Sultans Of Swing chords by Dire Straits

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 3)

Difficulty: Novice


key: DmDm

(single snare beat)
DmDm / C-C / DmDm / C-C
Intro lead
      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-C
you feel alright when you hear that music ring

        DmDm       C majorC    Bb majorBb     A augmentedA
(Now) 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 too many other places
Bb majorBb                  DmDm
but not too many horns can make that sound
(But not too many horns are blowing that sound)
Bb-C
    way on downsouth
Bb-C
    way on downsouth
DmDm       Dm-C-Bb-C    Dm-C-Bb-C
London town

        DmDm     C majorC    Bb majorBb     A augmentedA
you check out Guitar George he knows all the chords
DmDm                         C majorC  Bb majorBb       A augmentedA
mind he's (his) strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
FF            C majorC
and an old guitar is all he can afford
Bb majorBb                       DmDm  Bb-C
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-C
 saving it up for friday night
         Bb-C
with the sultans
           DmDm   Dm-C-Bb-C
with the sultans of swing
               Dm-C-Bb-C

    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      A augmentedA
drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
FF                    C majorC
they don't give a damn about ('bout) any trumpet playing band
  Bb majorBb              DmDm   Bb-C
it ain't what they call rock and roll
        Bb-C
and the sultans
            DmDm   Dm-C-Bb-C
and the sultans played creole
(Yeah the Sultans they played Creole)

                Dm-C-Bb-C

Lead 1: (chords:Follow 1 full verse)

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-C
and he makes it fast with one more thing
         Bb-C
we are the sultans
           DmDm    Dm-C-Bb-C
we are the sultans of swing

DmDm   -    C majorC    -    Bb majorBb   -    C majorC
1.25      0.5      2.25       4.0

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