Sultans Of Swing Chords by Dire Straits

Tempo:
147.15 bpm
Chords used:

C

Bb

Dm

A

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing chords
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[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]
Key:  
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
A
1231
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
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Let's start jamming Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing chords, Practice these chords sequence - D, Bb, C, Dm and Bb. For best results, commence at 73 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 147. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of F Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [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] _

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It's Mark Knopfler who authored this song.

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