Sultans Of Swing Live chords by Mark Knopfler

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Performance: A Night in London

Key: Dm

Intro:

Dm

Verse 1:
          Dm
You get a shiver in the dark
       C              Bb       A        A7
It's a raining in the park but meantime
Dm                      C            Bb        A
South of the river, you stop and you hold everything
F                               C          Bb
A band is blowing Dixie, double-four time
Bb                                        Dm   Bb   C
You feel alright when you hear that music ring

Verse 2:
              Dm
(Well now you step) inside,
        C         Bb       A     A7
But you don't see too many faces
Dm                   C                   Bb      A
Coming in out of the rain, they hear the jazz go down
F                             C
Competition in too many other places
Bb                                 Dm    Bb   C
Ya but the horns they blowin' that…sound
                  Bb   C
Way on down south
C                    Dm
Way on ‘dowwwn south,
       Bb            C C  Dm Bb C C
London town…all right

Verse 3:
             Dm            C Bb A
Check it out guitar George
                            A7     Dm
Why he knows all them fancy chords
 Dm                    C
(Mind, it's strictly) rhythm,
           Bb              A
He doesn't want to make it cry….sing
F                     C
Said an old guitar is all he can afford
Bb                               Dm          Bb  C      Dm
Gets up under the lights and play….that thing…    ’yaaah

Verse 4:
Dm                C          Bb      A                     Dm
And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make that fancy scene
Dm            C         Bb            A
Got a daytime job, he's doing quite alright I guess
 F                                        C
(He) can play the honky-tonk just like anything
Bb                   Dm    Bb C
Save it for a Friday night
                 Bb C
With the Sultans
C                       Dm   Dm Bb C   Dm Bb  C
Ya we’re the Sultans of Swing      ya

Verse 5:
       Dm                 C         Bb          A                   Dm
Said a crowd of boys into foolin' ‘round in the corner
Dm               C                 Bb          A
Dressed in their baggies and their best king’s robe
F                         C
Don’t give a damn about a trumpet playin' band
Bb                                    Dm  Bb  C
That ain't what they ‘callin rock and roll
           Bb   C
The Sultans
C                               Dm   Dm Bb C  Dm Bb C
Oh yeah, the Sultans, they play Creole

[Instrumental]
Dm  C  Bb  A
Dm  C  Bb  A
F   C  Bb  Dm
Bb  C  Bb  C
Dm  Eb C   C
Dm  Eb C   C

Verse 6:
Dm               C           Bb        A          Dm
Then the man, he steps right up to the microphone
Dm           C      Bb        A    A7
Says at last,as the time bell rings
F                                   C
Then you goodnight,now it's time to go home
Bb                         Dm   Bb  C
Make it fast with one more thing
C                  Bb  C
We are the Sultans
C                            Dm  Dm Bb C  Dm Bb C
Ya, we are the Sultans ‘ovvv swing…    ya

[Instrumental 2]
Dm  Bb  C  (Keep repeating these 3 chords. Stop during piano solo. Resume when Knopler resumes)

Outro:
C C C