Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing

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sultans of swing chords
dire straits *

Dm C C Dm C C

Dm
you get a shiver in the dark
C A# A
it s been raining in the park but meantime
Dm C A# A
south of the river you stop and you hold everything
F C
a band is blowing dixie double four time
A# Dm A#/C
you feel all right when you hear that music ring

Dm C A# A
you step inside but you don t see too many faces
Dm C A# A
coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down
F C
too much competition too many other places
A# Dm A#/C
but not too many horns can make that sound
A#/C Dm C A# C Dm C A# C
way on down south way on down south london town

Dm C/A# A
you check out guitar george he knows all the chords
Dm C A# A
mind he s strictly rhythm he doesn t want to make it cry or sing
F C A#
and an old guitar is all he can afford
Dm A#/C
when he gets up under the lights to play his thing

Dm C A# A
and harry doesn t mind if he doesn t make the scene
Dm C A# A
he s got a daytime job he s doing alright
F C
he can play honky tonk just like anything
A# Dm A#/C
saving it up for friday night
A#/C Dm C A# C Dm C A# C
with the sultans with the sultans of swing

Dm C A# A
and a crowd of young boys they re fooling around in the corner
Dm C A# A
drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
F C
they don t give a damn about any trumpet playing band
A# Dm A#/C
it ain t what they call rock and roll
A#/C Dm C A# C Dm C A# C
and the sultans played creole

Dm C A# A
and then the man he steps right up to the microphone
Dm C A# A A7
and says at last just as the time bell rings
F C
thank you goodnight now its time to go home
A# Dm A#/C
and he makes it fast with one more thing
Dm C A# C Dm C A# C
we are the sultans of swing

Dm C A# C Dm C A# C x7

* alternate :

capo iii

Dm = Bm
C = A
A# = G
A = F#
A7 = F#7
F = D

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