'Sultans Of Swing (crd)' by Dire Straits - Guitar Tutorial

            
Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
 
 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
 
 Dm      -       C       -       Bb      -       C
 1.25            0.5           2.25              4.0