{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":267976,"song":"Sultans Of Swing","artist":"Dire Straits","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11220304-sultans-of-swing-chords-by-dire-straits/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/267976?type=chord","rating":4.64263,"votes":4694,"content":"Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing\r\n\r\n* = C in bass, can be omitted\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| [ch]Dm[/ch]     | [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]Dm/C[/ch]*|\r\n| [ch]Dm[/ch]     | [ch]Dm[/ch]       |\r\n| [ch]Dm[/ch]     | [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]Dm/C[/ch]*| x2\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou get a shiver in the dark, it's raining in the park but meantime[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  South of the river you stop and you hold everything[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  A band is blowing Dixie double four time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                                            [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   You feel alright when you hear that music ring[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell now, you step inside but you don't see too many faces[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  Competition in other places[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                                     [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n   Uh, but the horns they blowin' that sound[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\n        way on down south[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\n        way on down south[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nLondon Town[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch] - [ch]Bb[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch] - [ch]Bb[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou check out Guitar George,     he knows all the chords[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Mind he's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  They say an old guitar is all he can afford[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                                                 [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   When he gets up under the lights to play his thing[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  He's got a daytime job, he's doin' alright[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  He can play the honky tonk like anything[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                               [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   Saving it up for Friday night[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Bb[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\nwith the Sultans[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nwith the Sultans of Swing[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch] - [ch]Bb[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch] - [ch]Bb[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dm[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThen a crowd of young boys, they're foolin' around in the corner[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  They don't give a damn about about any trumpet playin' band[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                                   [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   It ain't what they call rock and roll[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Bb[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand the Sultans[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nYeah, the Sultans, they play Creole[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch] - [ch]Bb[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\n...             Creole[/tab]\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch] - [ch]Bb[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Lead]\r\n| [ch]Dm[/ch]     | [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  | [ch]A[/ch]      | [ch]A[/ch]       |\r\n| [ch]Dm[/ch]     | [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  | [ch]A[/ch]      | [ch]A[/ch]       |\r\n| [ch]F[/ch]      | [ch]F[/ch]      | [ch]C[/ch]      | [ch]C[/ch]       |\r\n| [ch]Bb[/ch]     | [ch]Bb[/ch]     | [ch]Dm[/ch]     | [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  |\r\n| [ch]C[/ch]      | [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  | [ch]C[/ch]      | [ch]C[/ch]       |\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch] - [ch]Bb[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch] - [ch]Bb[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   And then the man he steps right up to the microphone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]    ([ch]A7[/ch])\r\n   And says at last just as the time bell ring[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  Goodnight, now it's time to go home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                                       [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   Then he makes it fast with one more thing[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Bb[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe are the Sultans[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWe are the Sultans of Swing[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch] - [ch]Bb[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch] - [ch]Bb[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Outro Solo]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch] - [ch]Bb[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\n(repeat and fade, approx x7)[/tab]","plain_text":"Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing\n\n* = C in bass, can be omitted\n\n[Intro]\n| Dm     | Dm  Dm/C*|\n| Dm     | Dm       |\n| Dm     | Dm  Dm/C*| x2\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nDm - C - Bb - C\nDm - C - Bb - C\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nDm - C - Bb - C\nDm - C - Bb - C\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\nDm - C - Bb - C\n\n[Lead]\n| Dm     | C  Bb  | A      | A       |\n| Dm     | C  Bb  | A      | A       |\n| F      | F      | C      | C       |\n| Bb     | Bb     | Dm     | Dm  Bb  |\n| C      | C  Bb  | C      | C       |\n\n[Instrumental]\nDm - C - Bb - C\nDm - C - Bb - C\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nDm - C - Bb - C\nDm - C - Bb - C\n\n[Outro Solo]","chords":["C","Dm","Dm/C","Bb","A","F","A7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}