Sultans Of Swing
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
key:
(single snare beat)
You get a shiver in the dark
it's raining in the park but meantime
south of the river you stop and you hold everything
a band is blowing Dixie double four time
you feel alright when you hear that music ring
(Now) you step inside but you don't see too many faces
coming in out of the rain to (you) hear the jazz go down
too much competition too many other places
but not too many horns can make that sound
(But not too many horns are blowing that sound)
way on downsouth
way on downsouth
London town
you check out Guitar George he knows all the chords
mind he's (his) strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
and an old guitar is all he can afford
when he gets up under the lights to play his thing
(and) harry doesnb't mind if he doesn't make the scene
he('s) got a daytime job he's doing al(l)right
he can play honky tone just like anything
(He can play the honky tonk like anything)
saving it up for friday night
with the sultans
with the sultans of swing
and a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner
drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
they don't give a damn about ('bout) any trumpet playing band
it ain't what they call rock and roll
and the sultans
and the sultans played creole
(Yeah the Sultans they played Creole)
Lead 1: ( chords:Follow 1 full verse)
and then the man he steps right up to the microphone
and says at last just as the time bell rings
thank you goodnight now it's time to go home
and he makes it fast with one more thing
we are the sultans
we are the sultans of swing
1.25 0.5 2.25 4.0
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Readable chord sheet for Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straits
key: [Dm]
(single snare beat)
[Dm] [C] [C] [Dm] [C] [C]
You get a s[Dm]hiver in the dark
it's rain[C]ing in the p[Bb]ark but m[A]eantime
[Dm]south of the river you s[C]top and you [Bb]hold everyth[A]ing
[F]a band is blowing Di[C]xie double four time
you feel[Bb] alright when you hear that music r[Dm]ing [Bb] [C]
(Now) you step [Dm]inside but you d[C]on't see [Bb]too many fac[A]es
c[Dm]oming in out of the r[C]ain to (you) hear the jaz[Bb]z go dow[A]n
[F]too much competition too[C] many other places
[Bb]but not too many horns can make that s[Dm]ound
(But not too many horns are blowing that sound)
[Bb] [C] way on downsouth
[Bb] [C] way on downsouth
[Dm]London town [Dm] [C] [Bb] [C] [Dm] [C] [Bb] [C]
you check out Gu[Dm]itar George [C]he knows[Bb] all the cho[A]rds
[Dm]mind he's (his) strictly rhythm he doesn't want to [C]make[Bb] it cry or sing[A]
[F]and an old guitar is all[C] he can afford
[Bb]when he gets up under the lights to play his thi[Dm]ng [Bb] [C]
[Dm] (and) harry doesnb't m[C]ind if[Bb] he doesn't[A] make the scene
[Dm] he('s) got a [C]daytime j[Bb]ob he's doing al(l)r[A]ight
[F] he can play honky tone just li[C]ke anything
(He can play the honky tonk like anything)
[Bb] saving it up for frida[Dm]y night [Bb] [C]
with the sultans [Bb] [C]
with the sultans of s[Dm]wing [Dm] [C] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [C] [Bb] [C]
and a cr[Dm]owd of young boys they're fo[C]oling around[Bb] in the corner[A]
[Dm]drunk and dressed in their best brown [C]baggies and their[Bb] platform sol[A]es
[F]they don't give a damn about ('bout) any[C] trumpet playing band
it [Bb]ain't what they call rock and[Dm] roll [Bb] [C]
and the sultans [Bb] [C]
and the sultans played c[Dm]reole [Dm] [C] [Bb] [C]
(Yeah the Sultans they played Creole)
[Dm] [C] [Bb] [C]
Lead 1: ( chords:Follow 1 full verse)
[Dm]and then the man he st[C]eps right [Bb]up to the m[A]icrophone
[Dm]and says at [C]last just as the [Bb]time bell r[A]ings [A7]
[F]thank you goodnight now it's[C] time to go home
and he m[Bb]akes it fast with on[Dm]e more thing[Bb] [C]
we are the sultans[Bb] [C]
we are the sultans of [Dm]swing [Dm] [C] [Bb] [C]
[Dm]1.25 [C]0.5 2.[Bb]25 [C]4.0