Sultans Of Swing Chords by Dire Straits

Sultans Of Swing chords by Dire Straits (Ver. 4)

Guitar chords with lyrics

Intro: Dm / C  C / Dm / C  C      (Riff Intro.)

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

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

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                Dm          C       Bb          A     Riff 9
you check out Guitar George he knows all the chords
Dm                    C              Bb
mind he's (his) strictly rhythm he doesn't want to
       A             Riff 10
make it cry or sing
F                       C            Riff 11
and an old guitar is all he can afford
Bb                                         Dm   Bb C   Riff 12
when he gets up under the lights to play his thing
Dm                      C     Bb         A              Riff 13
  (and) harry doesnb't mind if he doesn't make the scene
Dm             C        Bb                  A     Riff 14
  he('s) got a daytime job he's doing al(l)right
F                               C          Riff 3
 he can play honky tone just like anything
(He can play the honky tonk like anything)

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

Dm                     C           Bb            A         Riff 16
and a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner
Dm                 C                Bb
drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and
     A       Riff 17
their platform soles
F                                       C             Riff 11
they don't give a damn about ('bout) any trumpet playing band
   Bb                           Dm      Bb C   Riff 18
it ain't what they call rock and roll
                Bb C
and the sultans
                        Dm    Riff 8  (Dm C Bb    Dm  C   A) - 2x
and the sultans played creole
(Yeah the Sultans they played Creole)

Solo 1 -  (Dm   C  Bb  A) - 2x     (F   C   Bb   Dm   Bb C   Bb C)     (Dm C Bb    Dm  C) - 2x

Dm                    C         Bb         A        Riff 19
and then the man he steps right up to the microphone
Dm          C                Bb         A    (A7)   Riff 20
and says at last just as the time bell rings
F                           C          Riff 21
thank you goodnight now it's time to go home
        Bb                  Dm          Bb C   Riff 22
and he makes it fast with one more thing
                  Bb C
we are the sultans
                      Dm      Riff 8   (Dm C Bb    Dm  C) - 2x
we are the sultans of swing

Solo 2 -  (Dm   C  Bb  A) - 3x        (Dm   Bb   C) - 3x      (Dm C Bb    Dm  C) - 2x


 Riff Intro.

E|----------------------------5-8-5-------------------|
B|--------------------6-----6-------6-6-5h6p5---------|
G|-5--5--5/7------7-----7-7--------------------7--5h7-|
D|-5--5--5/7--5/7---7---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


  Riff 1

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-4b(6)r4b(6)r4-|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|


  Riff 2

E|------5-------5---------5-|
B|--------------------------|
G|-2/6-----6---------6------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|


  Riff 3

E|----------------------------|
B|--5---5---6---5---6---5---3-|
G|--5---5---5---5---5---5---3-|
D|--5---5---7---5---7---5---3-|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|


  Riff 4

E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------6-------(7)/---3---6--x---3/5----------------|
G|-----7------7-----------3---3--x---3/5--------------5-|
D|-5/7--7-----------------3---3--x---3/5--------5--7----|
A|-----------------------------------------5/7----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|


  Riff 5

E|------------------------------------|
B|-----10----10--11----10-----8-----6-|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-/11----11--------11-----9-----7----|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|


  Riff 6

E|-10p9----------------------------|
B|--------10-----------------------|
G|---------------9----7/6----------|
D|---------------------------7---5-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


  Riff 7

E|-10--8--------------------------------------|
B|----------10----3--6-----3/5---3--6-----3/5-|
G|-10--9----10----3--3-----3/5---3--3-----3/5-|
D|----------------3--3--3--3/5---3--3--3--3/5-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|


  Riff 8

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6--5--3--6-6p5--5----------10--8\--6--5--3--6-6p5--5---------|
G|-7--5--3--7-7p5--5---7/10---10--9\--5--5--3--7-7p5--5-------5-|
D|-7--5--3--7-7p5--5------------------7--5--3--7-7p5--5----5h7--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------5/7------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|


  Riff 9

E|-2/9---9----8----9----5---|
B|-1/8---8----7----8----5h6-|
G|-2/9---9----8----9----5h7-|
D|----------------------5h7-|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|


  Riff 10

E|----------5----------9-------7------------------------|
B|--------5---5---8b10---10r8-----8b10r8b10---10r8----6-|
G|-7b9--------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|


  Riff 11

E|------------------------------|
B|--------8---------6----6----6-|
G|-7/9-------9\7----7----7----7-|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|


  Riff 12

E|------10--8-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------10-------3--6----3/5--5----------------------|
G|-7/10------------10---3--3----3/5--5---------5---5----5h7-|
D|----------------------3--3----3/5--5-----5h7---7---7------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|


  Riff 13

E|---------------------|
B|-8-------------------|
G|-7b9r7b9r7b9r7b9r7~--|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|


  Riff 14

E|-7/9---9--------------------------------|
B|---------10---------------10------------|
G|------------9------------------12b14r14-|
D|------------------12--11----------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|


  Riff 15

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------3--6--3/5--5---3--6--3/5--5-|
G|------7---10-9\8-7--3--3--3/5--5---3--3--3/5--5-|
D|-5/7----7-----------3--3--3/5--5---3--3--3/5--5-|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|


  Riff 16

E|---------12----------------------13-|
B|-12b14-------14r12--10--------------|
G|-------------------------12/14------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|


  Riff 17

E|-12p9---------------------------------|
B|-------10------------10---------------|
G|----------9---------------12b14r12b14-|
D|-------------12--11-------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|


  Riff 18

E|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------6------3--6--3/5--5---3--6--3/5--5-|
G|------7-----------3--3--3/5--5---3--3--3/5--5-|
D|-5/7----7----7/---3--3--3/5--5---3--3--3/5--5-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|


  Solo 1

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-8b10~--8b10--8b10--8b10r8--6h8p6--5h6p5-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|



E|---------------9--12b13r12---10-----------|
B|------------10------------------10--------|
G|----------9------------------------10-----|
D|-------11-----------------------------12~-|
A|----12------------------------------------|
E|-12---------------------------------------|



E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-10-13~--11h13p11~--10~----11-x-x--9-10~-|
G|------------------------0----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|



E|-----------------13-------------------|
B|-------13-----------13----------------|
G|-12b14----12b14---------14r12--10-10~-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|



E|-11/13-12--------------------------|
B|----------13-----------13~~--13~~--|
G|-------------12-14p12--------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|



E|----------------------------------|
B|-13b15~--15r13p11--13b15~--13b15~-|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|



E|----13p10----10--------------------------------|
B|-10-------10----13b15~--x-10------------3--6-3-|
G|-----------------------------12-10----3--------|
D|------------------------------------3----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|



E|----------------------------------|
B|-----5-6-6/8-6-5h6/8\------3--6-3-|
G|---5---------------------3--------|
D|-5---------------------3----------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|



E|---------------------------|
B|--------------8------------|
G|---5-7-5--7b9---9r7-5-7-7~-|
D|-5-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|


  Riff 19

E|------5----7----/9----/12------10\-|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-2/6----/7---/9----/12-----/10\----|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


  Riff 20

E|-9--9--9-----5--5--5-|
B|-8--8--8-----6--6--6-|
G|-9--9--9-----5--5--5-|
D|-------------7--7--7-|
A|-------------8--8--8-|
E|---------------------|


   Riff 21

E|--------------------------xx6~-|
B|------8------6---6---6----xx6~-|
G|-7/9----9/7--7---7---7---------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|


  Riff 22

E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------6--6-------3--6---3/5-5--3--6---3/5---5-|
D|------7----------7\---3--3---3/5-5--3--3---3/5---5-|
G|-5/7----7----7--------3--3---3/5-5--3--3---3/5---5-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


  Solo 2

E|--------------------|
B|-8b10~--8-6-8p6-----|
G|-----------------7~-|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|



E|---------------------------------------------|
B|-6---8b10r8-8--5h8p5-3h5p3-------------------|
G|---8-----------------------5h7p5-------------|
D|---------------------------------5h7p5-------|
A|---------------------------------------5h7p5-|
E|---------------------------------------------|



E|---------------------|
B|---x-10p8----8-------|
G|-x--------10---10-7~-|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|



E|--------------8--------8--------8--------8--------8------|
B|-----8h10p8-----10p8-----10p8-----10p8-----10p8-----10p8-|
G|-7/9--------9--------9--------9--------9--------9--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|



E|----------10-----------------------------------------|
B|-------10----13p10----10----------------------10-----|
G|-12b14-------------12----12p10----10-------10----12~-|
D|-------------------------------12----10h12-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|



E|-----------------------------12-------10-|
B|-------10~~-------11~~-11b13----13r11----|
G|----10---------10------------------------|
D|-12---------12---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|



E|-13p10----10--13p10----10--13p10----10-13p10-|
B|-------10-----------10-----------10----------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|



E|----10--13p10----10--13p10----10-13p10----10-13-|
B|-11-----------11-----------11----------11-------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|



E|----12--15p12----12--15p12----12--15p12----12--15p12-|
B|-13-----------13-----------13-----------13-----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|



E|----12--15p12----12--15p12----12--15p12----12--15-|
B|-13-----------13-----------13-----------13--------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|



E|----10-13p10----10--13p10----10--13p10----10-13p10-|
B|-10----------10-----------10-----------10----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|



E|----10--13p10----10--13p10----10-13p10----10-13-|
B|-11-----------11-----------11----------11-------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|



E|----12--15p12----12--15p12----12--15p12----12--15p12-|
B|-13-----------13-----------13-----------13-----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|



E|---12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----|
B|13----------13----------13----------13----------13-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|



E|-15b17~-15b17r15-13-15-13-----|
B|--------------------------15~-|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|



E|-13----15b17r15-12h15p12------------------------------|
B|----15-------------------13h15p13---------------------|
G|----------------------------------10h13p10------------|
D|-------------------------------------------9h12p9-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------10\-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

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