Sultans of Swing (with lyrics) Chords

Tempo:
147.75 bpm
Chords used:

C

Bb

Dm

F

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sultans of Swing (with lyrics) chords
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[Dm]
You get a shiver in the [C] dark, it's [Bb] raining in the [A] park of mean time.
[Em]
[Dm] Sound of the [C] river, you're stopping [Bb] your whole [A] everything.
[F] A band is blowing, Dixie, [C] double ball time.
[Am]
[Bb] You feel alright when you hear the music [Dm] play.
You feel [Bb] alright [C]
[Dm] when I step inside, [C] but you don't [Bb] see too [A] many faces.
[Dm] Coming [C] in out of the [Bb] rain, you hear the [A] jazz go down.
[F] Proctition, you know about [C] places.
[Bb] Oh, but the horns, they're [Dm] blowing that sound.
[Bb]
[C] Way on down [Bb]
south, [C] way on down south, [Dm] Hundertown.
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] Check out guitar [C] John, [Bb]
[A] he knows all the chords.
[Dm] Money strictly [C] with him, he [Bb] doesn't want to make [A] a cry or sing.
[F] If Danny no guitar [C] is on, he can't fall.
[Bb] When he gets up on the lights, play [Dm] his name.
[Bb]
[C]
[D] And Harry [C] doesn't [Bb] mind if [A] he doesn't make the scene.
[Dm] He's got a [C] day, he's [Bb]
doing [A] alright.
[F] He can play the horn, talk [C] like anything.
[Bb] Saving it up [G] Friday night [Dm] [Bb]
[C] with the [Bb]
Sultan's, [C] with the [D] Sultan's off [Dm] swing.
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[D] And the [Dm] clowdy young boy [C] is [Bb] scaffolding around [A] his corner.
[Dm] Drunk and dressed [C] in their fat [Bb] brown baggies and [A] their platform soles.
[F] You 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]
Sultan's, [C] yeah the [D] Sultan's play [F] trios.
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[A]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[A]
[F]
[C]
[Bb]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] Remember [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone.
[Dm] [C] Seven laps [Bb] just is the [A] time they'll ring.
[F]
[C] Now it's 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 [Dm] Sultan's off swing.
[Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb] [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, A, F and C in sequence. For best results, commence at 73 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 148. With an eye on the song's key F Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You get a shiver in the [C] dark, it's [Bb] raining in the [A] park of mean time.
_ [Em] _
_ _ [Dm] _ Sound of the [C] river, you're stopping [Bb] your whole [A] everything. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ A band is blowing, Dixie, [C] double ball time.
_ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Bb] You feel alright when you hear the music [Dm] play.
_ You feel [Bb] alright _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] when I step inside, [C] but you don't [Bb] see too [A] many faces. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ Coming [C] in out of the [Bb] rain, you hear the [A] jazz go down. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ Proctition, you know about [C] places. _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ Oh, but the horns, they're [Dm] blowing that sound.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ Way on down [Bb]
south, _ [C] _ _ way on down south, [Dm] _ Hundertown.
[Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] Check out guitar [C] John, _ [Bb] _
[A] he knows all the chords. _ _
_ [Dm] _ Money strictly [C] with him, he [Bb] doesn't want to make [A] a cry or sing. _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ If Danny no guitar [C] is on, he can't fall. _
[Bb] _ _ When he gets up on the lights, play [Dm] his name.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ And Harry [C] doesn't [Bb] mind if [A] he doesn't make the scene. _
_ [Dm] _ He's got a [C] day, he's [Bb]
doing [A] alright. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ He can play the horn, talk [C] like anything. _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ Saving it up _ [G] Friday night [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ with the _ [Bb]
Sultan's, _ [C] _ _ with the _ [D] Sultan's off [Dm] swing.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] And the [Dm] clowdy young boy [C] is [Bb] scaffolding around [A] his corner. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ Drunk and dressed [C] in their fat [Bb] brown baggies and [A] their platform _ _ soles. _
_ [F] _ _ You 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]
Sultan's, _ [C] _ _ yeah the _ [D] Sultan's play _ [F] trios.
[Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ Remember [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] Seven laps [Bb] just is the [A] time they'll ring. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Now it's 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 _ [Dm] Sultan's off swing.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Mark Knopfler.

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