Chords for Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Sultans of Swing (SHM-CD)

Tempo:
148 bpm
Chords used:

C

Bb

Dm

A

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Sultans of Swing (SHM-CD) 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.
[Em]
[Dm] South of the river [C] you're stopping [Bb] your whole [A] everything.
[F] A band is blowing dixie, [C] double fall time.
[Bb] You feel alright when you're hitting [Dm] this head crank.
[Bb]
[C] You feel [Dm] alright when you're stepping inside, [C] but you don't [Bb] see [A] too many faces.
[Dm] Coming in out [C] of the [Bb] rain you hear the [A] jazz go down.
[F] Competition in all the [C] places,
[Bb] but the horns they're [Dm] blowing that sound.
[Bb]
[C] Way on down [Bb] south, [C] way on down south, [Dm] London [Bb] town.
[F] [C]
[D] [C] [Bb]
[C]
[D] Check out guitar [C] George, [Bb]
[A] he knows all the chords.
[Dm] Man is strictly [C] rhythm, he [Bb] doesn't want to make [A] a cry or sing.
[F] This animal guitar [C] is all he can fall.
[Bb]
When he gets up under the lights, play [Dm] him, play him.
[Bb]
[C]
[D] [Dm] And Harry [C] doesn't [Bb] mind if [A] he doesn't make a scene.
[Dm] He's got a [C] day time [Bb] job, he's doing [A] alright.
[F] He can play the horn, talk [C] like anything.
[Am]
[Bb] Saving it up [G] Friday [Dm] night.
[Bb]
[C] With the [Bb] sultans,
[C] with the sultans [D] off swing.
[C] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[D] And a [Dm] crowd of young [C] boys, they're [Bb] fooling around [A] in the corner.
[Dm] Drunk and [C] dressed in their best [Bb] brown baggies and [A] their platform [F] soles.
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 the trio.
[Am] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[C]
[D] [C] [Bb]
[A]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[A]
[F]
[C]
[Bb]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[C]
[D] [C] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] And then the [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone.
[Dm] [C] Save it last [Bb] just as the [A] time bell rings.
[F]
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 sultans [D] off [Dm] swing.
[Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Am] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[D] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
Key:  
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
A
1231
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
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To learn Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Dm, C, Dm, Bb, A, Dm, C, Bb, A, F and C. Start with a comfortable 74 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 148. With an eye on the song's key F Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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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.
_ [Em] _ _
_ [Dm] _ South of the river [C] you're stopping [Bb] your whole [A] everything. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ A band is blowing dixie, [C] double fall time. _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ You feel alright when you're hitting [Dm] this head crank.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ You feel [Dm] alright when you're stepping inside, [C] but you don't [Bb] see [A] too many faces. _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ Coming in out [C] of the [Bb] rain you hear the [A] jazz go down. _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ Competition in all the [C] places, _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ but the horns they're [Dm] blowing that sound.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ Way on down [Bb] south, _ [C] _ _ way on down south, [Dm] London [Bb] town. _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Check out guitar [C] George, _ [Bb] _
[A] he knows all the chords. _ _ _
[Dm] _ Man is strictly [C] rhythm, he [Bb] doesn't want to make [A] a cry or sing. _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ This animal guitar [C] is all he can fall.
_ [Bb] _
_ When he gets up under the lights, play [Dm] him, play him.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Dm] And Harry [C] doesn't [Bb] mind if [A] he _ doesn't make a scene. _ _
[Dm] _ He's got a [C] day time [Bb] job, he's doing [A] alright. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ He can play the horn, talk [C] like anything.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ Saving it up _ [G] Friday [Dm] night.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ With the [Bb] sultans, _
_ [C] _ _ with the sultans [D] off swing.
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] And a [Dm] crowd of young [C] boys, they're [Bb] fooling around [A] in the corner. _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ Drunk and [C] dressed in their best [Bb] brown baggies and [A] their platform _ _ _ _ _ [F] soles.
_ 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 the trio.
[Am] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] And then the [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone. _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [C] Save it last [Bb] just as the [A] time bell rings. _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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 sultans [D] off [Dm] swing.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
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[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
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[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Mark Knopfler.

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