Sultans Of Swing Chords by Dire Straits
Tempo:
147.15 bpm
Chords used:
C
Bb
Dm
A
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] It's raining [Bb] in the [A] park, mean time.
[Em]
[A] [Dm] Sound of the river, [C] you're stopping, [Bb] you're holding [A] everything.
[F] A band is blowing, Dixie, [C] double ball time.
[Bb] You feel alright when you hear the music [Dm] play.
[Bb]
[C]
Well [Dm] I step [C] inside, but you [Bb] don't see [A] too many places.
[Dm] Coming [C] in out of the [Bb] rain, you hear the [A] cars go down.
[F] Proctition in all [C] the places,
[Bb] but the horns, they're [Dm] blowing that sound.
[Bb]
[C] Way on down [Bb] south, [C] way on down [Dm] south, London town.
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[D] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[D] Check out Guitar [C] John, [Bb]
[A] he knows all the cars.
[Dm] Money's trickling [C] with him, he [Bb] doesn't want to make [A] a cry or sing.
[F] If an old guitar [C] is on, he can't fall.
[Bb] When he gets up under the lights, he play [Dm] his band.
[Bb]
[C]
[Dm] And Harry [C] doesn't mind, [Bb]
if [A] he doesn't make the scene.
[Dm] He's got a day [C]-climbing job, [Bb]
he's doing [A] alright.
[F] He can play the honk-tonk [C] like anything,
[Bb] saving it up [G] Friday [Dm] night.
[Bb]
[C] With the [Bb] sultans, [C] with the sultans [D] off swing.
[Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] And the crowded young [C] boys, they're [Bb] fooling around [A] in the corner.
[Dm] London dressed [C] in their brown [Bb]
baggies and [A] their platform soles.
[F] They don't give a damn [C] about any trumpet playing band.
[Bb] It ain't what they call [Dm] rock and roll.
[Bb]
[C] And the [Bb] sultans, [C] yeah the sultans, they [D] play the trio.
[Bb]
[G] [C] Trio.
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[A]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[A]
[F]
[C]
[Bb]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[C]
[D] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[G] [C]
[Dm] And then the [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone.
[Dm] And [C] says at last, [Bb] just as the [A] time bell rings.
[F] Goodnight, now it's [C] time to go home.
[Bb] Then he makes it fast, one [D] more thing.
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] We are the [Bb]
sultans, [C] we are the sultans [Dm] off swing.
[Bb] The
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb] sultans.
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[D] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb] [G]
[C]
[D] [Bb] [D]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] It's raining [Bb] in the [A] park, mean time.
[Em]
[A] [Dm] Sound of the river, [C] you're stopping, [Bb] you're holding [A] everything.
[F] A band is blowing, Dixie, [C] double ball time.
[Bb] You feel alright when you hear the music [Dm] play.
[Bb]
[C]
Well [Dm] I step [C] inside, but you [Bb] don't see [A] too many places.
[Dm] Coming [C] in out of the [Bb] rain, you hear the [A] cars go down.
[F] Proctition in all [C] the places,
[Bb] but the horns, they're [Dm] blowing that sound.
[Bb]
[C] Way on down [Bb] south, [C] way on down [Dm] south, London town.
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[D] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[D] Check out Guitar [C] John, [Bb]
[A] he knows all the cars.
[Dm] Money's trickling [C] with him, he [Bb] doesn't want to make [A] a cry or sing.
[F] If an old guitar [C] is on, he can't fall.
[Bb] When he gets up under the lights, he play [Dm] his band.
[Bb]
[C]
[Dm] And Harry [C] doesn't mind, [Bb]
if [A] he doesn't make the scene.
[Dm] He's got a day [C]-climbing job, [Bb]
he's doing [A] alright.
[F] He can play the honk-tonk [C] like anything,
[Bb] saving it up [G] Friday [Dm] night.
[Bb]
[C] With the [Bb] sultans, [C] with the sultans [D] off swing.
[Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] And the crowded young [C] boys, they're [Bb] fooling around [A] in the corner.
[Dm] London dressed [C] in their brown [Bb]
baggies and [A] their platform soles.
[F] They don't give a damn [C] about any trumpet playing band.
[Bb] It ain't what they call [Dm] rock and roll.
[Bb]
[C] And the [Bb] sultans, [C] yeah the sultans, they [D] play the trio.
[Bb]
[G] [C] Trio.
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[A]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[A]
[F]
[C]
[Bb]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[C]
[D] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[G] [C]
[Dm] And then the [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone.
[Dm] And [C] says at last, [Bb] just as the [A] time bell rings.
[F] Goodnight, now it's [C] time to go home.
[Bb] Then he makes it fast, one [D] more thing.
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] We are the [Bb]
sultans, [C] we are the sultans [Dm] off swing.
[Bb] The
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb] sultans.
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[D] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb] [G]
[C]
[D] [Bb] [D]
Key:
C
Bb
Dm
A
F
C
Bb
Dm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] It's raining [Bb] in the [A] park, mean time.
_ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ [Dm] _ Sound of the river, [C] you're stopping, [Bb] you're holding [A] everything. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ A band is blowing, Dixie, [C] double ball time. _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ You feel alright when you hear the music [Dm] play.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well [Dm] I step [C] inside, but you [Bb] don't see [A] too many places. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ Coming [C] in out of the [Bb] rain, you hear the [A] cars go down. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ Proctition in all [C] the places, _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ but the horns, they're [Dm] blowing that sound.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ Way on down [Bb] south, _ _ [C] _ _ way on down [Dm] south, London town.
[Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Check out Guitar [C] John, _ [Bb] _
[A] he knows all the cars. _ _
_ [Dm] _ Money's trickling [C] with him, he [Bb] doesn't want to make [A] a cry or sing. _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ If an old guitar [C] is on, he can't fall. _
_ [Bb] _ When he gets up under the lights, he play [Dm] his band.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ And Harry [C] doesn't mind, [Bb]
if [A] he doesn't make the scene. _
_ [Dm] _ He's got a day [C]-climbing job, [Bb]
he's doing [A] alright. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ He can play the honk-tonk [C] like anything, _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ saving it up _ [G] Friday [Dm] night.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ With the [Bb] sultans, _ _ [C] _ _ with the sultans [D] off swing.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] And the crowded young [C] boys, they're [Bb] fooling around [A] in the corner. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ London dressed [C] in their brown [Bb]
baggies and [A] their platform _ _ soles. _
_ [F] _ _ They don't give a damn _ [C] about any trumpet playing band.
_ [Bb] _ _ It ain't what they call [Dm] rock and roll.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ And the [Bb] sultans, _ _ [C] _ _ yeah the sultans, they [D] play the trio.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ Trio. _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] And then the [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ And [C] says at last, [Bb] just as the [A] time bell rings. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ Goodnight, _ now it's [C] time to go home.
_ [Bb] _ _ Then he makes it fast, one [D] more thing.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ We are the [Bb]
sultans, _ [C] _ _ we are the sultans [Dm] off swing.
_ [Bb] The _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] sultans. _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] It's raining [Bb] in the [A] park, mean time.
_ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ [Dm] _ Sound of the river, [C] you're stopping, [Bb] you're holding [A] everything. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ A band is blowing, Dixie, [C] double ball time. _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ You feel alright when you hear the music [Dm] play.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well [Dm] I step [C] inside, but you [Bb] don't see [A] too many places. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ Coming [C] in out of the [Bb] rain, you hear the [A] cars go down. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ Proctition in all [C] the places, _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ but the horns, they're [Dm] blowing that sound.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ Way on down [Bb] south, _ _ [C] _ _ way on down [Dm] south, London town.
[Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Check out Guitar [C] John, _ [Bb] _
[A] he knows all the cars. _ _
_ [Dm] _ Money's trickling [C] with him, he [Bb] doesn't want to make [A] a cry or sing. _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ If an old guitar [C] is on, he can't fall. _
_ [Bb] _ When he gets up under the lights, he play [Dm] his band.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ And Harry [C] doesn't mind, [Bb]
if [A] he doesn't make the scene. _
_ [Dm] _ He's got a day [C]-climbing job, [Bb]
he's doing [A] alright. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ He can play the honk-tonk [C] like anything, _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ saving it up _ [G] Friday [Dm] night.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ With the [Bb] sultans, _ _ [C] _ _ with the sultans [D] off swing.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] And the crowded young [C] boys, they're [Bb] fooling around [A] in the corner. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ London dressed [C] in their brown [Bb]
baggies and [A] their platform _ _ soles. _
_ [F] _ _ They don't give a damn _ [C] about any trumpet playing band.
_ [Bb] _ _ It ain't what they call [Dm] rock and roll.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ And the [Bb] sultans, _ _ [C] _ _ yeah the sultans, they [D] play the trio.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ Trio. _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] And then the [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ And [C] says at last, [Bb] just as the [A] time bell rings. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ Goodnight, _ now it's [C] time to go home.
_ [Bb] _ _ Then he makes it fast, one [D] more thing.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ We are the [Bb]
sultans, _ [C] _ _ we are the sultans [Dm] off swing.
_ [Bb] The _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] sultans. _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _