Chords for Sultans Of Swing (Dire Straits)- Acoustic Cover (+Tabs & Chords)
Tempo:
76.95 bpm
Chords used:
C
Bb
Dm
F
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm] [D] [Dm]
The dead shiver in the [C] dark of the [Bb] raining in the [A] park with me.
[Dm] South the [C] river is open, [Bb] the old [A] devil's age.
[F] The valley's low and digsy, [C] double fork.
[F] [Bb] You feel alright when you hear that [Dm] music ring.
[Bb] [C] [Dm] And I'm stepping [C] inside but you [Bb] don't see too [A] many faces.
[Dm] Coming in [C] all the rain, [Bb] the villages [A] go down.
It's [F] competition in [C] other places.
[F] [Bb] A body [C] hones the [Dm] blowing death sound.
[C] Way on down [Bb] south, [C] way on down [Dm] south, [C] London [Bb] town.
[C] [Dm] [Bb]
[F] [C] [Dm] Check out guitar [C] George, [Bb] [A] he knows all the [Am] chords.
[Dm] My [C] districtly rhythm he [Bb] doesn't wanna [A] make me cry, you see.
[F] His damn old [C] guitar is all [G] he can afford.
[Bb] When he gets up on the [F] lights, [Dm] plays me.
[Bb] [C]
[Am] [Dm] And [C] Harry doesn't [Bb] mind [A] if he doesn't.
[G]
[Dm] He's got a [C] day job, [Bb] he's [A] doing alright.
[D]
[A] [F] And he can play the home guitar [C] like anything.
[F] [Bb] Saving it up for [Dm] Friday night.
[Bb] [C] We're the [Bb] southerners, [C] we're the [Dm] southerners of [Am] swing.
[Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm] And a crowd of young [C] boys, they're [Gm] fooling [A] around in the corner.
[Dm] Drunk [C] and dressed in the [Bb] best Vontagas on [A] the platform, [D] so loose.
[A] [F] They don't give a damn [C] about any trumpets [G] playing, man.
[Bb] And it ain't what [Fm] they call a [Dm] rock and roll.
[Bb] [C] And [Bb] [C] the soul [Dm] turns to fairy [Am] tale.
[Bb] [C] [G]
[C] [Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [F] [Gm] [A]
[Dm] [F] [Bb] [A]
[F] [Am] [Cm]
[Bb] [D] [Gm]
[F] [C] [Bb] [C] [G]
[Dm] [C] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm] And then the [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone.
[Dm] It's [C] never [Bb] last, but it's the [A] time, Valerie.
[F] Good night, [C] now it's time to [G] go home.
[Bb] And they make it fast.
[Dm] One more thing.
[Bb] [C] We are the [Bb] southerners, [C] we are the [Am] [Dm] southerners of [C] swing.
[Bb] [C] [C] [Dm] [C] [Bb] [C]
[G] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [G] [Bb] [C]
[D] [Gm] [Am] [C]
[Dm] [Gm] [C]
[Dm] [Gm] [C]
[G] [C] [Bb] [Am] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [F] [C] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Gm] [N]
The dead shiver in the [C] dark of the [Bb] raining in the [A] park with me.
[Dm] South the [C] river is open, [Bb] the old [A] devil's age.
[F] The valley's low and digsy, [C] double fork.
[F] [Bb] You feel alright when you hear that [Dm] music ring.
[Bb] [C] [Dm] And I'm stepping [C] inside but you [Bb] don't see too [A] many faces.
[Dm] Coming in [C] all the rain, [Bb] the villages [A] go down.
It's [F] competition in [C] other places.
[F] [Bb] A body [C] hones the [Dm] blowing death sound.
[C] Way on down [Bb] south, [C] way on down [Dm] south, [C] London [Bb] town.
[C] [Dm] [Bb]
[F] [C] [Dm] Check out guitar [C] George, [Bb] [A] he knows all the [Am] chords.
[Dm] My [C] districtly rhythm he [Bb] doesn't wanna [A] make me cry, you see.
[F] His damn old [C] guitar is all [G] he can afford.
[Bb] When he gets up on the [F] lights, [Dm] plays me.
[Bb] [C]
[Am] [Dm] And [C] Harry doesn't [Bb] mind [A] if he doesn't.
[G]
[Dm] He's got a [C] day job, [Bb] he's [A] doing alright.
[D]
[A] [F] And he can play the home guitar [C] like anything.
[F] [Bb] Saving it up for [Dm] Friday night.
[Bb] [C] We're the [Bb] southerners, [C] we're the [Dm] southerners of [Am] swing.
[Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm] And a crowd of young [C] boys, they're [Gm] fooling [A] around in the corner.
[Dm] Drunk [C] and dressed in the [Bb] best Vontagas on [A] the platform, [D] so loose.
[A] [F] They don't give a damn [C] about any trumpets [G] playing, man.
[Bb] And it ain't what [Fm] they call a [Dm] rock and roll.
[Bb] [C] And [Bb] [C] the soul [Dm] turns to fairy [Am] tale.
[Bb] [C] [G]
[C] [Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [F] [Gm] [A]
[Dm] [F] [Bb] [A]
[F] [Am] [Cm]
[Bb] [D] [Gm]
[F] [C] [Bb] [C] [G]
[Dm] [C] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm] And then the [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone.
[Dm] It's [C] never [Bb] last, but it's the [A] time, Valerie.
[F] Good night, [C] now it's time to [G] go home.
[Bb] And they make it fast.
[Dm] One more thing.
[Bb] [C] We are the [Bb] southerners, [C] we are the [Am] [Dm] southerners of [C] swing.
[Bb] [C] [C] [Dm] [C] [Bb] [C]
[G] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [G] [Bb] [C]
[D] [Gm] [Am] [C]
[Dm] [Gm] [C]
[Dm] [Gm] [C]
[G] [C] [Bb] [Am] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [F] [C] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Gm] [N]
Key:
C
Bb
Dm
F
A
C
Bb
Dm
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
The _ _ _ _ _ _ dead shiver in the [C] dark of the [Bb] raining in the [A] park with me. _
_ [Dm] South the [C] river is open, [Bb] the old [A] devil's age. _
_ [F] The valley's low and digsy, [C] double fork. _
[F] _ [Bb] You feel alright when you hear that [Dm] music ring. _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] And I'm stepping [C] inside but you [Bb] don't see too [A] many faces.
_ _ [Dm] Coming in [C] all the rain, [Bb] the villages [A] go down.
It's _ [F] _ competition in [C] other places.
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ A body [C] hones the [Dm] blowing death sound.
_ _ [C] _ Way on down [Bb] south, [C] _ way on down [Dm] south, [C] London [Bb] town.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ [Dm] Check out guitar [C] George, [Bb] [A] he knows all the [Am] chords.
_ [Dm] My [C] districtly rhythm he [Bb] doesn't wanna [A] make me cry, you see.
_ _ [F] _ His damn old [C] guitar is all [G] he can afford.
[Bb] When he gets up on the [F] lights, [Dm] plays me.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ [Dm] And [C] Harry doesn't [Bb] mind [A] if he doesn't.
[G] _
_ [Dm] He's got a [C] day job, [Bb] he's [A] doing alright.
[D] _
[A] _ [F] And he can play the home guitar [C] like anything. _
[F] _ [Bb] _ Saving it up for [Dm] Friday night. _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] We're the [Bb] southerners, [C] we're the [Dm] southerners of [Am] swing.
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
[Dm] And a crowd of young [C] boys, they're [Gm] fooling [A] around in the corner. _
_ [Dm] Drunk [C] and dressed in the [Bb] best Vontagas on [A] the platform, [D] so loose.
[A] _ [F] They don't give a damn [C] about any trumpets [G] playing, man.
[Bb] And it ain't what [Fm] they call a [Dm] rock and roll. _
[Bb] _ _ [C] And [Bb] _ [C] _ the soul [Dm] turns to fairy [Am] tale.
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [A] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ [Dm] And then the [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone.
_ [Dm] It's [C] never [Bb] last, but it's the [A] time, Valerie. _ _
_ [F] _ Good night, [C] now it's time to [G] go home.
[Bb] And they make it fast.
[Dm] One more thing. _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ We are the [Bb] southerners, [C] _ we are the [Am] [Dm] southerners of [C] swing.
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [N] _
The _ _ _ _ _ _ dead shiver in the [C] dark of the [Bb] raining in the [A] park with me. _
_ [Dm] South the [C] river is open, [Bb] the old [A] devil's age. _
_ [F] The valley's low and digsy, [C] double fork. _
[F] _ [Bb] You feel alright when you hear that [Dm] music ring. _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] And I'm stepping [C] inside but you [Bb] don't see too [A] many faces.
_ _ [Dm] Coming in [C] all the rain, [Bb] the villages [A] go down.
It's _ [F] _ competition in [C] other places.
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ A body [C] hones the [Dm] blowing death sound.
_ _ [C] _ Way on down [Bb] south, [C] _ way on down [Dm] south, [C] London [Bb] town.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ [Dm] Check out guitar [C] George, [Bb] [A] he knows all the [Am] chords.
_ [Dm] My [C] districtly rhythm he [Bb] doesn't wanna [A] make me cry, you see.
_ _ [F] _ His damn old [C] guitar is all [G] he can afford.
[Bb] When he gets up on the [F] lights, [Dm] plays me.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ [Dm] And [C] Harry doesn't [Bb] mind [A] if he doesn't.
[G] _
_ [Dm] He's got a [C] day job, [Bb] he's [A] doing alright.
[D] _
[A] _ [F] And he can play the home guitar [C] like anything. _
[F] _ [Bb] _ Saving it up for [Dm] Friday night. _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] We're the [Bb] southerners, [C] we're the [Dm] southerners of [Am] swing.
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
[Dm] And a crowd of young [C] boys, they're [Gm] fooling [A] around in the corner. _
_ [Dm] Drunk [C] and dressed in the [Bb] best Vontagas on [A] the platform, [D] so loose.
[A] _ [F] They don't give a damn [C] about any trumpets [G] playing, man.
[Bb] And it ain't what [Fm] they call a [Dm] rock and roll. _
[Bb] _ _ [C] And [Bb] _ [C] _ the soul [Dm] turns to fairy [Am] tale.
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [A] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ [Dm] And then the [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone.
_ [Dm] It's [C] never [Bb] last, but it's the [A] time, Valerie. _ _
_ [F] _ Good night, [C] now it's time to [G] go home.
[Bb] And they make it fast.
[Dm] One more thing. _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ We are the [Bb] southerners, [C] _ we are the [Am] [Dm] southerners of [C] swing.
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [N] _