Sultans Of Swing - Dire Staits (Lyrics) Chords

Tempo:
148.05 bpm
Chords used:

C

Bb

Dm

D

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sultans Of Swing - Dire Staits (Lyrics) chords
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[D]
[Dm]
You get a shiver in the [C] dark, it's [Bb] raining in the [A] park, mean kind.
[Em] [D] Sound of the [C] river, you're stumbling [Bb] your whole [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]
[D] The lights step inside, [C] but you don't [Bb] see too [A] many faces.
[Dm] Coming in [C] out of the rain, you [Bb] hear the [A] cars go down.
[F] Opticians in all the [C] places,
[Bb] but the horns, they're [D] blowing that sound.
[Bb]
[C] Way on down [Bb]
south, [C] way on down south, [Dm] London [C] town.
[Bb]
[C]
[D] [C] [Bb]
[C]
You [D] check out Guitar [C] John, [Bb]
[A] he knows all the chords.
[Dm] Money's trickling [C] with him, he [Bb] doesn't want to [A] make a cry or sing.
[F] There's been an old [C] guitarist, oh, he can't afford.
[Bb] When he gets up under the lights, play him, [D] play him.
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[D] And Harry [C] doesn't [Bb] mind [A] if he doesn't make a scene.
[D] He's got a daytime [C] [Bb] job, he's [A] doing alright.
[F] He can play the horn, don't [C] like anything.
He's sweeping
[Bb] it up, Friday [G] night.
[Dm]
[Bb] [C] With the [Bb]
Salters, [C] with the Salters [D] off swing.
[Bb]
[C]
[D] [F] [Bb]
[C]
And [D] the crowd of young boys, [C] they're [Bb] fooling around [A] in the corner.
[Dm] Drunk and dressed in [C] their bathrobes, [Bb] baggies and their [A] platforms sold.
[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] And the Salters, [Bb] [C] yeah, the Salters [D] play Creole.
[F] [Bb]
[C] Creole.
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[C]
[D] [C]
[Bb] [A]
[D] [C]
[Bb] [A]
[F]
[C]
[Bb]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] [C]
[D] [C] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] And then the [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone.
[Dm] [C] Say that last, [Bb] just as the [A] time bell rings.
[F] Good night, [C] now it's time to go home.
[Bb] Then he makes it fast with one [Dm] more thing.
[Bb] [C] We are the [Bb] Salters, [C] we are the Salters [Dm] off swing.
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Am] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] Bye.
[Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[D] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm]
Key:  
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
D
1321
A
1231
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
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To learn Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - F, C, Dm, Bb, A, F, C, Bb, D, C, Bb and C in sequence. For best results, commence at 74 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 148. With the song's key of F Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You get a shiver in the [C] dark, it's [Bb] raining in the [A] park, mean kind. _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ Sound of the [C] river, you're stumbling [Bb] your whole [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] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] The lights step inside, [C] but you don't [Bb] see too [A] many faces. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] Coming in [C] out of the rain, you [Bb] hear the [A] cars go down. _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ Opticians in all the [C] places, _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ but the horns, they're [D] blowing that sound.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ Way on down [Bb]
south, _ _ [C] _ way on down south, [Dm] London [C] town.
[Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You [D] check out Guitar [C] John, _ [Bb] _
[A] he knows all the chords. _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ Money's trickling [C] with him, he [Bb] doesn't want to [A] make a cry or sing. _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ There's been an old _ [C] guitarist, oh, he can't afford. _
[Bb] _ _ _ When he gets up under the lights, play him, [D] play him.
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ And Harry [C] doesn't [Bb] mind [A] if he _ doesn't make a scene.
_ _ [D] He's got a daytime [C] [Bb] job, he's [A] doing alright. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ He can play the horn, don't [C] like anything.
He's sweeping _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ it up, Friday [G] night.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ With the [Bb]
Salters, _ _ [C] _ _ with the Salters [D] off swing.
[Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
And [D] the crowd of young boys, [C] they're [Bb] fooling around [A] in the corner. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ Drunk and dressed in [C] their bathrobes, [Bb] baggies and their [A] platforms sold. _ _ _
_ [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] _ _ And the Salters, [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ yeah, the Salters [D] play Creole.
[F] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ Creole.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] And then the [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone. _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] Say that last, [Bb] just as the [A] time bell rings. _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ Good night, _ [C] now it's time to go home.
_ [Bb] _ _ Then he makes it fast with one [Dm] more thing. _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ We are the [Bb] Salters, _ _ [C] _ _ we are the Salters [Dm] off swing.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] Bye.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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