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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N
O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #
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Lyrics and Chords

Intro: 0:00
Dm | Dm | Dm              | Dm
         Summer night city.
Dm | Dm | Dm              | Dm
         Summer night city.

Chorus 1: 0:15
 Dm                    |  Dm
Waiting for the sunrise, soul dancing in the dark.
 Dm              | Dm
Summer night city.
 Dm                     |  Dm
Walking in the moonlight, love making in the park.
 Dm              | Dm
Summer night city.

Verse 1: 0:30
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 going strong.

Bridge 1: 0:45
D     D7         Gm
  I know what's waiting
           D D7 | Gm D
There for me.
D    D7        Gm
  Tonight I'm loose and
        D  D7 | Gm   D
Fancy free.     Ah - ah.

-= Modulation to Key Gm =-

Verse 2: 1:00
  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 dynamo.

Pre-chorus 1: 1:14
 D#               Cm7
Lots to take and lots to give,
 F                   Gm         | Gm!!
Time to breathe and time to live.

-= Return to Key Dm =-

Chorus 2: 1:24
 Dm                    |  Dm
Waiting for the sunrise, soul dancing in the dark.
 Dm              | Dm
Summer night city.
 Dm                     |  Dm
Walking in the moonlight, love making in the park.
 Dm              | Dm
Summer night city.

Verse 3: 1:38
Dm            A#
It's elusive, call it glitter,
 C                 Dm
Somehow something turns me on.
 Dm              A#
Some folks only see the litter,
 C                   Dm
We don't miss them when they're gone.

Bridge 2: 1:53
D    D7       Gm
  I love the feeling
       D   D7 | Gm D
In the air.
D     D7      Gm
  My kind of people
       D   D7 | Gm   D
Everywhere.     Ah - ah.

-= Modulation to Key Gm =-

Verse 4: 2:07
  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 dynamo.

Verse 5: 2:22
Gm              D#
And tomorrow, when it's dawning
F                     Gm
And the first birds starts to sing,
Gm                D#
In the pale light of the morning
 F                 Gm
Nothing's worth remembering.

Pre-chorus 2: 2:36
D#                Cm7
It's a dream it's out of reach,
  F                 Gm          | Gm!!
Scattered driftwood on the beach.

-= Return to Key Dm =-

Chorus 3: 2:46
 Dm                    |  Dm
Waiting for the sunrise, soul dancing in the dark.
 Dm              | Dm
Summer night city.
 Dm                     |  Dm
Walking in the moonlight, love making in the park.
 Dm              | Dm
Summer night city.

Chorus 4: 3:00
 Dm                    |  Dm
Waiting for the sunrise, soul dancing in the dark.
 Dm              | Dm
Summer night city.
 Dm                     |  Dm
Walking in the moonlight, love making in the park.
 Dm              | Dm
Summer night city.

Chorus 5: 3:15
 Dm                    |  Dm
Waiting for the sunrise, soul dancing in the dark.
 Dm              | Dm
Summer night city.
 Dm                     |  Dm
Walking in the moonlight, love making in the park.
 Dm              | Dm
Summer night city...

Key

key
Dm
original
key
Dm
D#m C#m
transpose
capo
on
0 fret
not in use
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B

Chord Fingerings

Official Music Video
1979-80 Tour of North America and Europe
FULL STUDIO VERSION FROM JAPAN TV SPECIAL

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