Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
Dm
| e 5 8 5 |
| B 3 3 3 6 6 6 5h6p5 |
| G 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 |
| D 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 7 5h7 7 7 |
| A 0 x 5 |
| E |
Dm C Bb A A7
You get a shiver in the dark, It's raining in the park, but meantime
Dm C Bb A
South of the river you stop and you hold everything
| e 5 |
| B 10 10 11 10 6 |
| G 9 5 |
| D 2s11 11 11 7 |
| A |
| E |
F C
A band is blowing Dixie double four time
| e |
| B 5 5 6 5 6 5 3 |
| G 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 |
| D x x 7 3 |
| A |
| E |
Bb Dm Bb C
You feel all right when you hear that music ring
| e |
| B 6 x 3 6 x 3s5 |
| G 7 7s2 x 3 3 x 3s5 5 |
| D 5h7 7 x 3 x 3s5 5h7 |
| A 5s7 |
| E |
Dm C Bb A
Well now you step inside but you don't see too many faces
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Dm C Bb A
Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down
| e 10p9 |
| B 10 |
| G 9p7p6 |
| D 7 5 |
| A 7 |
| E |
F C
Competition in other places
| e |
| B 5 5 6 6 5 3 |
| G 5 5 5 5 5 3 |
| D 5 5 7 7 5 3 |
| A |
| E |
Bb Dm Bb C
But the horns, they're blowing that sound
| e 10 8 |
| B 10 10 x 3 6 x x 3s5 5 5 |
| G 10 9 10 x 3 3 x x 3s5 5 5 |
| D x x 3 3 x x 3s5 5 5 |
| A |
| E |
Bb C
Way on down south
| e |
| B x 3 6 3s5 |
| G 5 x 3 3 3s5 |
| D 5 x 3 3s5 |
| A |
| E |
Dm C Bb
way on down south London town
C Dm C Bb C
| e |
| B 6 5 3 6 6p5 x 5 10 8 8 8 6 5 3 6 6p5 x 5 |
| G 5 5 3 5 5 x 5 5s10 10 9 5 5 3 5 5 x 5 5 |
| D 7 5 3 7 7p5 x 5 7 5 3 7 7p5 x 5 5h7 |
| A x 5s7 |
| E |
Dm C Bb A A7
You check out Guitar George, he knows all the chords
| e 9 8 9 10 10 |
| B 8 7 8 10 10 |
| G 9 8 9 10 10 10 |
| D 1s7 |
| A 1s7 |
| E |
Dm C Bb A F
Mind he's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
| e 5 9 9 7 8 |
| B 5 5 8b10 pbr8(10) 8b10r8b10r8b10 pbr8(10)p6 |
| G 7b9 0 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
C Bb
Yes, and an old guitar is all he can afford
| e |
| B 8 8s6 6 6 6 |
| G 7s9 9s7 7 7 7 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
Dm Bb C
When he gets under the lights to play his thing
| e 10 8 |
| B 10 10 x 3 x 6 3 3s5 5 |
| G 9s10 9 10 10 x 3 x 3 3 3s5 5 5 5 5s7 |
| D 3 x 3 3s5 5 5h7 7 7 |
| A 5s7 |
| E |
Dm C Bb A A7
And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene
| e |
| B 8 let ring 8 |
| G 7b9r7b9r7b9r7b9 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
Dm C Bb A A7
He's got a daytime job he's doing alright
| e 9 5 8 |
| B 12b14 10 0 8b10 |
| G 9h10p9 7 6 4 0 |
| D 7 |
| A |
| E |
C Bb
He can play honky tonk like anything
| e |
| B 5 5 x 6 6 5 x 3 |
| G 5 5 x 5 5 5 x 3 |
| D 5 5 x 7 7 5 x 3 |
| A |
| E |
Dm Bb
Saving it up for Friday night
| e |
| B 6 5p4 3 6 3 3s5 5 |
| G 7 7 3 3 3 3s5 5 |
| D 5s7 7 3 3 3 3s5 5 |
| A |
| E |
C Bb C
With the Sultans,
| e |
| B x 3 6 3 3s5 5 |
| G x 3 3 3 3s5 5 |
| D x 3 3 3s5 5 |
| A |
| E |
Dm
with the Sultans of Swing
Dm C Bb C Dm C Bb C
| e |
| B 6 5 3 6 6p5 x 5 10 8 8 6 5 3 6 6p5 x 5 |
| G 5 5 3 5 5 x 5 5s10 10 0 9 5 5 3 5 5 x 5 5 |
| D 7 5 3 7 7p5 x 5 7 5 3 7 7p5 x 5 5h7 |
| A x 5s7 |
| E |
Dm C Bb A A7
And a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner
| e 12 13 |
| B 12b14 pbr12(14)p10 |
| G 12s14 14 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
Dm C Bb A A7
Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies, and their platform soles
| e 12p9 5 |
| B 10 |
| G 9 7 6 0 x pbr12(14) 12b14 |
| D x |
| A 15 15 |
| E |
F C Bb
They don't give a damn about any trumpet playing band
| e |
| B 8 8s6 6 6 6 |
| G 7s9 9s7 7 7 7 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
Dm Bb
It ain't what they call rock and roll
| e |
| B 3 6 x 3s5 |
| G 7 6 3 3 x 3s5 |
| D 5s7 7 7 7s2 3 x 3s5 |
| A |
| E |
C Bb
And the Sultans,
| e |
| B 3 6 3 3s5 5 |
| G 3 3 3 3s5 5 |
| D 3 3 3 3s5 5 |
| A |
| E |
C Dm
yeah the sultans, they played Creole. Creole.
Dm C Bb C Creole Dm C Bb C ah ah
| e |
| B 6 5 3 6 6p5 x 5 10 8 8 8 6 5 3 6 6p5 x 5 |
| G 5 5 3 5 5 x 5 5s10 10 9 5 5 3 5 5 x 5 5 |
| D 7 5 3 7 7p5 x 5 7 5 3 7 7p5 x 5 5h7 |
| A x 5s7 |
| E |
1. instrumental
Ah ah
| e |
| B 8b10 8b9s10 8b9s10 pbr8(10) 6h8p6 5h6p5 |
| G |
| D 11 |
| A x |
| E x |
| e 9 12b13b14r12 10 |
| B 10 10 10 13 11h13p11 9 10 11 x x |
| G 9 10 x |
| D 12 |
| A |
| E |
| e 13 12h13 12 |
| B 9 10 10 10 13 13 13 |
| G 0 0 0 12b14 12bh14 (14)r12 10 10 12 14p12 |
| D x x |
| A |
| E |
| e 13p10 10 |
| B 13 13 13b15 (15)r13 13b15 13b15r13 10 10 13b15 10 |
| G 15 12 10s3 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| e |
| B 3 6 3 5 6s8 6 5h6s8s3 3 6 3 3s5 8 |
| G 3 5 3 3s5 5 7 5 7bh9 (9)r7 5 7 7s2 |
| D 3 5 3 3s5 5 |
| A |
| E |
| e |
| B 6 5 3 6 6p5 x 5 10 8 8 8 6 5 3 6 6p5 x 5 |
| G 5 5 3 5 5 x 5 5s10 10 9 5 5 3 5 5 x 5 5 |
| D 7 5 3 7 7p5 x 5 7 5 3 7 7p5 x 5 5h7 |
| A x 5s7 |
| E |
Dm C Bb A
And then the man he steps right up to the microphone
| e |
| B 10 12s14 14 14s17 15 15 |
| G |
| D 5s11 11 11 12s14 14 s17 15 15 |
| A |
| E |
Dm C Bb A
And says at last just as the time bell rings
| e 9 9 |
| B 8 8 let ring |
| G 9 9 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
F C
goodnight now it's time to go home'
| e |
| B 8 8 8 11 |
| G 7s9 9 9 10 10 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
Bb Dm
Then he makes it fast with one more thing
| e |
| B 6 6 3 6 x 3s5 5 |
| G 7 7 7 7 x 3 3 x 3s5 5 |
| D 5s7 7 7 x 3 x 3s5 5 |
| A |
| E |
C Bb
'We are the Sultans,
| e |
| B 3 6 x 3s5 5 |
| G 3 3 x 3s5 5 |
| D 3 x 3s5 5 |
| A |
| E |
C Dm
we are the sultans of Swing
C Dm C Bb C
| e |
| B 6 5 3 6 6p5 x 5 10 8 8 8 6 5 3 6 6p5 x 5 |
| G 5 5 3 5 5 x 5 5s10 10 9 5 5 3 5 5 x 5 5 |
| D 7 5 3 7 7p5 x 5 7 5 3 7 7p5 x 5 5h7 |
| A x 5s7 |
| E |
2. instrumental
| e |
| B 8b10 8 6 8 6 pbr8(10) 8 5h8p5 3h5p3 |
| G 7 5h7p5 5 5 |
| D 5h7p5 |
| A 5h7p5 |
| E |
| e 8 8 8 8 |
| B x 10p8 8 8h10p8 8h10p8 8h10p8 8h10p8 8h10p8 |
| G x 10 10 7 7 7h9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| e 8 10 |
| B 8h10 8 10 13p10 10 10 10 11 |
| G x x x 12b14 12 12p10 10 12 x 0 x |
| D 0 x x x 12 10h12 x x |
| A |
| E |
| e 12 10 x x 13p10 10 13p10 10 13p10 10 13p10 10 |
| B x x 11bh13 (13)r11 10 10 10 10 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| e 13p10 10 13p10 10 13p10 10 13 x 15p12 12 15p12 12 15p12 12 |
| B 11 11 11 x 13 13 13 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| e 15p12 15p12 12 15p12 12 15p12 12 15 10 13p10 10 13p10 10 |
| B 13 13 13 13 10 10 10 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| e 13p10 10 13p10 10 13p10 10 13p10 10 13p10 10 13 x 15p12 12 |
| B 10 10 11 11 11 x 13 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| e 15p12 12 15p12 12 15p12 12 15p12 12 15p12 12 15p12 12 15p12 15b17 |
| B 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| e 15b17r15 13 13 15bh17r15b17r15 12h15p12 |
| B 15 13 13h15p13 10h13p10 |
| G 9h12p9 |
| D 15s7 |
| A |
| E |
| e |
| B 6 5 3 6 6p5 x 5 10 8 8 8 6 5 3 6 6p5 x 5 |
| G 5 5 3 5 5 x 5 5s10 10 9 5 5 3 5 5 x 5 5 |
| D 7 5 3 7 7p5 x 5 7 5 3 7 7p5 x 5 5h7 |
| A x 5s7 |
| E |