A D                   A     E 
    Somewhere out on that horizon 
A D                 A     E 
    Out beyond the neon lights 
A D                        A        E 
    I know there must be something better 
A D              E               A 
    But there's nowhere else in sight  
A D               A      E 
    It's survival in the city 
A D                     A      E 
    When you live from day to day 
A D                     A         E 
    City streets don't have much pity, no 
A D               E                    A     D 
    When you're down that's where you stay, ohh

         E     D    A    D 
In the city, ahaa, ohh, ohh 
               E  D A 
In the city, ahaa

A D   A E   A D   A E

A D                 A      E 
    I was born here in the city 
A D                 A         E 
    With my back against the wall 
A D                              A     E 
    Nothing grows and life ain't very pretty 
A D                    E                 A 
   No one's there to catch you when you fall  
A D                   A     E 
    Somewhere out on that horizon 
A D                    A   E 
    Far away from the neon sky 
A D                        A        E 
    I know there must be something better 
A D               E            A     D 
    And I can't stay another night, ohh

         E     D    A    D 
In the city, ahaa, ohh, ohh 
         E     D  A D 
In the city, ahaa 
         E D A D 
In the city 
         E D A D 
In the city 
          E     D  A D 
In the city, ahaa