[Primeira Parte]

       A                 D  A
In the heart of the city
          A               D  A
Where the alligators roam
      A                D  A
I'm a little lost when
      A                  D  A
Ain't got no place to go

      A                    D  A
Now I ain't got one minute
           A              D  A
Just gotta sit on my back
       A               D  A 
I left home in a hurry
         A                D  A
'Til I'm never going back

[Refrão]

    E
I'm looking for a home
       D            A
In the heart of the city

( A  D  A )

[Segunda Parte]

        A                      D  A
Now I'm stepping on the street
        A                    D  A
And I'm stepping up the hill
        A                   D  A
And I'm looking for a lover
         A                  D  A
Looking, looking everywhere

          A                 D  A
Maybe I'm in with a chance?
       A              D  A
I hear clickety clack
       A            D  A
It's a girl my lord

I see her

A
  Stop
A
  Check
        D      A
Turning double fast

[Refrão]

    E
I'm looking for a lover
       D            A
In the heart of the city

( A  D  A )

[Refrão]

    E
I'm looking, I'm looking

I'm looking, I'm looking

I'm looking, looking

Looking, looking

Looking everywhere
       D            A
In the heart of the city

( A  D  A )

[Terceira Parte]

            A                 D  A
Well in the heart of the city
          A                 D  A
Well it's part of the stars
            A              D  A
I hear that cassette music
     A                D  A
On a thousand guitars

         A                     D  A
Hey, the boys are on the prowl
        A                 D  A
They're checking out meat
            A                D  A
They know a bird in the hand
         A                 D  A
Is worth two on the street

[Refrão]

        E
They're checking the meat
       D            A
In the heart of the city

( A  D  A )

A
  Well I said

[Final]

    A
The heart, heart
D        A
  Of the city
A
  Heart, heart
D    A
  Oh yeah

A
  Heart, heart
D        A
  Of the city
A
  Heart, heart
D    A
  Oh yeah