Chords for Dire Straits-Sultans of Swing (with lyrics)

Tempo:
148.05 bpm
Chords used:

C

Bb

Dm

F

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dire Straits-Sultans of Swing (with lyrics) chords
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[Dm]
[D] [Dm]
You get a shiver in the dark, [C] it's [Bb] raining in the [A] park of mean time.
[Em]
[Dm] Sound of the river, you [C] stop and [Bb] you hold [A] everything.
[F] A band of slow and dixie, [C] double ball tongues.
[F]
[Bb] You feel alright when you hear the music [Dm] play.
[Bb]
[C]
[D] The lights step inside, [C] but you don't [Bb] see too [A] many faces.
[Dm] Coming in out [C] of the rain, you [Bb] hear the [A] jazz go down.
[F] Optician, you know the [C] place.
[F]
[Bb] But the horns, they blow in [Dm] that sound.
[Bb]
[C] Way on down [Bb] south, [C] way on down south, [Dm] London [Bb] town.
[F] [C]
[D] [Am] [Bb]
[C]
[D] Check out guitar [C] George, [Bb]
[A] he knows all the chords.
[Dm] Money's strictly [C] with him, he [Bb] doesn't want to [A] make it cry or sing.
[F] If there ain't no guitarist, [C] he can't fall.
[Bb]
When he gets up under the lights, play his [Dm] thing.
[Bb]
[C]
[D] And Harry [C] doesn't [Bb] mind if he [A] doesn't make a scene.
[Dm] He's got a big [C] time [Bb] job, he's [A] doing alright.
[F] He can play the horn, talk [C] like anything.
[Bb] The blues, they're swinging it up Friday [G] [Dm] night.
[Bb]
[C] With the [Bb] sultans, [C] with the sultans [D] off [Dm] swing.
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[D] Then the crowd [Dm] of young boys, [C] they're [Bb] fooling around [A] in the corner.
[Dm] Dressed in [C] their fat brown [Bb] baggies and their [A] platform soles.
[F] They don't give a damn about [C] any trumpet playing band.
[Bb] It ain't what they call rock [Dm] and roll.
[Bb]
[C] Then the [Bb] sultans, [C] yeah the sultans, [D] they play trio.
[F] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[D] [C] [Bb]
[A] Then
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[A]
[F]
[C]
[Bb]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[C]
[D] [C] [Bb] the
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [C] man gets [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone.
[Dm] [C] Says at last, [Bb] it's the [A] time bell rings.
Good
[F] night, now it's [C] time to go home.
[Bb] Then he makes it fast, one [Dm] more thing.
[Bb]
[C] We are the [Bb]
sultans, [C] we are the sultans [D] off [Dm] swing.
[Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[D]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
F
134211111
A
1231
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
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To learn Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Dm, C, Dm, Bb, A, Dm, C, Bb, A, F and C. For best results, commence at 74 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 148. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: F Major.

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_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You get a shiver in the dark, [C] it's [Bb] raining in the [A] park of mean time.
_ _ [Em] _
_ [Dm] _ Sound of the river, you [C] stop and [Bb] you hold [A] everything. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ A band of slow and dixie, [C] double ball tongues.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] You feel alright when you hear the music [Dm] play.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] The lights step inside, [C] but you don't [Bb] see too [A] many faces. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ Coming in out [C] of the rain, you [Bb] hear the [A] jazz go down. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ Optician, you know the [C] place.
_ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ But the horns, they blow in [Dm] that sound.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ Way on down [Bb] south, _ _ [C] _ way on down south, [Dm] London [Bb] town. _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Check out guitar [C] George, [Bb] _
[A] he knows all the chords. _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ Money's strictly [C] with him, he [Bb] doesn't want to [A] make it cry or sing. _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ If there ain't no guitarist, [C] _ he can't fall.
_ [Bb] _
_ _ When he gets up under the lights, play his [Dm] thing.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ And Harry [C] doesn't [Bb] mind if he [A] _ doesn't make a scene. _
_ [Dm] He's got a big [C] time [Bb] job, he's [A] doing alright. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ He can play the horn, talk [C] like anything. _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ The blues, they're swinging it up Friday [G] [Dm] night.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ With the [Bb] sultans, _ _ [C] _ _ with the _ sultans [D] off [Dm] swing.
[Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Then the crowd [Dm] of young boys, [C] they're [Bb] fooling around [A] in the corner. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ Dressed in [C] their fat brown [Bb] baggies and their [A] platform soles. _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ They don't give a damn about [C] any trumpet playing band. _
_ [Bb] _ _ It ain't what they call rock [Dm] and roll.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ Then the [Bb] sultans, _ _ [C] _ _ yeah the sultans, [D] they play trio.
[F] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
[A] Then _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] the _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] man gets [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] Says at last, [Bb] it's the [A] time bell rings.
_ Good _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ night, _ now it's [C] time to go home.
_ [Bb] _ _ Then he makes it fast, one [Dm] more thing.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ We are the [Bb]
sultans, _ [C] _ _ we are the sultans [D] off [Dm] swing.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
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_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
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_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
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_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was authored by Mark Knopfler.

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