Sultans Of Swing Official by Dire Straits
Tuning: EADGBE
key:Dm
CHORDS
STRUMMING
WHOLE SONG / 42 by
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[Intro]
Dm
[verse 1]
om
You get a shiver in the dark, It's
c
Bb
raining in the park
A
But meantime
AT Dm
South of the river
c BoA
You stop and you hold everything
F
A band is blowing Dixie
c
Double four time
Bb
You feel alright
When you hear the music ring
Dn Bb C Dm
Well now you step inside
c BoA
But you don't see too many faces
AT Dm c
Coming in out of the rain
Bb OA
they hear the jazz go down
F c
Competition in other places
os
c Bb A ar F
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Bb
Uh but the horns they blowin’
Dm Bb
that sound
[Pre-Chorus]
c Bb
Way on downsouth
c
Way on downsouth
[Chorus]
Dm Bb
London town
cbmc Bbc
[Verse 2]
Dm c
Check out guitar George
Bb A
He knows all the chords
a7 Dn
Mind, it's strictly rhythm
c Bb A
He doesn't want to make it ery or
sing
F c
They said an old guitar is all he
can affordBb
When he gets up under the
lights to play his thing
Dm Bb C Dm c
And Harry doesn’t
Bb A
mind if he doesn't make the
ar
scene
Dm c Bb
He's got a daytime job, he's
A
doing alright
F
He can play the honky tonk like
c
anything
Bb Dm
Savin’ it up, for Friday night
Bb
[Pre-Chorus]
c Bb
with the Sultans
c bm ¢ Bb
With the Sultens of Swing
[Chorus]
Com c Bbc
[verse 3]
Dm c
And a crowd a young boys They're
Bb A
foolin’ around in the corner
AT Dn
Drunk and dressed in their
c Bb
best brown baggies
A
And their platform soles
F
They don't give a damn
c Bb
About any trunpet playin’ band
It ain't what they call rock and
Dm Bb
roll
[Pre-Chorus]
e 8b
And the Sultans
c
Yeah, the Sultans, they play
Dm = Bbc
creole, creole
[Chorus]
Dm ¢ Bbc
[Solo 1]
Dm ¢ Bb A AT DMC
Bb AFC Bb
Dm Bb C Bb
C bm ¢ Bb C DmC Bb
c
[verse 4]
Dm
And then the man
c Bb
He steps right up to the
A
microphone
a7 On c
And says at last
Bb A
Just as the time bell rings
F c
“Goodnight, now it's time to go
Bb
home
Then he makes it fast
Dm 8b
With one more thing
[Pre-Chorus]
c Bb
We are the Sultans
[chorus]
c bn cc Bbc
We are the Sultans of Swing
Dm ¢ Bbc
[Solo 2]
bm ¢ Bb C Dn C BDC
Dm ¢ Bb C DMC Bb
bm ¢ Bb C DMC BDC
Dm ¢ Bbc