Chords for Dire Straits - Sultans of swing - Drum cover by Daniel Adolfsson

Tempo:
148.05 bpm
Chords used:

C

Bb

Dm

A

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dire Straits - Sultans of swing - Drum cover by Daniel Adolfsson chords
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[Dm]
You can't escape us in the [C] dark, it's [Bb] raining in the [A] park, mean time.
[Em] [G]
[Dm] The sound of the [C] river, you're stumbling, [Bb] you're holding [A]
everything.
[F]
A band of slowing dicksies, [C] double ball times.
[Bb]
You feel alright, when you're hitting [G] this thing, Fred.
[Dm] I'm [Bb] not.
[C] [Dm] Well now you're slipping, [C] fine, but you're [Bb] gonna need two [A]
man's faith, Fred.
[Dm]
Coming in [C] out of the rain, [Bb] you hear the [A] jazz go down.
[F]
Rock fishing, you know [C] about the place.
[Bb]
About the haunts, the glowing, [Dm] that sound.
[Bb]
[C] Way on [Bb] down south,
[C] way on down south, [Dm]
come to [C] this [Bb] town.
[C]
You [Dm]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [Dm] check out Kithar, [C] John, [Bb] [A]
Dino's, all cars.
[Dm]
Man's [C] tricky rhythm, he [Bb] doesn't wanna make a [A]
cry or a moan.
[F]
They say an old [C] guitarist, he can't fall.
[F] [Bb]
When he gets up on the right, play [Dm] his thing.
[Bb]
[C] [Dm]
And [C] Harry doesn't mind, [Bb] if he [A]
doesn't make the scene.
[G] [Dm]
You gotta take [C] time, John, [Bb] he's doing [A]
alright.
He [F]
can play the honk-tonk [C] like anything, [Am] [Bb]
saving it up Friday [G]
[Dm] night.
[Bb]
[C] With the [Bb] sulkins,
[C] with the sulkins [Dm] of swing.
[C] [Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[G]
[Dm] Any cardigan boy [C] can't fool [Bb] around [A] in the corner.
[Dm]
John can just [C] let that brown [Bb] baggie in that [A]
platform store.
[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] sulkins, [C] yeah, the sulkins [Dm]
play Creole.
[Bb] [C] The sulkins play Creole.
[Dm]
[C] [Bb] [C]
[G]
[D] [C] [Bb] [A]
[Dm]
[C] [Bb] [A]
[F]
[C]
[Bb]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[C] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] And then the [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone.
[Dm]
[C] There's that [Bb] last, there's a [A] time bell ring.
[F]
Good night, [C] now it's time to go home.
[Bb]
And they say it fast, but [Dm] one more thing.
[Bb]
[C] We are the [Bb] sulkins,
[C] we are the sulkins [Dm]
of swing.
[C] [Bb] [F]
[C] [Dm]
[Am] [Bb] [F]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[G]
[Dm] You should [Bb] have your [C]
love [G] [Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
with you.
[G] [Dm] [C] [Bb] [C]
[G] [Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[G] [Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Abm] [Bm]
[F]
[B]
[Ab]
Key:  
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
A
1231
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
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Let's start jamming Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - A, Dm, C, Dm, Bb, C, Bb and C in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 74 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 148. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: F Major.

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You can't escape us in the [C] dark, it's [Bb] raining in the [A] park, mean time.
_ _ [Em] _ [G] _
[Dm] The sound of the [C] river, you're stumbling, [Bb] you're holding [A]
everything.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ A band of slowing dicksies, [C] double ball times.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
You feel alright, when you're hitting [G] this thing, Fred.
[Dm] _ _ I'm [Bb] not. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Well now you're slipping, [C] fine, but you're [Bb] gonna need two [A]
man's faith, Fred.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ Coming in [C] out of the rain, [Bb] you hear the [A] jazz go down.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ Rock fishing, you know [C] about the place.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ About the haunts, the glowing, [Dm] that sound.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ Way on [Bb] down south, _ _
[C] _ way on down south, [Dm]
come to [C] this [Bb] town.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
_ You _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] check out Kithar, [C] John, [Bb] _ _ [A] _
Dino's, all cars.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
Man's [C] tricky rhythm, he [Bb] doesn't wanna make a [A]
cry or a moan.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ They say an old _ [C] guitarist, _ he can't fall.
[F] _ [Bb] _ _
When he gets up on the right, play [Dm] his thing.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
And [C] Harry doesn't mind, [Bb] if he [A]
doesn't make the scene.
_ [G] _ [Dm]
You gotta take [C] time, John, [Bb] he's doing [A]
alright.
_ He _ _ _ [F] _
_ can play the honk-tonk [C] like anything, _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ saving it up Friday [G]
[Dm] night.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ With the [Bb] sulkins, _ _
[C] _ _ with the sulkins [Dm] of swing.
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
[Dm] Any cardigan boy [C] can't fool [Bb] around [A] in the corner.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
John can just [C] let that brown [Bb] baggie in that [A]
platform store.
_ _ _ _ [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] _ sulkins, [C] _ _ yeah, the sulkins [Dm]
play Creole.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] The sulkins _ play Creole.
_ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] And then the [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] There's that [Bb] last, there's a [A] time bell ring.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ Good night, _ [C] now it's time to go home.
_ [Bb] _
_ And they say it fast, but [Dm] one more thing.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ We are the [Bb] sulkins, _ _
[C] _ _ we are the sulkins [Dm]
of swing.
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Dm] You should [Bb] have your _ [C] _
love _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ with you.
[G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Mark Knopfler.

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