Sultans of Swing Chords by Dire Straits
- Key: Dm
- BPM: 150
- Capo: no capo
DOWNBEAT
SULTANS OF SWING CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] Dm Dm7 Dm D7 ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Dm C Bb A7 You get a shiver in the dark it's raining in the park but meantime Dm C Bb A7 South of the river you stop and you hold everything F C ■ A band is blowing Dixie doublefour time Bb Dm Bb You feel alright when you hear that music ring ■ C Dm C Bb A A7 ■ Well now you step inside but you don't see too many faces ■ Dm A7 ■ Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down [Chorus] F C ■ Competition in other places Bb Dm Bb ■ Ah but the horns they blowing that sound ■ C Bb C ■ Way on down south ■ Dm Way on down south London town [Inst] Bb C Dm Bb C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Dm C A7 You check out Guitar George ■ he knows all the chords Dm C Bb A7 Mind he's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing F F7 C7 ■ Yes and an old guitar is all he can afford Bb Dm Bb C ■ When he gets up under the lights to play his thing ■ ■ Dm C Bb A A7 ■ And Harry doesn't mind ■ if he doesn't ■ make the scene Dm A A7 He's got a daytime job he's doing alright ■ [Chorus] F C ■ He can play the honkytonk like anything Bb Dm ■ Saving it up for Friday night Bb C Bb C7 ■ ■ With the Sultans ■ C C7 C Dm ■ With the Sultans of Swing [Inst] Bb C Dm Bb C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Dm C A7 And a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner Dm C Bb A7 ■ Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles F C ■ They don't give a damn about any trumpetplaying band Bb Dm ■ It ain't what they call rock and roll Bb C Bb ■ ■ And the Sultans C Dm ■ Yeah the Sultans they played creole [Chorus] Bb C Dm Bb C Dm C A7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Solo] Dm A A7 F C Bb Dm Bb ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ C Bb C Dm Bb C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Dm Bb C ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Dm C A7 Creole And then the man he steps right up to the microphone Dm A7 ■ And says at last just as the time bell rings F C ■ Goodnight now it's time to go home Bb Dm ■ Then he makes it fast with one more thing Bb C Bb C ■ ■ We are the Sultans ■ Dm We are the Sultans of Swing [Chorus] Bb C Dm Bb C Dm Bb C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Solo] Dm Bb C Dm Bb C C7 C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Dm Bb C Dm Bb C Dm Bb ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Outro] C Dm Bb C Dm Bb ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■