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[E] _ _ [Eb] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[E] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
[B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _
[B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] But at [C] night, it's a different world.
[G] Go [C] out and find the girl.
[G] Come on, come [C] on, and dance all [G] night.
Despite the [C] heat, it will be [Em] alright.
But babe, [A] don't you know it's a [Em] pity?
The days [A] can be like the [Em] night.
It's summer [A] in the city.
[Em] In the summer, [A] in the city.
[Gbm] _ _
[B] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[B] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] Cool [Bm] town, _ [A] _ _ [C] _ [Em] summer in the city.
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] Dressed [Em] so fine, it will look so [Bm] pretty.
_ [A] _ _ [Am] In [Em] the summer, in the city.
[Bm] _ _ [A] Dressed [C] _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ [Db] so fine, [C] it will [Em] look so pretty. _
[Bm] _ [Db] In the summer, [C] _ [E] in _
[D] _ _ [Db] the city.
[C] Cool _ [Em] _ _
[Bm] _ [Db] town, summer [C] in [E] the city. _
[Bm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _

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This song was featured on the Have A Little Faith In Me album.

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