SULTANS OF SWING - Dire Straits
 
 
 
 
Intro.: [Dm]
 
You get a shiver in the dark, its [C]raining in the [Bb]park but [A]meantime
South of the river you stop and you hold everything
[F]A band is blowing Dixie double [C]four time
[Bb]You feel alright when you hear that music [Dm]ring [Bb] [C]
 
You step inside but you don't see too many faces
coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down
too much competition too many other places
but not too many horns can make that sound
 
[Bb] [C] way on downsouth
[Bb] [C] way on downsouth
[Dm]London town [Dm] [C] [Bb] [C] 
 
You check out guitar George he knows all the chords
mind he's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
and an old guitar is all he can afford
when he gets up under the lights to play his thing
 
And harry doesnb't mind if he doesn'tmake the scene
he's got a daytime job he's doing alright
he can play honky tone just like anything
saving it up for friday night
 
with the sultans
with the sultans of swing
 
And a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner
drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
they don't give a damn about any trumpet playing band
it ain't what they call rock and roll
 
and the sultans
and the sultans played creole
 
[solo s/ harm. 1ª parte]
 
And then the man he steps right up to the microphone
and says at last just as the time bell rings
thank you goodnight now it's time to go home
and he makes it fast with one more thing
 
We are the sultans
We are the sultans of swing