Chords for Sultans of Swing

Tempo:
147.9 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

C

Dm

A

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Show Tuner
Sultans of Swing chords
Start Jamming...
[A] [Dm]
You get a shiver in the [C] dark, it's raining [Bb] in the [A] park of mean time.
[Dm] Sound of the river, [C] you're stopping, [Bb] you're holding everything.
[A]
[F] A band of slowing dicks, they [C] gobble up all time.
[Bb] You feel alright when you're hearing these head [Dm] craves.
[Bb]
[C]
A [Dm] light step inside, but you [Bb] don't see [A] too many faces.
[Dm] Coming in out of the [Bb] rain, you hear the [A] jazz go down.
[F] Competition in all [C] the places.
[Bb] But the horns, they blow [Dm] in that sound.
[Bb]
[C] Way on down [Bb] south, [C] way on down [Dm] south, hundreds of times.
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[D] [Bb]
[C]
[D] Check out Guitar [C] John, [Bb]
[A] he knows all the chords.
[Dm] Mighty strictly [C] rhythm, he [Bb] doesn't want to make [A] a cry or sing.
[F] If any new guitar [C] is on, he can't fall.
[Bb] When he gets up under the lights, play [D] his thing.
[Dm] [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 job, [Bb]
he's doing [A] alright.
[F] He can play the honk, tonk [C] like anything.
[Bb] Saving it up Friday [G] [Dm] night [Bb]
[C] with the [Bb]
sultans.
[C] With the sultans [D] off swing.
[Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] Then the crowded young [C] boys start [Bb] fooling around [A] in the corner.
[Dm] Young and dressed [C] in their fast [Bb] brown 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 [D] rock and roll.
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] And the [Bb] sultans, [C] yeah the sultans they [D] play Creole.
[Bb]
[F] [C] Creole.
[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]
[F] [C]
[Dm] And then the [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone.
[Dm] [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 with one [Dm] more thing.
[Bb]
[C] We are the [Bb]
sultans, [C] we are the [Dm] sultans off swing.
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[D] Sultans.
[Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [F]
[C]
[D]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Dm
2311
A
1231
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Dm
2311
Show All Diagrams
Chords
NotesBeta
Download PDF
Download Midi
Edit This Version
Hide Lyrics Hint
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You get a shiver in the [C] dark, it's raining [Bb] in the [A] park of mean _ time. _
_ _ [Dm] _ Sound of the river, [C] you're stopping, [Bb] you're holding everything.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ A band of slowing dicks, they [C] gobble up all time. _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ You feel alright when you're hearing these head [Dm] _ craves.
_ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
A [Dm] light step inside, but you [Bb] don't see [A] too many faces. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ Coming in out of the [Bb] rain, you hear the [A] jazz go down. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ Competition in all [C] the places. _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ But the horns, they blow [Dm] in that sound.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ Way on down [Bb] south, _ _ [C] _ _ way on down [Dm] south, hundreds of times.
[Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Check out Guitar [C] John, _ [Bb] _
[A] he knows all the chords. _ _
_ [Dm] _ Mighty strictly [C] rhythm, he [Bb] doesn't want to make [A] a cry or sing. _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ If any new guitar [C] is on, he can't fall. _
_ [Bb] _ When he gets up under the lights, play [D] his thing.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [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 job, [Bb]
he's doing [A] alright. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ He can play the honk, tonk [C] like anything. _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ Saving it up Friday [G] [Dm] night _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ with the _ [Bb] _
sultans.
[C] _ _ With the sultans [D] off swing.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] Then the crowded young [C] boys start [Bb] fooling around [A] in the corner. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ Young and dressed [C] in their fast [Bb] brown 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 [D] rock and roll.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ And the [Bb] sultans, _ _ [C] _ _ yeah the sultans they [D] play Creole.
[Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ Creole. _
_ _ [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] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] And then the [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [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 with one [Dm] more thing.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ We are the [Bb]
sultans, _ [C] _ _ we are the _ [Dm] sultans off swing.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Sultans.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

You may also like to play