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                      HOT IN THE CITY - Billy Idol
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INTRO hit Amaj for 10 secs;  
then  Dmaj   E   F   E   Dmaj   E   F   Gx 2 
then  Dmaj   E   F   E   F   F   F   F   F   F   F   F  F  
 Cmaj/    A   Cmaj/    A  
Stranger,  stranger,  
     A           Cmaj       A                 Cmaj         A     Cmaj       A   Cmaj/ A  
It's hot here at night, lonely, black and quiet on a hot summer night
    A      Cmaj            A        Cmaj         A     Cmaj      A   Cmaj/ A  
Don't be afraid of the world we made on a hot summer night
Cmaj'Cause Dwhen Fa loGng-legged lovely walks bGy and you seGe the look in her eye
                       G          Cmaj       A         Cmaj           A   Cmaj/   A  
Then you know that it's hot in the city, hot in the city tonight
         Cmaj      A          Cmaj        A   Cmaj/      A  G  
Hot in the city, hot in the city tonight, tonight
 Cmaj/    A   Cmaj/ A  
Stranger,  stranger
AFor all the dCmajreams and schAemes, people aCmajre as they seAem
AOn a Cmajhot sumAmer nCmajight,  doAn't Cmajbe no fAun don't foCmajrget you're yAoung
AOn a hCmajot sumAmer niCmajght
 Emaj/              G     Emaj      G      Emaj                G    Emaj    G  
A  sometime someone you're not,  don't wait to see what you got
                           G           Cmaj       A          Cmaj       A   Cmaj/ A  
'Cause you know that you're hot  in the city,  hot in the city tonight
         Cmaj      A          Cmaj        A   Cmaj/       A(G)
Hot in the city, hot in the city tonight, tonight
(Stay on G) then  Dmaj   E   F   E   Dmaj   E   F  G  
 Dmaj/                      E   F/             E  
Gonna walk until my feet drop,     
       Dmaj/                E   F/ G  
I'm a train when I'm hateful
        Dmaj/         E   E/      F   Dmaj/          E   F/ G  
Yeah, lay right down now and ride until your head breaks
      Dmaj/                    E   E/          F   Dmaj/              E   F/  G  
I'm a-walkin' 'til my brain pops     I will move with the beat now
         Dmaj           E   F/            E  F  
I'm a chain 'round an A-bomb I can really feel the heat now
FNew York!
         Cmaj      A          Cmaj        A   Cmaj/       A  
Hot in the city, hot in the city tonight, tonight  (etc play out to this)

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Hot In The City

by Billy Idol

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Dmaj

Cmaj

Emaj

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HOT IN THE CITY - Billy Idol

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INTRO hit Amaj for 10 secs;

Dmaj E F E Dmaj E F G

then x 2

Dmaj E F E F F F F F F F F F

then

Cmaj A Cmaj A

/ /

Stranger, stranger,

A Cmaj A Cmaj A Cmaj A Cmaj A

It's hot here at night, lonely, black and quiet on a hot summer night

A Cmaj A Cmaj A Cmaj A Cmaj A

Don't be afraid of the world we made on a hot summer night

Cmaj D F G G G

'Cause when a long-legged lovely walks by and you see the look in her eye

G Cmaj A Cmaj A Cmaj A

Then you know that it's hot in the city, hot in the city tonight

Cmaj A Cmaj A Cmaj A G

Hot in the city, hot in the city tonight, tonight

Cmaj A Cmaj A

/ /

Stranger, stranger

A Cmaj A Cmaj A

For all the dreams and schemes, people are as they seem

A Cmaj A Cmaj A Cmaj A Cmaj A

On a hot summer night, don't be no fun don't forget you're young

A Cmaj A Cmaj

On a hot summer night

Emaj G Emaj G Emaj G Emaj G

A sometime someone you're not, don't wait to see what you got

G Cmaj A Cmaj A Cmaj A

'Cause you know that you're hot in the city, hot in the city tonight

Cmaj A Cmaj A Cmaj A G

/ ()

Hot in the city, hot in the city tonight, tonight

G Dmaj E F E Dmaj E F G

(Stay on ) then

Dmaj E F E

/ /

Gonna walk until my feet drop,

Dmaj E F G

/ /

I'm a train when I'm hateful

Dmaj E E F Dmaj E F G

/ / / /

Yeah, lay right down now and ride until your head breaks

Dmaj E E F Dmaj E F G

/ / / /

I'm a-walkin' 'til my brain pops I will move with the beat now

Dmaj E F E F

I'm a chain 'round an A-bomb I can really feel the heat now

New York!

Cmaj A Cmaj A Cmaj A

Hot in the city, hot in the city tonight, tonight (etc play out to this)

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