Sultans Of Swing Chords by Dire Straits

Tempo:
147.85 bpm
Chords used:

C

Bb

Dm

F

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sultans Of Swing chords
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[D]
[C] [Dm]
You get a shiver in the [C] dark, it's [Bb] raining in the [A] park of mean time.
[Dm] South of the [Am] river you stop and [Bb] you hold [A] everything.
[F] A band is growing Dixie, [C] double ball time.
[F]
[Bb] You feel alright when you hear the music [Dm] play.
[Bb]
[C]
A [Dm] light step inside [C] but you don't [Bb] see too [A] many faces.
[Dm] Coming in out of [C] the [Bb] rain you hear the [A] jazz go down.
[F] Optician in all my [C] places.
[F]
[Bb] How about the arms they [Dm] blowin' that sound.
[Bb]
[C] Way on down [Bb] south, [C] way on down south.
[Dm] Thunder and sound.
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[D] [Am] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[D] Check out guitar [C] toms, [Bb]
[A] dinos, all the cars.
[Dm] Money strictly [C] with him, he [Bb] doesn't wanna make [A] a cry or sing.
[F] If Danny knows guitar [C] is on, he can't fall.
[Bb] When he gets up on the lights, [Dm] playin', playin'.
[Bb]
[C]
[D] And Harry [C] doesn't [Bb] mind if [A] he doesn't make the scene.
[Dm] He's got a day, [C] time's [Bb] up, he's doin' [A] alright.
[F] He can play the horn, don't [C] like anything.
[Am]
[Bb] Saving it up [G] Friday night [Dm] [Bb]
[C] with the [Bb] sultans.
[C] With the sultans [D] off [Dm] swing.
[C] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[D] [C] [Bb]
[C]
[D] And the [Dm] crowded young [C] boys, they're [Bb] fooling around [A] in the corner.
[Dm] Young and [C] dressed in their fat [Bb] brown baggies and [A] their platform so.
[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 [Dm] Creole.
[Bb]
[F] [C] Creole.
[Dm] [Am] [Bb]
[C]
[D] [C] Creole.
[Bb]
[A]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[A]
[F] And
[C]
[Bb]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[C]
Harry.
[D] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] And then the [C] man [Bb] that's right up [A] to the microphone.
[Dm] [C] Saving it last [Bb] just as the [A] time bell rings.
[F] Good night.
[C] Now it's time to go home.
[Bb] And he makes it fast with one [Dm] more thing.
[Bb]
[C] We are the [Bb]
sultans.
[C] We are the sultans [Dm] off swing.
[Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[Am] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[D] [F] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[D]
Key:  
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
F
134211111
A
1231
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
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To jam and learn Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Dm, C, Dm, Bb, A, Dm, C, Bb, A, F and C. For best results, commence at 73 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 148. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of F Major.

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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You get a shiver in the [C] dark, it's [Bb] raining in the [A] park of mean _ time. _
_ _ [Dm] _ South of the [Am] river you stop and [Bb] you hold [A] everything. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ A band is growing Dixie, [C] double ball time.
_ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] You feel alright when you hear the music [Dm] play.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
A [Dm] light step inside [C] but you don't [Bb] see too [A] many faces. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ Coming in out of [C] the [Bb] rain you hear the [A] jazz go down. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ Optician in all my [C] places.
_ _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ How about the arms they [Dm] blowin' that sound.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ Way on down [Bb] south, _ _ [C] _ _ way on down south.
[Dm] Thunder and sound.
[Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Check out guitar _ [C] toms, [Bb] _
_ [A] dinos, all the cars. _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ Money strictly [C] with him, he [Bb] doesn't wanna make [A] a cry or sing. _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ If Danny knows guitar [C] is on, he can't fall. _
[Bb] _ _ When he gets up on the lights, [Dm] playin', _ _ playin'.
_ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ And Harry [C] doesn't [Bb] mind if [A] he doesn't make the scene. _
_ [Dm] _ He's got a day, [C] time's [Bb] up, he's doin' [A] alright. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ He can play the horn, don't [C] like anything.
_ _ _ [Am] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ Saving it up _ [G] Friday night [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ with the [Bb] sultans.
_ _ [C] _ _ With the sultans [D] off [Dm] swing.
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] And the [Dm] crowded young [C] boys, they're [Bb] fooling around [A] in the corner. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ Young and [C] dressed in their fat [Bb] brown baggies and [A] their platform so. _ _ _ _
_ [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 [Dm] Creole.
[Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ Creole. _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] Creole.
[Bb] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ And _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
Harry.
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ And then the [C] man [Bb] that's right up [A] to the microphone. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] Saving it last [Bb] just as the [A] time bell rings. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ Good night. _
[C] Now it's time to go home.
_ [Bb] _ _ And he makes it fast with one [Dm] more thing.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ We are the [Bb]
sultans.
_ [C] _ _ We are the sultans [Dm] off swing.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the A History of Rock Vol. 1 album.

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