Sultans Of Swing chords by Dire Straits

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 4)

Intro: DmDm / C majorC C majorC / DmDm / C majorC C majorC   (Riff Intro.)

      DmDm
You get a shiver in the dark
     C majorC      Bb majorBb     A augmentedA    Riff 1
it's raining in the park but meantime
DmDm           C majorC      Bb majorBb     A augmentedA   Riff 2
south of the river you stop and you hold everything
FF                C majorC    Riff 3
a band is blowing Dixie double four time
    Bb majorBb                 DmDm  Bb majorBb C majorC  Riff 4
you feel alright when you hear that music ring

     DmDm       C majorC    Bb majorBb     A augmentedA   Riff 5
you step inside but you don't see too many faces
 DmDm       C majorC            Bb majorBb   A augmentedA   Riff 6
coming in out of the rain to (you) hear the jazz go down
FF            C majorC      Riff 3
too much competition in other places
Bb majorBb                  DmDm   Riff 7
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      Riff 8 (DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb  DmDm C majorC) - 2x
London town

        DmDm     C majorC    Bb majorBb     A augmentedA   Riff 9
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       Riff 10
make it cry or sing
FF            C majorC      Riff 11
and an old guitar is all he can afford
Bb majorBb                     DmDm  Bb majorBb C majorC  Riff 12
when he gets up under the lights to play his thing
DmDm           C majorC   Bb majorBb     A augmentedA       Riff 13
 (and) harry doesnb't mind if he doesn't make the scene
DmDm       C majorC    Bb majorBb         A augmentedA   Riff 14
 he('s) got a daytime job he's doing al(l)right
FF                C majorC     Riff 3
 he can play honky tone just like anything
(He can play the honky tonk like anything)

Bb majorBb           DmDm   Bb majorBb C majorC  Riff 15
 saving it up for friday night
         Bb majorBb C majorC
with the sultans
           DmDm  Riff 8  (DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb  DmDm C majorC) - 2x
with the sultans of swing

DmDm           C majorC      Bb majorBb      A augmentedA     Riff 16
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    Riff 17
their platform soles
FF                    C majorC       Riff 11
they don't give a damn about ('bout) any trumpet playing band
  Bb majorBb              DmDm   Bb majorBb C majorC  Riff 18
it ain't what they call rock and roll
        Bb majorBb C majorC
and the sultans
            DmDm  Riff 8 (DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb  DmDm C majorC  A augmentedA) - 2x
and the sultans played creole
(Yeah the Sultans they played Creole)

Solo 1 - (DmDm  C majorC Bb majorBb A augmentedA) - 2x   (FF  C majorC  Bb majorBb  DmDm  Bb majorBb C majorC  Bb majorBb C majorC)   (DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb  DmDm C majorC) - 2x

DmDm          C majorC     Bb majorBb     A augmentedA    Riff 19
and then the man he steps right up to the microphone
DmDm     C majorC        Bb majorBb     A augmentedA  (A7A7)  Riff 20
and says at last just as the time bell rings
FF              C majorC     Riff 21
thank you goodnight now it's time to go home
    Bb majorBb         DmDm     Bb majorBb C majorC  Riff 22
and he makes it fast with one more thing
         Bb majorBb C majorC
we are the sultans
           DmDm   Riff 8  (DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb  DmDm C majorC) - 2x
we are the sultans of swing

Solo 2 - (DmDm  C majorC Bb majorBb A augmentedA) - 3x    (DmDm  Bb majorBb  C majorC) - 3x   (DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb  DmDm C majorC) - 2x

 Riff Intro.

E MajorE|----------------------------5-8-5-------------------|
BB|--------------------6-----6-------6-6-5h6p5---------|
G+G|-5--5--5/7------7-----7-7--------------------7--5h7-|
D MajorD|-5--5--5/7--5/7---7---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------|


 Riff 1

E MajorE|---------------|
BB|---------------|
G+G|-4b(6)r4b(6)r4-|
D MajorD|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|


 Riff 2

E MajorE|------5-------5---------5-|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|-2/6-----6---------6------|
D MajorD|--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------|


 Riff 3

E MajorE|----------------------------|
BB|--5---5---6---5---6---5---3-|
G+G|--5---5---5---5---5---5---3-|
D MajorD|--5---5---7---5---7---5---3-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------|


 Riff 4

E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------6-------(7)/---3---6--x---3/5----------------|
G+G|-----7------7-----------3---3--x---3/5--------------5-|
D MajorD|-5/7--7-----------------3---3--x---3/5--------5--7----|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------5/7----------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|


 Riff 5

E MajorE|------------------------------------|
BB|-----10----10--11----10-----8-----6-|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-/11----11--------11-----9-----7----|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|


 Riff 6

E MajorE|-10p9----------------------------|
BB|--------10-----------------------|
G+G|---------------9----7/6----------|
D MajorD|---------------------------7---5-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|


 Riff 7

E MajorE|-10--8--------------------------------------|
BB|----------10----3--6-----3/5---3--6-----3/5-|
G+G|-10--9----10----3--3-----3/5---3--3-----3/5-|
D MajorD|----------------3--3--3--3/5---3--3--3--3/5-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|


 Riff 8

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-6--5--3--6-6p5--5----------10--8\--6--5--3--6-6p5--5---------|
G+G|-7--5--3--7-7p5--5---7/10---10--9\--5--5--3--7-7p5--5-------5-|
D MajorD|-7--5--3--7-7p5--5------------------7--5--3--7-7p5--5----5h7--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------5/7------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|


 Riff 9

E MajorE|-2/9---9----8----9----5---|
BB|-1/8---8----7----8----5h6-|
G+G|-2/9---9----8----9----5h7-|
D MajorD|----------------------5h7-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------|


 Riff 10

E MajorE|----------5----------9-------7------------------------|
BB|--------5---5---8b10---10r8-----8b10r8b10---10r8----6-|
G+G|-7b9--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|


 Riff 11

E MajorE|------------------------------|
BB|--------8---------6----6----6-|
G+G|-7/9-------9\7----7----7----7-|
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|


 Riff 12

E MajorE|------10--8-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------10-------3--6----3/5--5----------------------|
G+G|-7/10------------10---3--3----3/5--5---------5---5----5h7-|
D MajorD|----------------------3--3----3/5--5-----5h7---7---7------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------|


 Riff 13

E MajorE|---------------------|
BB|-8-------------------|
G+G|-7b9r7b9r7b9r7b9r7~--|
D MajorD|---------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|


 Riff 14

E MajorE|-7/9---9--------------------------------|
BB|---------10---------------10------------|
G+G|------------9------------------12b14r14-|
D MajorD|------------------12--11----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|


 Riff 15

E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------3--6--3/5--5---3--6--3/5--5-|
G+G|------7---10-9\8-7--3--3--3/5--5---3--3--3/5--5-|
D MajorD|-5/7----7-----------3--3--3/5--5---3--3--3/5--5-|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|


 Riff 16

E MajorE|---------12----------------------13-|
BB|-12b14-------14r12--10--------------|
G+G|-------------------------12/14------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|


 Riff 17

E MajorE|-12p9---------------------------------|
BB|-------10------------10---------------|
G+G|----------9---------------12b14r12b14-|
D MajorD|-------------12--11-------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|


 Riff 18

E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------6------3--6--3/5--5---3--6--3/5--5-|
G+G|------7-----------3--3--3/5--5---3--3--3/5--5-|
D MajorD|-5/7----7----7/---3--3--3/5--5---3--3--3/5--5-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|


 Solo 1

E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|
BB|-8b10~--8b10--8b10--8b10r8--6h8p6--5h6p5-|
G+G|-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|


E MajorE|---------------9--12b13r12---10-----------|
BB|------------10------------------10--------|
G+G|----------9------------------------10-----|
D MajorD|-------11-----------------------------12~-|
A augmentedA|----12------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-12---------------------------------------|


E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|
BB|-10-13~--11h13p11~--10~----11-x-x--9-10~-|
G+G|------------------------0----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|


E MajorE|-----------------13-------------------|
BB|-------13-----------13----------------|
G+G|-12b14----12b14---------14r12--10-10~-|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|


E MajorE|-11/13-12--------------------------|
BB|----------13-----------13~~--13~~--|
G+G|-------------12-14p12--------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|


E MajorE|----------------------------------|
BB|-13b15~--15r13p11--13b15~--13b15~-|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|


E MajorE|----13p10----10--------------------------------|
BB|-10-------10----13b15~--x-10------------3--6-3-|
G+G|-----------------------------12-10----3--------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------3----------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|


E MajorE|----------------------------------|
BB|-----5-6-6/8-6-5h6/8\------3--6-3-|
G+G|---5---------------------3--------|
D MajorD|-5---------------------3----------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|


E MajorE|---------------------------|
BB|--------------8------------|
G+G|---5-7-5--7b9---9r7-5-7-7~-|
D MajorD|-5-------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------|


 Riff 19

E MajorE|------5----7----/9----/12------10\-|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-2/6----/7---/9----/12-----/10\----|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|


 Riff 20

E MajorE|-9--9--9-----5--5--5-|
BB|-8--8--8-----6--6--6-|
G+G|-9--9--9-----5--5--5-|
D MajorD|-------------7--7--7-|
A augmentedA|-------------8--8--8-|
E MajorE|---------------------|


  Riff 21

E MajorE|--------------------------xx6~-|
BB|------8------6---6---6----xx6~-|
G+G|-7/9----9/7--7---7---7---------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|


 Riff 22

E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------6--6-------3--6---3/5-5--3--6---3/5---5-|
D MajorD|------7----------7\---3--3---3/5-5--3--3---3/5---5-|
G+G|-5/7----7----7--------3--3---3/5-5--3--3---3/5---5-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|


 Solo 2

E MajorE|--------------------|
BB|-8b10~--8-6-8p6-----|
G+G|-----------------7~-|
D MajorD|--------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------|


E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|
BB|-6---8b10r8-8--5h8p5-3h5p3-------------------|
G+G|---8-----------------------5h7p5-------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------5h7p5-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------5h7p5-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|


E MajorE|---------------------|
BB|---x-10p8----8-------|
G+G|-x--------10---10-7~-|
D MajorD|---------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|


E MajorE|--------------8--------8--------8--------8--------8------|
BB|-----8h10p8-----10p8-----10p8-----10p8-----10p8-----10p8-|
G+G|-7/9--------9--------9--------9--------9--------9--------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------|


E MajorE|----------10-----------------------------------------|
BB|-------10----13p10----10----------------------10-----|
G+G|-12b14-------------12----12p10----10-------10----12~-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------12----10h12-----------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|


E MajorE|-----------------------------12-------10-|
BB|-------10~~-------11~~-11b13----13r11----|
G+G|----10---------10------------------------|
D MajorD|-12---------12---------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|


E MajorE|-13p10----10--13p10----10--13p10----10-13p10-|
BB|-------10-----------10-----------10----------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|


E MajorE|----10--13p10----10--13p10----10-13p10----10-13-|
BB|-11-----------11-----------11----------11-------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|


E MajorE|----12--15p12----12--15p12----12--15p12----12--15p12-|
BB|-13-----------13-----------13-----------13-----------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|


E MajorE|----12--15p12----12--15p12----12--15p12----12--15-|
BB|-13-----------13-----------13-----------13--------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|


E MajorE|----10-13p10----10--13p10----10--13p10----10-13p10-|
BB|-10----------10-----------10-----------10----------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|


E MajorE|----10--13p10----10--13p10----10-13p10----10-13-|
BB|-11-----------11-----------11----------11-------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|


E MajorE|----12--15p12----12--15p12----12--15p12----12--15p12-|
BB|-13-----------13-----------13-----------13-----------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|


E MajorE|---12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----|
BB|13----------13----------13----------13----------13-|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|


E MajorE|-15b17~-15b17r15-13-15-13-----|
BB|--------------------------15~-|
G+G|------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|


E MajorE|-13----15b17r15-12h15p12------------------------------|
BB|----15-------------------13h15p13---------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------10h13p10------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------9h12p9-----|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------10\-|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|

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