Chords for DIRE STRAITS - Sultans of Swing (vinyl)

Tempo:
147.95 bpm
Chords used:

C

Bb

Dm

A

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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DIRE STRAITS - Sultans of Swing (vinyl) chords
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[D] [Dm]
You get a shiver in the [C] dark, it's raining [Bb] in the [A] park, mean time.
[Em]
[Dm] Sound of the river, [C] you're stopping your [Bb] whole [A] everything.
[F] A band is blowing Dixie, [C] double ball time.
[F]
[Bb] You feel alright when you hear the music [Dm] ring.
[Bb]
[C]
Feel [Dm] like stepping inside, [C] but you [Bb] don't see [A] too many faces.
[Dm] Coming in [C] out of the rain, [Bb] you hear the [A] jazz go down.
[F] Optician in [C] other places,
[Bb] but the horns keep blowing [Dm] that sound.
[Bb]
[C] Way on down [Bb] south, [C] way on down [G] south, [Dm] London town.
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Am] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] Check out Guitar [C] John, [Bb]
[A] he knows all the chords.
[Dm] Money's strictly [C] with him, he doesn't [Bb] want to make [A] it cry or sing.
[F]
[C] [Bb]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[D] [Dm] [C] [Bb]
[A]
[Dm] He's got a day, [C] he finds out [Bb]
he's doing [A] alright.
[F] He can play the horn, don't [C] like anything.
[Bb] Saving it up Friday [G] [Dm] night with [Bb]
[C] the [Bb]
Sultan's, [C] with the [D] Sultan's off [Dm] swing.
[C] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] And the crowded young [Cm] boys, they're [Bb] fooling around [A] in the corner.
[Dm] Drunk and dressed [C] in their fast brown [Bb] baggies and their [A] platform soles.
[F] They don't give a damn about [C] any trumpet playing band.
[Bb] It ain't what they call rock [Dm] and roll.
[Bb]
[C] Then the [Bb]
Sultan's, [C] yeah the Sultan's [D] they play Creole.
[C] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[A]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[A]
[F] Then [C]
[Bb]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[C]
[D] [C] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] the [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone.
[Dm] [C] Says it lasts [Bb] just as the [A] time bell rings.
[F]
Now it's [C] time to go home.
[Bb] Then he makes it fast, one [Dm] more thing.
[Bb]
[C] We are the [Bb]
Sultan's, [C] we are the Sultan's [Dm] off swing.
[Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[D] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[D] [Bb]
[N]
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, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Dm, C, Dm, Bb, A, Dm, C, Bb, A, F and C. Set your pace at 73 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 148. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: F Major.

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_ You get a shiver in the [C] dark, it's raining [Bb] in the [A] park, mean time.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ [Dm] Sound of the river, [C] you're stopping your [Bb] whole _ [A] everything. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ A band is blowing Dixie, [C] double ball time.
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_ [Bb] _ You feel alright when you hear the music [Dm] ring.
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Feel [Dm] like stepping inside, [C] but you [Bb] don't see [A] too many faces. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ Coming in [C] out of the rain, [Bb] you hear the [A] jazz go down. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ Optician in [C] other places, _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ but the horns keep blowing [Dm] that sound.
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_ _ [C] _ _ Way on down [Bb] south, _ _ [C] _ _ way on down [G] south, [Dm] London town.
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_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] Check out Guitar [C] John, _ [Bb] _
[A] he knows all the chords. _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ Money's strictly [C] with him, he doesn't [Bb] want to make [A] it cry or sing. _ _ _ _
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_ [Dm] He's got a day, [C] he finds out [Bb]
he's doing [A] alright. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ He can play the horn, don't [C] like anything. _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ Saving it up Friday [G] [Dm] night _ with _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ the _ [Bb]
Sultan's, _ [C] _ _ with the _ [D] Sultan's off [Dm] swing.
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[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Dm] And the crowded young [Cm] boys, they're [Bb] fooling around [A] in the corner. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ Drunk and dressed [C] in their fast brown [Bb] baggies and their [A] platform _ soles. _ _
_ [F] _ _ They don't give a damn about [C] any trumpet playing band. _
_ [Bb] _ _ It ain't what they call rock [Dm] and _ roll.
_ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ Then the _ [Bb]
Sultan's, _ [C] _ _ yeah the Sultan's [D] they play Creole.
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_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ the [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] Says it lasts [Bb] just as the [A] time bell rings. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
Now it's [C] time to go home.
_ [Bb] _ _ Then he makes it fast, one [Dm] more thing.
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_ _ [C] _ _ We are the [Bb]
Sultan's, _ [C] _ _ we are the _ Sultan's [Dm] off swing.
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