Sultans Of Swing Lyrics and Chords
Singer: Mark Knopfler
Verse 1
……………Dm
You get a shiver in the dark
……C A#
It’s raining in the park,
………….A
But meantime
Dm
.. South of the river, you stop,
C A# A
And you hold everything
F
….A band is blowing Dixie,
……………C
Double four time
A#
…You feel alright
…………………………………….Dm
When you hear the music ring
A# C
……………………Dm
Well, now you step inside
…………..C A# A
But you don’t see too many faces
Dm C
… Coming in out of the rain
…………………A# A
To hear the jazz go down
F C
…. Competition in other places
A#
…. Ah, but the horns,
…………………………….Dm
They’re blowing that sound
A# C
…………Way on down south
A# C
…………Way on down south
Dm Dm C A# C
London town
Verse 2
…………….Dm
Check out guitar George
C A# A
……. He knows all the chords
Dm
.. Mind, it’s strictly rhythm
…..C A#
He doesn’t wanna make it
..A
Cry or sing
F
… Yes and an old guitar is
..C
All he can afford
A#
… When he gets up
Under the lights
………………..Dm A# C
To play his thing
Dm C
… And Harry doesn’t mind
A# A
If he doesn’t make the scene
Dm C
… He’s got a daytime job,
……..A# A
He’s doing alright
F
….He can play the honky tonk
……….C
Like anything
A# Dm
… Saving it up for Friday night
A# C
…………. With the Sultans
A# C Dm
……….With the Sultans of Swing
Dm C A# C
………………………. Yeah
Verse 3
……….Dm
And a crowd of young boys
………….C A#
They’re fooling around
…………A
In the corner
Dm
… Drunk and dressed in their
……..C
Best brown baggies
…….A# A
And their platform soles
F
… They don’t give a damn
………………C
About any Trumpet
Playing band
A#
… It ain’t what they call
………………Dm
“Rock and Roll”
A# C
………….. And the Sultans
A# C
…………..Yeah, the Sultans,
……………..Dm Dm C A#
They play Creole
C
……Creole
Music:
Dm
… And then the man,
…….C A#
He steps right up
…………….A
To the microphone
Dm C
… And says at last,
………………A# A
Just as the time bell rings
F
…. Goodnight,
…………….C
Now it’s time to go home
A#
…. Then he makes it fast
………………………Dm
With one more thing
A# C
………….We are the Sultans
A# C
……………We are the
……………..Dm
Sultans of Swing
