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Sultans of Swing

Dire Straits
All-time classics Classic rock
KeyD
Capo—
LevelHard
Transpose D 0
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Chord sheet
Chords are positioned above the lyric change point
 key: Dm 
(single snare beat)
DmCCDmCC
 
 You get a sDmhiver in the dark
 it's rainCing in the pBbark but mAeantime
Dmsouth of the river you sCtop and you Bbhold everythAing
Fa band is blowing DiCxie double four time
 you feel Bbalright when you hear that music rDming Bb C 
 (Now) you step Dminside but you dCon't see Bbtoo many facAes
 cDmoming in out of the rCain to (you) hear the jazBbz go dowAn
Ftoo much competition too Cmany other places
Bbbut not too many horns can make that sDmound
(But not too many horns are blowing that sound)
  Bb Cway on downsouth
  Bb Cway on downsouth
DmLondon town Dm C Bb C Dm C Bb C 
 you check out GuDmitar George Che knows Bball the choArds
Dmmind he's (his) strictly rhythm he doesn't want to Cmake Bbit cry or singA 
Fand an old guitar is all Che can afford
Bbwhen he gets up under the lights to play his thiDmng Bb C 
  Dm(and) harry doesnb't mCind if Bbhe doesn't Amake the scene
  Dmhe('s) got a Cdaytime jBbob he's doing al(l)rAight
  Fhe can play honky tone just liCke anything
(He can play the honky tonk like anything)
  Bbsaving it up for fridaDmy night Bb C 
 with the sultans Bb C 
 with the sultans of sDmwing Dm C Bb C 
DmCBbC
 and a crDmowd of young boys they're foColing around Bbin the cornerA 
Dmdrunk and dressed in their best brown Cbaggies and their Bbplatform solAes
Fthey don't give a damn about ('bout) any Ctrumpet playing band
 it Bbain't what they call rock and Dmroll Bb C 
 and the sultans Bb C 
 and the sultans played cDmreole Dm C Bb C 
(Yeah the Sultans they played Creole)
DmCBbC
Lead 1: ( chords:Follow 1 full verse)
Dmand then the man he stCeps right Bbup to the mAicrophone
Dmand says at Clast just as the Bbtime bell rAings A7 
Fthank you goodnight now it's Ctime to go home
 and he mBbakes it fast with onDme more thing Bb C 
 we are the sultans Bb C 
 we are the sultans of Dmswing Dm C Bb C 
DmCBbC4.0
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