Hot In The City Chords by Billy Idol

Tempo:
111.3 bpm
Chords used:

C

Am

G

Bbm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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billy idol - hot in the city (1982) chords
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[Cm] [N]
[C]
It's hot in the 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] Let's get along, let your love be washed by.
There you can see her looking hot.
And you know [C] [Am] it's hot in the city, hot in the city [C] tonight.
[Am] It's hot [C] [Am] in the city, [C] hot [Am] in the city [C] tonight.
[Am] [C]
[Am] [G] [N]
[C] Stay here, stay here.
Hold on to [Am] your dreams, keep your eyes open, we'll see you on a hot summer night.
[C] Don't be [Am] no fun, don't forget you're young [C] on a [Am] hot summer night.
[G] Sometimes, sometimes you're not.
Go away, you see what you got.
And you [C] know it's hot [Am] in the city, hot in the city tonight.
Hot in the city, hot in the city tonight.
[G]
So the whole world
[Bbm] [Em] knows it's [Gm] hot.
You can hear [G] I'm down now.
I'm just over here in the quarters.
I'm so afraid of my heart.
I'm over being blind.
[C] [F] You can hear the heat now.
[Bbm] [C] [Am] In the city, in the city tonight.
It's hot in the city, it's hot in the city.
There's a smell of hot in the
[C]
[Am] [C] [Am] city.
[C]
[Am] [C] [Am] [C]
[Am]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
Am
2311
G
2131
Bbm
13421111
Cm
13421113
C
3211
Am
2311
G
2131
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To start learning Billy Idol - (Single Version) Hot In The City chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - C, Am and C in sequence. Start with a comfortable 55 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 111. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Ab Major.

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_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It's hot in the 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] Let's get along, let your love be washed by.
There you can see her looking hot.
And you know [C] _ [Am] it's hot in the city, hot in the city [C] tonight.
[Am] _ _ It's hot _ _ [C] _ [Am] in the city, [C] hot [Am] in the city [C] tonight.
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [C] _ _ Stay here, _ _ _ _ stay here. _
_ Hold on to [Am] your dreams, keep your eyes open, we'll see you on a hot summer night.
_ [C] Don't be [Am] no fun, don't forget you're young [C] on a [Am] hot summer _ night.
[G] _ _ Sometimes, sometimes you're not.
Go away, you see what you got.
And you [C] know it's hot [Am] in the city, _ _ hot in the city tonight. _ _ _ _
_ _ Hot in the city, hot in the city tonight. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ So the whole world _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Em] knows it's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] hot.
_ You can hear [G] I'm down now.
_ _ _ I'm just over here in the quarters.
_ _ _ I'm so afraid of my heart.
_ _ _ I'm over being blind. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [F] _ You can hear the heat now. _
[Bbm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] In the city, _ in the city tonight.
_ _ It's hot in the city, _ _ _ _ _ it's hot _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the city. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's a smell of hot in the _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ [Am] city. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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