Sultans Of Swing

key: Dm
(single snare beat)
Dm / C-C / Dm / C-C
Intro lead
           Dm

You get a shiver in the dark
         C           Bb       A

it`s raining in the park but meantime
Dm                      C           Bb          A

south of the river you stop and you hold everything
F                   C

a band is blowing Dixie double four time
        Bb                                 Dm    Bb-C

you feel alright when you hear that music ring


               Dm              C        Bb          A

(Now) you step inside but you don`t see too many faces
 Dm                   C                        Bb      A

coming in out of the rain to (you) hear the jazz Go down
F                       C

too much competition too many other places
Bb                                    Dm

but not too many horns can make that sound
(But not too many horns are blowing that sound)
Bb-C

        way on downsouth
Bb-C

        way on downsouth
Dm              Dm-C-Bb-C       Dm-C-Bb-C

London town

                Dm          C       Bb          A

you check out Guitar George he knows all the chords
Dm                                                 C   Bb             A

mind he`s (his) strictly rhythm he doesn`t want to make it cry or sing
F                       C

and an old guitar is all he can afford
Bb                                              Dm   Bb-C

when he gets up under the lights to play his thing
Dm                      C     Bb         A

  (and) harry doesnb`t mind if he doesn`t make the scene
Dm             C        Bb                  A

  he(`s) got a daytime job he`s doing al(l)right
F                               C

  he can play honky tone just like anything
(He can play the honky tonk like anything)
Bb                      Dm      Bb-C

  saving it up for friday night
                  Bb-C

with the sultans
                     Dm     Dm-C-Bb-C

with the sultans of swing
                             Dm-C-Bb-C

        Dm                          C           Bb            A

and a crowd of young boys they`re fooling around in the corner
Dm                                    C                Bb           A

drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
F                                       C

they don`t give a damn about (`bout) any trumpet playing band
   Bb                           Dm      Bb-C

it ain`t what they call rock and roll
                Bb-C

and the sultans
                        Dm     Dm-C-Bb-C

and the sultans played creole
(Yeah the Sultans they played Creole)

                                Dm-C-Bb-C


Lead 1: ( chords:Follow 1 full verse)

Dm                    C         Bb         A

and then the man he steps right up to the microphone
Dm          C                Bb         A    (A7)
and says at last just as the time bell rings
F                           C

thank you goodnight now it`s time to Go home
        Bb                  Dm          Bb-C

and he makes it fast with one more thing
                  Bb-C

we are the sultans
                      Dm        Dm-C-Bb-C

we are the sultans of swing