E E E A D                 A    E
         Somewhere out on that horizon
         Out beyond the neon lights
         I know there must be something better
         D                   E       A             E        D
         But there's nowhere else in sight.     Wo-oh-oh-oh

         It's survival in the city, children
         When you live from day to day
         City streets don't have much pity, no
                     E                     A
         When you're down that's where you stay

A        D/A   E/A         D/A     E    A
               IN THE CITY
                                              G   D  A  E
               IN THE CITY

         Guitar solo
         I was born here in the city
         With my back against the wall
         Nothing grows and life ain't very pretty
         No-one's there to catch you when you fall

         Somewhere out on that horizon
         Far away from the neon sky
         I know there must be something, must be something better
         And I can't stay another night

     A        D/A   E/A         D/A     E    A
               IN THE CITY
                                              G   D  A  E
               IN THE CITY