Sultans of Swing

Dire Straits

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INTRO LEAD: REm / DO – DO / REm / DO – DO Dm You get a shiver in the dark C Bb A it’s raining in the park but meantime Dm C Bb A south of the river you stop and you hold everything F C a band is blowing Dixie double four time Bb Dm Bb -C you feel alright when you hear that music ring Dm C Bb A (Now) you step inside but you don’t see too many faces Dm C Bb A coming in out of the rain to (you) hear the jazz go down F C too much competition too many other places Bb Dm but not too many horns can make that sound Bb -C way on downsouth Bb -C way on downsouth Dm Dm -C -Bb -C Dm -C -Bb -C London town Dm C Bb A you check out Guitar George he knows all the chords Dm C Bb mind he’s (his) strictly rhythm he doesn’t want to make it cry A or sing F C 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 (and) harry doesnb’t mind if he doesn’t make the scene Dm C Bb A he(‘s) got a daytime job he’s doing al(l)right F C he can play honky tone just like anything (He can play the honky tonk like anything) Bb Dm Bb -C saving it up for friday night Bb -C with the sultans Dm Dm -C -Bb -C with the sultans of swing Dm-C-Bb-C Dm C Bb A and a crowd of young boys they’re fooling around in the corner Dm C Bb drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform A soles F C they don’t give a damn about (’bout) any trumpet playing band Bb Dm Bb -C it ain’t what they call rock and roll Bb -C and the sultans Dm Dm -C -Bb -C and the sultans played creole Dm -C -Bb -C LEAD 1: (Accordi: Segui tutto il verso 1) Dm C Bb A and then the man he steps right up to the microphone Dm C Bb A (A7) and says at last just as the time bell rings F C thank you goodnight now it’s time to go home Bb Dm Bb -C and he makes it fast with one more thing Bb -C we are the sultans Dm Dm -C -Bb -C we are the sultans of swing

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