Sultans of Swing
Dire Straits
[Dm] You get a shiver in the dark,
It's a [C] raining in the [Bb] park but mean[A]time- [A7] [A]
[Dm] South of the river you [C] stop and you hold every[Dm]thing [A7] [A]
[F] A band is blowing Dixie, double [C] four time
[Bb] You feel alright when you hear the music [Dm] ring [Bb] [C]
Well now you [Dm] step inside but you [C] don't see [Bb] too many [A] faces [A7]
[Dm] Coming in out of the [C] rain they hear the [Bb] jazz go [A] down [A7]
[F] Competition in other [C] places
Uh [Bb] but the horns they blowin' that [Dm] sound
[Bb] [C] Way on downsouth
[Bb] [C] Way on downsouth London town
Check out [Dm] guitar george, [C] he knows [Bb] all the [Dm] chords [A7]
[Dm] Mind he's strictly rhythm
He doesn't [C] want to make them [Bb] cry or [A] sing [A7] [A]
[F] They said an old guitar is [C] all he can afford
[Bb] When he gets up under the lights to play his [Dm] thing [Bb] [C]
And [Dm] Harry doesn't [C] mind, if [Bb] he doesn't [A] make the scene [A7] [A]
[Dm] He's got a [C] daytime [Bb] job, he's doing al[A]right [A7] [A]
[F] He can play the honky tonk like any[C]thing
[Bb] Savin' it up, for Friday [Dm] night
[Bb] [C] With the Sultans
[Bb] [C] We're the Sultans of Swing
[Dm] Then a crowd a young boys they're a [C] foolin' a[Bb]round in the [A] corner [A7] [A]
[Dm] Drunk and dressed in their best brown [C] baggies
And their [Bb] platform [Dm] soles [A7] [A]
[F] They don't give a damn about any [C] trumpet playin' band
[Bb] It ain't what they call rock and [Dm] roll
[Bb] [C] Then the Sultans, [Bb] [C] Yeah the Sultans they play creole, creole
[Dm] And then the man he [C] steps right [Bb] up to the [A] microphone
[Dm] And says at [Dm] last just as the [Bb] time bell [A] rings [A7] [A]
[F] Goodnight, now it's [C] time to go home
[Bb] And he makes it fast with one [Dm] more thing
[Bb] [C] We are the Sultans
[Bb] [C] We are the Sultans of Swing
Sultans of Swing [Dm]Dire Straits
Dm You get a shiver in the dark, It's a C raining in the Bb park but meanAtime- A7A Dm South of the river you C stop and you hold everyDmthing A7A F A band is blowing Dixie, double C four time Bb You feel alright when you hear the music Dm ring BbC
Well now you Dm step inside but you C don't see Bb too many A faces A7 Dm Coming in out of the C rain they hear the Bb jazz go A down A7 F Competition in other C places Uh Bb but the horns they blowin' that Dm sound BbC Way on downsouth BbC Way on downsouth London town
Check out Dm guitar george, C he knows Bb all the Dm chords A7 Dm Mind he's strictly rhythm He doesn't C want to make them Bb cry or A sing A7A F They said an old guitar is C all he can afford Bb When he gets up under the lights to play his Dm thing BbC
And Dm Harry doesn't C mind, if Bb he doesn't A make the scene A7A Dm He's got a C daytime Bb job, he's doing alAright A7A F He can play the honky tonk like anyCthing Bb Savin' it up, for Friday Dm night
BbC With the Sultans BbC We're the Sultans of Swing
Dm Then a crowd a young boys they're a C foolin' aBbround in the A corner A7A Dm Drunk and dressed in their best brown C baggies And their Bb platform Dm soles A7A F They don't give a damn about any C trumpet playin' band Bb It ain't what they call rock and Dm roll
BbC Then the Sultans, BbC Yeah the Sultans they play creole, creole
Dm And then the man he C steps right Bb up to the A microphone Dm And says at Dm last just as the Bb time bell A rings A7A F Goodnight, now it's C time to go home Bb And he makes it fast with one Dm more thing
BbC We are the Sultans BbC We are the Sultans of Swing