Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits Cover HD Chords

Tempo:
74.075 bpm
Chords used:

C

Bb

Dm

F

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Dm] [Am] [Dm]
You get a shiver in the [C] dark, it's [Bb] raining in the [A] park, it's me time.
[Dm] Sound of the [C] river is stopping [Bb] your whole [A] everything.
[F] A band is blowing, Dixie, [C] double ball time.
[F]
[Bb] Feel alright, when you hear the [Dm] music.
[Bb]
[C] [Dm] I step [C] inside, don't [Bb] see too [A] many faces.
[Em] [Dm] Coming in [C] out of the rain, [Bb] making the [A] cats go down.
[F] Opticians get all [C] the places, [F] [Bb] but the horns, they blow [Dm] in that sound.
[Bb] [C] [Bb] Way on down south, [C] way on down [Dm] south, on [Bb] down south.
[F]
[C] [F] [C] [Dm] [Bb] [F]
[C] [Dm] Check out guitar [C] John, [Bb] he [A] knows all the chords.
[Dm] [C] Money's strictly with [Bb] him, he doesn't wanna make that [A] cry all sweet.
[F] And old [C]
Tariq, he can't be beat, [Bb] when he gets up on the lights, [Dm] playin' [Dm] [Bb] playin'.
[C] [Am]
[D] And Harry [Bb] doesn't mind, if he [A] doesn't make [G] scenes.
[D] He's got a day, [C] time's up, [Bb] he's doing [A] alright.
[F] He can play the whole song [C] like anything, [F] [C]
[Bb] saving it up Friday [D] night.
[Bb]
[C] With a soft [Bb] lip, [C] with a soft [Dm] lip, sweet.
[C] [Bb] [F] [C] [C]
[D] [C] [Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm] And the crowd of young [C] boys, they're [Bb] fooling around [A] in the corner.
[Dm] London's best, [C] and they're best [Bb] brown baggies in [A] their platform so.
[F] We don't give a damn, [C] about anything, we just [Bb] playin'.
It ain't what they call, [Dm] rock and roll.
[Bb]
[C] And the [Bb] Sultans, [C] yeah the Sultans, [Dm] they play [C] Creole.
[Bb] [F] [C] [F] [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] [Am] [Bb] [F] [C] [Am]
And [C] the man [Bb] steps right [A] up to the microphone, [A] just
[Dm] [C] [Bb] because the [A] time bell rings.
[F] We're late, [C] now it's time to go home.
[Bb] He makes it fast, [Dm] one more thing.
[Bb]
[C] We are the [Bb] Sultans, [C] we are the [Dm] Sultans.
[C] [Bb] [C] [F] [C] [Dm] [C] [Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [C] [Bb] [F] [C] [F] [C]
Key:  
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
F
134211111
A
1231
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
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To start learning Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Dm, C, Dm, Bb, A, Dm, C, Bb and C in sequence. For best results, commence at 37 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 74. Given the song's key of F Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You get a shiver in the [C] dark, it's [Bb] raining in the [A] park, it's me time. _ _
[Dm] Sound of the [C] river is stopping [Bb] your whole [A] everything. _ _ _
[F] A band is blowing, Dixie, [C] double ball time.
[F] _ _
[Bb] Feel alright, when you hear the [Dm] music.
_ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] I step [C] inside, don't [Bb] see too [A] many faces.
_ _ [Em] [Dm] Coming in [C] out of the rain, [Bb] making the [A] cats go down.
_ _ [F] _ _ Opticians get all [C] the places, _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ but the horns, they blow [Dm] in that sound.
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] Way on down south, [C] _ way on down [Dm] south, on [Bb] down south.
_ [F] _
[C] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ [Dm] Check out guitar [C] John, [Bb] he [A] knows all the chords.
_ [Dm] _ [C] Money's strictly with [Bb] him, he doesn't wanna make that [A] cry all sweet.
_ _ [F] _ And old [C]
Tariq, he can't be beat, [Bb] _ when he gets up on the lights, [Dm] playin' [Dm] [Bb] playin'.
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _
[D] And Harry [Bb] doesn't mind, if he [A] doesn't make [G] scenes. _
[D] He's got a day, [C] time's up, [Bb] he's doing [A] alright. _ _ _
[F] He can play the whole song [C] like anything, [F] _ [C] _
[Bb] saving it up Friday [D] night.
_ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ With a soft [Bb] lip, [C] _ with a soft [Dm] lip, sweet.
[C] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
[Dm] And the crowd of young [C] boys, they're [Bb] fooling around [A] in the corner. _ _ _
[Dm] London's best, [C] and they're best [Bb] brown baggies in [A] their platform so. _ _
[F] We don't give a damn, [C] about anything, we just [Bb] playin'.
It ain't what they call, [Dm] rock and roll.
_ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ And the [Bb] Sultans, [C] _ yeah the Sultans, [Dm] they play [C] Creole.
[Bb] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [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] _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [Am] _
And [C] the man [Bb] steps right [A] up to the microphone, [A] just _
[Dm] _ _ [C] [Bb] because the [A] time bell rings. _ _
[F] _ We're late, [C] now it's time to go home.
[Bb] He makes it fast, [Dm] one more thing.
_ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] We are the [Bb] Sultans, [C] _ we are the [Dm] Sultans.
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _

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It's Mark Knopfler who authored this song.

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