Chords for Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (Official Music Video)

Tempo:
73.9 bpm
Chords used:

C

Bb

Dm

A

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (Official Music Video) chords
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[Dm] [C] [Dm]
You get a shiver in the [C] dark, it's [A] raining in the park, mean time.
[G] [Dm] Sound of the river, [Bb] you're stopping, [A] you're holding everything.
[F] A band is blowing, [C] Dixie, double ball time.
[Bb] You feel alright when you [Dm] hear the music play.
[Bb]
[C] [Dm] When I step [C] inside, [Bb] but you don't [A] see too many faces.
[Dm] [C] Coming in out of [Bb] the rain, you hear [A] the jazz go down.
[F] Come fishing, [C] you know about places.
[Bb] How about the horns, [Dm] keep blowing that sound.
[Bb] [C] Way on [Bb] down south, [C] way on down [Dm] south, London [Bb] town.
[F] [C] [Dm] [C] [Bb]
[C] [D] Check out guitar [C] John, [Bb]
[A] he knows all the chords.
[Dm] Money [C] strictly with him, he [Bb] doesn't want to [A] make a cry or sing.
[F] If an old [C] guitar is on, he can't [Bb] fall.
When he gets up under the lights, [Dm] play his thing.
[Bb] [C]
[Dm] [C] And Harry [Bb] doesn't mind [A] if he doesn't make scenes.
[Dm] He's got [C] a day, [Bb] time's up, [A] he's doing alright.
[F] He can play the honky [C] tonk like anything.
[Bb] Saving it up [G] Friday night [Dm] [Bb]
[C] with the [Bb] sulkins, [C] with the [D] sulkins off [Am] swing.
[Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [C] [Bb] [A] [Dm]
[C] [Bb] [A]
[F] [C]
[Bb] [Dm] [Bb]
[C] [Bb] [C]
[D] [C] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm] And then [C] the man [Bb] steps right [A] up to the microphone.
[Dm] [C] Says at [Bb] last, just as [A] the time bell rings.
[F] Good night, [C] now it's time to go home.
[Bb] Then he makes it fast, [Dm] one more thing.
[Bb]
[C] We are [Bb] the sultans, [C] we are the [D] sultans off [F] swing.
[Bb] [C] [Dm] [Am] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C] [N]
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 - Bb, A, Dm, C, Bb, C, Dm, Bb, A and F in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 36 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 74. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: F Major.

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_ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You get a shiver in the [C] dark, it's [A] raining in the park, mean time.
[G] [Dm] Sound of the river, [Bb] you're stopping, [A] you're holding everything. _ _
[F] _ A band is blowing, [C] Dixie, double ball time. _
[Bb] You feel alright when you [Dm] hear the music play.
_ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] When I step [C] inside, [Bb] but you don't [A] see too many faces.
_ _ [Dm] _ [C] Coming in out of [Bb] the rain, you hear [A] the jazz go down.
_ _ [F] _ _ Come fishing, [C] you know about places.
_ _ [Bb] _ How about the horns, [Dm] keep blowing that sound.
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] Way on [Bb] down south, _ [C] way on down [Dm] south, London [Bb] town. _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] Check out guitar [C] John, [Bb]
[A] he knows all the chords.
_ [Dm] Money [C] strictly with him, he [Bb] doesn't want to [A] make a cry or sing.
_ [F] _ If an old [C] guitar is on, he can't [Bb] fall.
When he gets up under the lights, [Dm] play his thing.
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [C] And Harry [Bb] doesn't mind [A] if he doesn't make scenes.
[Dm] He's got [C] a day, [Bb] time's up, [A] he's doing alright. _ _
[F] _ He can play the honky [C] tonk like anything. _ _
[Bb] _ Saving it up [G] Friday night [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] with the [Bb] sulkins, _ [C] with the [D] sulkins off [Am] swing.
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
[Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
[Dm] And then [C] the man [Bb] steps right [A] up to the microphone. _ _
[Dm] _ [C] Says at [Bb] last, just as [A] the time bell rings. _ _
[F] _ Good night, [C] now it's time to go home.
[Bb] Then he makes it fast, [Dm] one more thing.
_ [Bb] _
[C] _ We are [Bb] the sultans, [C] _ we are the [D] sultans off [F] swing.
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [N] _

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It's Mark Knopfler who authored this song.

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