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Sultans of Swing Chords

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4.7(6)
Chords
DₘCB♭A
Key
F
bpm
150
Tuning
440 Hz
Artist
Dire Straits
jam sessions
98415
Release year
2003
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You get a shiver in the darkIt's raining in the park but meantimeSouth of the river you stop and you hold everythingA band is blowing Dixie, double four timeYou feel alright when you hear the music ringWell now you step inside but you don't see too many facesComing in out of the rain they hear the jazz go downCompetition in other placesUh but the horns they blowin' that soundWay on down southWay on down southLondon townYou check out guitar George, he knows all the chordsMind, it's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or singThey said an old guitar is all, he can affordWhen he gets up under the lights to play his thingAnd Harry doesn't mind, if he doesn't, make the sceneHe's got a daytime job, he's doing alrightHe can play the Honky Tonk like anythingSavin' it up, for Friday nightWith the SultansWe're the Sultans of SwingThen a crowd a young boys they're foolin' around in the cornerDrunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform solesThey don't give a damn about any trumpet playin' bandIt ain't what they call Rock and RollAnd the SultansYeah, the Sultans, they play CreoleCreoleAnd then the man he steps right up to the microphoneAnd says at last just as the time bell rings"Goodnight, now it's time to go home"Then he makes it fast with one more thing"We are the SultansWe are the Sultans of Swing"Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind | By: Mark Knopfler
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Intro

You get a shiver in the dark

Verse

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 the music ring
Well now you step inside but you don't see too many faces
Coming in out of the rain they hear the jazz go down
Competition in other places

Chorus

Uh but the horns they blowin' that sound
Way on down south
Way on down south
London town
You check out guitar George, he knows all the chords

Verse

Mind, it's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
They said an old guitar is all, he can afford
When he gets up under the lights to play his thing
And Harry doesn't mind, if he doesn't, make the scene
He's got a daytime job, he's doing alright
He can play the Honky Tonk like anything

Chorus

Savin' it up, for Friday night
With the Sultans
We're the Sultans of Swing

Instrumental

Then a crowd a young boys they're foolin' around in the corner
Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
They don't give a damn about any trumpet playin' band
It ain't what they call Rock and Roll
And the Sultans
Yeah, the Sultans, they play Creole
Creole

Verse

Chorus

Outro

And then the man he steps right up to the microphone
And says at last just as the time bell rings
By: Mark Knopfler · Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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