Chords for Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (1978) • TopPop
Tempo:
143.75 bpm
Chords used:
C
Bb
Dm
A
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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 your [Bb] hold, [A] everything.
[F]
A band is blowing, Dixie, [C] double fall time.
[Bb]
You feel alright when you hear the music [Dm] play.
[Bb]
[C] And [Dm] I step inside, [C] but you [Bb] don't see [A] too many faces.
[Dm]
Coming [C] in out of the rain, [Bb] you hear the [A] jazz go down.
[F]
Oh, Dixie, get over [C]
places.
[Bb]
Oh, but the haunts, they blow [Dm] in that sound.
[Bb]
[C] Way on down [Bb] south,
[C] way on down south, [Dm] London [F] town.
[Bb] [F]
[C] [Dm]
[Am] [Bb] [F]
[C] [Dm] Check out Guitar [C] George, [Bb] [A] he knows all the chords.
[Dm]
Man, he's strictly [C] with them, he doesn't [Bb] want to make [A] them cry or sing.
[F]
If an old guitar [C] is off, he can't fall.
[Bb]
When he gets up under the lights, play [Dm] his theme.
[Bb]
[C]
[Dm] And Harry [C] doesn't mind [Bb] if he [A]
doesn't make scenes.
[Dm]
He's got a day [C] time job, [Bb] he's doing [A]
alright.
[F]
He can play the haunts, he don't [C] like anything.
[Bb]
Saving it up, Friday [G]
[Dm] night.
[Bb]
[C] With the south [Bb] winds,
[C] where the song turns [Dm] off swing.
[C] [Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm] [C] [Bb] [A]
[Dm]
[C] [Bb] [A]
[F]
[C]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [D]
[C] [Bb] [F]
[C] [F] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
Remember, [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone.
[Dm]
And says [C] at last, [Bb] just as the [A] time bell rings.
[F]
[C] Now it's time to go home.
[Bb]
And he makes it fast, one [Dm] more thing.
[Bb]
[C] We are the south [Bb] ends,
[C] we are the south ends [Dm] of swing.
[Bb] [F]
[C] [Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C] We are the south [Dm]
ends [Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
of swing.
[D]
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 your [Bb] hold, [A] everything.
[F]
A band is blowing, Dixie, [C] double fall time.
[Bb]
You feel alright when you hear the music [Dm] play.
[Bb]
[C] And [Dm] I step inside, [C] but you [Bb] don't see [A] too many faces.
[Dm]
Coming [C] in out of the rain, [Bb] you hear the [A] jazz go down.
[F]
Oh, Dixie, get over [C]
places.
[Bb]
Oh, but the haunts, they blow [Dm] in that sound.
[Bb]
[C] Way on down [Bb] south,
[C] way on down south, [Dm] London [F] town.
[Bb] [F]
[C] [Dm]
[Am] [Bb] [F]
[C] [Dm] Check out Guitar [C] George, [Bb] [A] he knows all the chords.
[Dm]
Man, he's strictly [C] with them, he doesn't [Bb] want to make [A] them cry or sing.
[F]
If an old guitar [C] is off, he can't fall.
[Bb]
When he gets up under the lights, play [Dm] his theme.
[Bb]
[C]
[Dm] And Harry [C] doesn't mind [Bb] if he [A]
doesn't make scenes.
[Dm]
He's got a day [C] time job, [Bb] he's doing [A]
alright.
[F]
He can play the haunts, he don't [C] like anything.
[Bb]
Saving it up, Friday [G]
[Dm] night.
[Bb]
[C] With the south [Bb] winds,
[C] where the song turns [Dm] off swing.
[C] [Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm] [C] [Bb] [A]
[Dm]
[C] [Bb] [A]
[F]
[C]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [D]
[C] [Bb] [F]
[C] [F] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
Remember, [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone.
[Dm]
And says [C] at last, [Bb] just as the [A] time bell rings.
[F]
[C] Now it's time to go home.
[Bb]
And he makes it fast, one [Dm] more thing.
[Bb]
[C] We are the south [Bb] ends,
[C] we are the south ends [Dm] of swing.
[Bb] [F]
[C] [Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C] We are the south [Dm]
ends [Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
of swing.
[D]
Key:
C
Bb
Dm
A
F
C
Bb
Dm
[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 your [Bb] hold, [A] everything.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ A band is blowing, Dixie, _ [C] double fall time.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
You feel alright when you hear the music [Dm] play.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ And [Dm] I step inside, [C] but you [Bb] don't see [A] too many faces.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ Coming [C] in out of the rain, [Bb] you hear the [A] jazz go down.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ Oh, Dixie, get over [C]
places.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ Oh, but the haunts, they blow [Dm] in that sound.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ Way on down [Bb] south, _ _
[C] _ _ way on down south, [Dm] London [F] town.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Check out Guitar [C] George, _ [Bb] _ [A] he knows all the chords.
_ _ _ [Dm] _
Man, he's strictly [C] with them, he doesn't [Bb] want to make [A] them cry or sing.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ If an old guitar [C] is off, he can't fall.
_ [Bb] _ _
When he gets up under the lights, play [Dm] his theme.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] And Harry [C] doesn't mind [Bb] if he [A] _
doesn't make scenes.
_ _ [Dm] _
He's got a day [C] time job, [Bb] he's doing [A]
alright.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ He can play the haunts, he don't [C] like anything.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ Saving it up, Friday [G]
[Dm] night.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ With the south [Bb] winds, _ _
[C] _ _ where the song turns [Dm] off swing.
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
Remember, [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
And says [C] at last, [Bb] just as the [A] time bell rings.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] Now it's time to go home.
_ [Bb] _
And he makes it fast, one [Dm] more thing.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ We are the south [Bb] ends, _ _
[C] _ we are the south ends [Dm] of swing.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] We are the south _ _ _ [Dm]
ends _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ of swing.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
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 your [Bb] hold, [A] everything.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ A band is blowing, Dixie, _ [C] double fall time.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
You feel alright when you hear the music [Dm] play.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ And [Dm] I step inside, [C] but you [Bb] don't see [A] too many faces.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ Coming [C] in out of the rain, [Bb] you hear the [A] jazz go down.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ Oh, Dixie, get over [C]
places.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ Oh, but the haunts, they blow [Dm] in that sound.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ Way on down [Bb] south, _ _
[C] _ _ way on down south, [Dm] London [F] town.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Check out Guitar [C] George, _ [Bb] _ [A] he knows all the chords.
_ _ _ [Dm] _
Man, he's strictly [C] with them, he doesn't [Bb] want to make [A] them cry or sing.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ If an old guitar [C] is off, he can't fall.
_ [Bb] _ _
When he gets up under the lights, play [Dm] his theme.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] And Harry [C] doesn't mind [Bb] if he [A] _
doesn't make scenes.
_ _ [Dm] _
He's got a day [C] time job, [Bb] he's doing [A]
alright.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ He can play the haunts, he don't [C] like anything.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ Saving it up, Friday [G]
[Dm] night.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ With the south [Bb] winds, _ _
[C] _ _ where the song turns [Dm] off swing.
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
Remember, [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
And says [C] at last, [Bb] just as the [A] time bell rings.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] Now it's time to go home.
_ [Bb] _
And he makes it fast, one [Dm] more thing.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ We are the south [Bb] ends, _ _
[C] _ we are the south ends [Dm] of swing.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] We are the south _ _ _ [Dm]
ends _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ of swing.
_ [D] _