Sultans Of Swing 2 chords by Dire Straits

Chords with lyrics

Intro: DmDm / C majorC C majorC / DmDm / C majorC C majorC

      DmDm
you get a shiver in the dark
     C majorC      Bb majorBb    A augmentedA
it’s raining in the park but meantime
DmDm           C majorC      Bb majorBb     A augmentedA
south of the river you stop and you hold everything
FF                C majorC
a band is blowing Dixie double four time
    Bb majorBb                 DmDm  Bb majorBb C majorC
you feel alright when you hear that music ring


      DmDm       C majorC    Bb majorBb     A augmentedA
 you step inside but you don’t see too many faces
 DmDm       C majorC            Bb majorBb   A augmentedA
coming in out of the rain to (you) hear the jazz go down
FF            C majorC
too much competition in other places
Bb majorBb                  DmDm
but not too many horns can make that sound
(But not too many horns are blowing that sound)
Bb majorBb C majorC
    way on downsouth
Bb majorBb C majorC
    way on downsouth
DmDm       DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb C majorC    DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb C majorC
London town

        DmDm     C majorC    Bb majorBb     A augmentedA
you check out Guitar George he knows all the chords
DmDm          C majorC       Bb majorBb
mind he’s (his) strictly rhythm he doesn’t want to
    A augmentedA
make it cry or sing
FF            C majorC
and an old guitar is all he can afford
Bb majorBb                     DmDm  Bb majorBb C majorC
when he gets up under the lights to play his thing
DmDm           C majorC   Bb majorBb     A augmentedA
 (and) harry doesnb’t mind if he doesn’t make the scene
DmDm       C majorC    Bb majorBb         A augmentedA
 he(’s) got a daytime job he’s doing al(l)right
FF                C majorC
 he can play honky tone just like anything
(He can play the honky tonk like anything)


Bb majorBb           DmDm   Bb majorBb C majorC
 saving it up for friday night
         Bb majorBb C majorC
with the sultans
           DmDm   DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb C majorC
with the sultans of swing
               DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb C majorC

DmDm           C majorC      Bb majorBb      A augmentedA
and a crowd of young boys they’re fooling around in the corner
DmDm         C majorC        Bb majorBb
drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and
   A augmentedA
their platform soles
FF                    C majorC
they don’t give a damn about (’bout) any trumpet playing band
  Bb majorBb              DmDm   Bb majorBb C majorC
it ain’t what they call rock and roll
        Bb majorBb C majorC
and the sultans
            DmDm   DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb C majorC
and the sultans played creole
(Yeah the Sultans they played Creole)

                DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb C majorC


DmDm          C majorC     Bb majorBb     A augmentedA
and then the man he steps right up to the microphone
DmDm     C majorC        Bb majorBb     A augmentedA  (A7A7)
and says at last just as the time bell rings
FF              C majorC
thank you goodnight now it’s time to go home
    Bb majorBb         DmDm     Bb majorBb C majorC
and he makes it fast with one more thing
         Bb majorBb C majorC
we are the sultans
           DmDm    DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb C majorC
we are the sultans of swing

Sultans Of Swing 2 chords

These are the correct chords for Sultans of Swing.  It's simply Dm, C, Bb, A, & F.  It's best to play all of the chords except A as Barre chords, especially the Dm because this is where the opening notes come from. 

For example, start at the 5th fret and play the Dm, slide down to the 3th fret and play the C, slide down to the 1st fret and play the Bb, then you are right there for the A.  The transition to the F should be simple if you play the like a Barre and drop your middle finger to pivot for the F.  The strumming pattern is not hard if you just listen to the song.