Sultans of swing              1st version


INTRO
-----

    Dm |  Dm .  .                                            ARP
e|--5--|--5--------|-----------|------------|----------|-------5--8--5--|
B|--6--|--6--------|-----------|------------|-------6--|------6---------|
G|--7--|--7--5--5--|--5^h7--7^^^^^-------7^--------|--7--7----------|
D|--7--|--7--------|-----------|----5/7-----|-----7----|----------------|
A|--5--|--5--------|-----------|------------|----------|----------------|
E|--5--|--5--------|-----------|------------|----------|----------------|

                           Dm    C  Bb    A
e|-----------------|
B|--6--------------|
G|-----5^h6^p5-----|
D|--------------7^^^
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|



VERSE
-----
                           Dm    C  Bb    A
e|----|--5--|--3--1--|--5--|----------------------------|
B|----|--6--|--5--3--|--5--|----------------------------|
G|----|--7--|--5--3--|--6--|-------------------------9~~~
D|^^--|--7--|--5--3--|--7--|--9b(11)--9b(11)b(9)--7-----|
A|----|--5--|--3--1--|--7--|----------------------------|
E|----|--5--|--3--1--|--5--|----------------------------|

    C  Bb                                          F     F
e|---|--3--1--|------------------------|------------|--1--|--1--|
B|---|--5--3--|----10------10------10^^^^^------10--|--1--|--1--|
G|~~-|--5--3--|------------------------|------------|--2--|--2--|
D|---|--5--3--/11------11------11------|----11------|--3--|--3--|
A|---|--3--1--|------------------------|------------|--3--|--3--|
E|---|--3--1--|------------------------|------------|--1--|--1--|

    .
e|--------------------|-----|--|---------------------|--------------|
B|--5--5--6^p5^h6^p5--|--3^^^^^^^^---------------6---|--3--6--l(3)--|
G|--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--3^^^^^^^^---------7--------7\--3^^^--l(3)--|
D|--5--5--7--5--7--5--|--3^^^^^^^^---5^h7-----7------|--3^^^--l(3)--|
A|--------------------|-----|--|---------------------|--------------|
E|--------------------|-----|--|---------------------|--------------|

                               Dm    C  Bb    A
e|-----------|--------------|--5--|--3--1--|--5--5--------|
B|--3/5--5---|--------------|--6--|--5--3--|--5-----------|
G|--3/5--5---|-----------5--|--7--|--5--3--|--6-----6--6^^^
D|--3/5--5---|-----5^h7-----|--7--|--5--3--|--7-----------|
A|----------6b(7)-----------|--5--|--3--1--|--7-----------|
E|-----------|--------------|--5--|--3--1--|--5-----------|


e|--5^h6-----5-----3-----|--1^^^^^^^^^^^--10^p9-------|----------------|
B|-----------------------|-----|-----|-----------h10--|----------------|
G|^^^^^^--6-----4-----2--|-----|-----|----------------|--9\7--6--------|
D|-----------------------|-----|-----|----------------|----------7--5--|
A|-----------------------|-----|-----|----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------------|-----|-----|----------------|----------------|

    F     F     .                                             .  .
e|--1--|--1--|--------------------|-----|--|----10---9--|--5--------|
B|--1--|--1--|--5--5--6^p5^h6^p5--|--3^^^^^^^^--10--10--|--6--3--3--|
G|--2--|--2--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--3^^^^^^^^----------|-----3--3--|
D|--3--|--3--|--5--5--7--5--7--5--|--3^^^^^^^^----------|-----3--3--|
A|--3--|--3--|--------------------|-----|--|------------|-----------|
E|--1--|--1--|--------------------|-----|--|------------|-----------|

      .
e|----------|----------|----------|----|--------|--------|-----------------|
B|--3/5--5^^^^^--3--6--|--3/5--5^^^^^--|--6--5--|--3--6--|--6^p5--5--5/10--|
G|--3/5--5^^^^^--3-----|--3/5--5^^^^^--|--7--5--|--3--7--|--5^^^--5--5/10--|
D|--3/5--5^^^^^--3-----|--3/5--5^^^^^--|--7--5--|--3--7--|--7^p5--5--5/10--|
A|----------|----------|----------|----|--------|--------|-----------------|
E|----------|----------|----------|----|--------|--------|-----------------|

                       .
e|----------|----|-----------|-------|------------|-------------|
B|--10--8^^^^^^--|--6--5--3^^^^^--6--|--6^p5--5---|-------------|
G|--10--9^^^^^^--|--7--5--3^^^^^--7--|--5^^^--5---|-----------5-|
D|--10--10^^^^^--|--7--5--3^^^^^--7--|--7^p5--5---|-----5^h7----|
A|----------|----|-----------|-------|-----------6b(7)----------|
E|----------|----|-----------|-------|------------|-------------|




Sultans of Swing           2nd version


                 B          B         R       B  R B  R B
E-9-8-9----10-|--------5---------9-------7------------------
B-8-8-8-10----|------5---5-8(10)---(10)8---8-8(10)8(10)8(10)
G----------10-|-7(9)----------------------------------------
D-------------|---------------------------------------------
A-------------|---------------------------------------------
E-------------|---------------------------------------------

    S     S           S                    S                  H
E-------------------|-----10-8----|------------|-------------------
B------8-8\6--6-6-6-|----------10-|-6-6-6-6/8--|-------------------
G--7/9-9-9\7--7-7-7-|-/10------10-|-7-7-7-7/9--|-----5---5---5^7---
D----------8--8-8-8-|-------------|-8-8-8-8/10-|-5-7---7---7-------
A-------------------|-------------|------------|-------------------
E-------------------|-------------|------------|-------------------

    B R B R B R     S
E-3---------------|-/9-9----------------|-----------------|----------------
B-4(5)4(5)4(5)4-3-|-------10---------10-|-5-5--6-5-6-5--3-|---------6-5----
G-----------------|----------9----------|-5-5--7-5-7-5--3-|-----7-5-----8-7
D-----------------|------------12-11----|-----------------|-5/7------------
A-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------
E-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------

         S                  P     S                P   S
E---------------|---------------------------------------------------------
B-6-6-6-6/8-----|-6-5-3--6-6^5-5--/10-8--6-5-3--6-6^5---------------------
G-7-7-7-7/9--2x-|-7-5-3--7-7^5-5--/10-9--7-5-3--7-7^5----------5----------
D-8-8-8-8/10----|-------------------------------------3/5-7-8-------------
A---------------|---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------|---------------------------------------------------------

     B          R                P                    R  B
E---------12--------------13-|-12^9-------------------------------
B--12(14)----(14)12----------|------10----------10----------------
G-------------------11/14----|---------9-----------(14)12(14)-----
D----------------------------|------------12-11-------------------
A----------------------------|------------------------------------
E----------------------------|------------------------------------

    S     S            S         S          S 2x           P     S
E-------------------|-------------|------------|-----------------------
B------8-8\6--6-6-6-|---------6---|--6-6-6-6/8-|-6-5-3--6-6^5-5--/10-8-
G--7/9-9-9\7--7-7-7-|-----7-5---7\|--7-7-7-7/9-|-7-5-3--7-7^5-5--/10-9-
D----------8--8-8-8-|-5/7---------|--8-8-8-8/10|-----------------------
A-------------------|-------------|------------|-----------------------
E-------------------|-------------|------------|-----------------------

            P     S
E-------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------
B-6-5-3--6-6^5-5----------|--------------------|-------------------------
G-7-5-3--7-7^5-5--------5-|--First-Guitar-Solo-|-repeat-last-lick--------
D----------------3/5-7-8--|--------------------|-------------------------
A-------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------
E-------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------

         S       S          S        S       S     Arp    S
E-------7/9-9-(9)/12-12-12\10-|-9-|------------------6-|----------------
B-----------------------------|-5-|-----8-(8)\6-----6--|-------6---6----
G--6--7-7/9---(9)/12----12\10-|-0-|-7/9---(9)\7----7---|-----7---7---7--
D---7-------------------------|---|-------------8------|-5/7------------
A-----------------------------|---|--------------------|----------------
E-----------------------------|---|--------------------|----------------

         S 2x           P     S                P     S
E-----------|-------------------------------------------------|------------
B-6-6-6-6/8-|-6-5-3--6-6^5-5--/10-8--6-5-3--6-6^5-5-----------|------------
G-7-7-7-7/9-|-7-5-3--7-7^5-5--/10-9--7-5-3--7-7^5-5---------5-|Second-Solo-
D-8-8-8-8/10|---------------------------------------3/5-7-8---|------------
A-----------|-------------------------------------------------|------------
E-----------|-------------------------------------------------|------------

First Guitar Solo:
     B        B      B      B       H  P     H  P
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------10--------
G--12(14)---12(14)-12(14)-12(14)--10^12^10--9^10^9--------9-----------
D------------------------------------------------------11-------------
A---------------------------------------------------12----------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
     B  R                          H  P
E--12(13)12--10-------------------------------------------------------
B---------------10--------10-13--11^13^11--10---11--9-10--------------
G------------------10-------------------------------------------------
D---------------------12----------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
     B       B          R       S
E----------------13-------------/13-12--------------------------------
B--------13--------13------------------13----10----13-13--------------
G--12(14)--12(14)----(14)12-10------------12----12--------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
     B        R        B      B          H
E--------------------------------------13^10----10--------10----------
B--13(15)--(15)13-11-13(15)-13(15)--10-------10----13(15)----10-------
G---------------------------------------------------------------12-10\
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
                       S        H  S
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------6---------------------------------------6--------------------
G------7---7-------9-10/12-10--9^10/12---------7---7---0-5--7-5-------
D----8-----------10--------------------------8------------------------
A--8-----------10--------------------------8--------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
    B       R
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------8-------------------------------------------------------------
G--7(9)---(9)7-5-7-7--------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

Second Guitar Solo:
    B                       B  R     H  P    H P    H P   H P   H P
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-12(14)-12--10-12-10-----12(14)12--9^12^9--7^9^7--5^7^5----------------
D---------------------12---------------------------------5^7^5----------
A--------------------------------------------------------------5^7^5----
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------

    P P H P          H  P       H  P      H  P      H  P      H  P
E---------------------------8---------8---------8---------8-------------
B-10^8^6^8^6---8----8^10^8-----8^10^8----8^10^8----8^10^8----8^10^8-----
G------------7----9--------9----------9---------9---------9---------9---
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------

     H  P        B            P     P     P         H
E-8----------------------10---------------------------------------------
B---8^10^8------------10----13^10--------------------------10-----------
G----------9---12(14)-------------12^10-12^10-----------10----12--------
D---------------------------------------------12--10^12-----------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------

                   B          R           P            P
E-----------------------12--------10-|--13^10----10--13^10----10--------
B-----10-----11--11(13)----(13)11----|--------10-----------10-----------
G---X------X-------------------------|----------------------------------
D-X------X---------------------------|----------------------------------
A------------------------------------|----------------------------------
E------------------------------------|----------------------------------

     P            P            P            P            P
E--13^10----10--13^10----10--13^10----10--13^10----10--13^10----10------
B--------10-----------10-----------11-----------11-----------11---------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------

     P            P            P            P            P
E--13^10----10--15^12----12--15^12----12--15^12----12--15^12----12------
B--------11-----------13-----------13-----------13-----------13---------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      Fade out.
     P            P            P            P            B       B  R
E--15^12----12--15^12----12--15^12----12--15^12----12|-15(17)--15(17)15-
B--------13-----------13-----------13-----------13---|------------------
G---------------------------------------------------.|------------------
D---------------------------------------------------.|------------------
A----------------------------------------------------|------------------
E----------------------------------------------------|------------------

                 B  R      H  P     H  P      H  P
E--13------13--15(17)15--13^15^13---------------------------------------
B-----14--------------------------13^15^13--10^13^10--------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------


---------------------------------------------------------------------------
You get a  shiver in the dark, it's raining in the park, but meantime
South of the river you stop and you hold everything
A band is blowing Dixie, double four time
You feel alright when you hear that music ring

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, from other places
But not too many horns can make that sound

Way on downsouth, way on downsouth London town

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 doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene
He's got a daytime job he's doing alright
He can play the honkytonk 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 aint what they call Rock and Roll

And the Sultans played Creole

And then the man he steps right up to the microphone
And says at last just as the time bell rings
'Thankyou, 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






 Brothers in Arms            1st version

Key: B maj.


A ">" means that the transition between the two notes should be smooth.
Do it the way you want (pull off, hammer on, string bend) I'm not good enough
to precisely figure out what he does.

Timing indications (e.g. 0'35") are from my CD player. 

Intro solo (starts at about 0'35"):

 -------------------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------8------6>8--------
 -4-6-8>6--6>8>6---8>9-11>9--------------9-----11-------11-9--
 ----------------------------13>11>9>11-----------------------
 -------------------------------------------------------------


 ------------------------------------
 ------------------------------------
 ------------------------4>6---------
 -----------------------------6-6----
 -13-11-9-11>13>11-11----------------
 ------------------------------------

I indicate (approximatively) when to play what by putting lyrics fragments
under the tab. Bars are just here to provide convenient seperations,
not to indicate the beat.

 	-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------
 	-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------
 	-------------------|---------8>6-6>8--|-----------------------------
 	-------13>11>9>11--|------------------|-----------11>8-8------------
 	-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------
 	-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------

 ...mountains               ...lands          ...return to

 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ---4>5-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ---------------6--------------------------------------------------------8----
 ----------------------9>8>9-11-9-8-----------11-9-11-9-8------8------9-----11
 ------------------------------------11-9-11---------------11-----11----------
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

...brothers in arms

 ---------------------------|----------------------------
 ---------------------------|---------4>5>7--------------
 --------------8>6-6--------|----------------------------
 ---------------------11-8--|----------------------------
 ---------------------------|----------------------------
 ---------------------------|----------------------------

...destruction               ...of fire

 ------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------
 ------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------
 -----------11>9>8>9-----|--------11>9>8-9-8---|--------------4-6-4--------
 ---------------------8--|---------------------|---------------------------
 ------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------
 ------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------

...suffering             ...so bad             ...fear and alarm

 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --4>5----4-----------9------------------------------------------------------
 -------------6----8----8-------------------------------------------8--------
 --------------------------11>9>8---------8>9-11-9-8------8------9-----11----
 ----------------------------------11-11--------------11-----11--------------
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

..brohers in arms

 --------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------
 --------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------
 -------------------8------|-------------------------|---------9<8--------8----
 --------------8-9----11---|--------8>9>8------9-11--|--------------11-9-----11
 --------9>11--------------|---------------11--------|-------------------------
 --------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------

...worlds                  ...suns                   ...one world

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --------------------------------9--------------9-9>11>9-------------------9---
 ------------------11>13-11-9-9----11-8----8-11----------11-9--9-11-9-11-9-----
 ----------------9----------------------11-------------------------------------
 -----------9-11---------------------------------------------------------------
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Em
...ones

 -------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------
 -11-9--------------------------4-----------------|------------|----4>5>7--
 ------9>8----8-----4>6-8>6-4-4---6---8>6>4>3>1---|------------|-----------
 ----------11---11--------------------------------|--------6-6-|-----------
 -------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------
 -------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------

						  ...hell      ...high

----------6---------|------------------------|-----------6-4---4-6--6-4---6-4--
------------9>7>9>7-|------------------------|---------------7----------7-----7
--------------------|------8--------8>9-8----|---------------------------------
--------------------|--------8-9-11-------9--|---------------------------------
--------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------
--------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------

...farewell         ...die		     ...starlight and every line...

-----------------------------------
----5---4------------4>5-----------
-------------------------------6---
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------

...make war on our brothers in arms


What follows is only a part of the ending. It ends up at about 6'15".
(right before the fade out).
Some parts are really just guesses (actually, the whole thing is, but I really
wouldn't be suprised at all if anyone would come up and tell me these parts are
totally wrong). I underlined them with "?".

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-9-----------------------9>7-7>9>7---9-7-9-----------------------------------
---11-8----------------9-----------9-------11-9-8--------8-------------------
--------9-----------------------------------------11-11----11-9-11-11-9-9----
-----------11>9-11-11--------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------11-12-12------
-------------------------------------------------8-11---------------
-9-11-13>11>9-9-11>9-9-11-11>13-11-11>9-9-9-9--9--------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
              ???????????????????????


-------------------9--9-------------------------------------------------
---------9-12-12-9------12-11-9-----------------------------------------
-4>8-8-8------------------------9-8-11-8----------------4>6-8>6>4-8>6>4---
-----------------------------------------9-11-9-8-------------------------
---------------------------------------------------11---------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       ????????????????????????????


--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------9-------8-----11-9-8---------------------------------------
-11-11>9-9-11-----9-9---------------11-9---------9--4-6-4-6-4>6>4-6-6>4---
-----------------------------------------11-9-11--------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
                              ^This is played too softly for me to hear

----------------------------------11-9------------11-9--------------
---------12-14-14-12----12-14-12-------12>11>9-12-------------------
------11-------------11---------------------------------------------
----9---------------------------------------------------------------
-11-----------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------

-9>11>9----11----9----
--------12----12---12-
----------------------
----------------------
----------------------
----------------------

Ok, let's end the slaughtering here.





Twisting by the Pool

A
We're going on a holiday, now
D                       E
Gonna take a villa or a small chalet
A
Costa Del (?), magnifico, 
             D                   E
You know the cost of living's so low

CHORUS :
D            E
Yeah, gonna be so neat
D             E
Dance, to the Euro-beat
D           E
Yeah, gonna be so cool
E
Twistin' by the (twisting-by-the)
E                                         A
Twistin' by the (twisting-by-the), by the pool
A               D
Twistin' by the pool
A               D
Twistin' by the pool (twistin' by the pool)
A               D
Twistin' by the pooooool

Verse 2 :
Sitting in a small cafe now
Swing-swing-swinging to the cabaret
Wanna see a movie, take in a show
Meet new people at the disco, yeah

Repeat chorus

Bm
And we can still get information
F#
Reading all about inflation
Bm                     D/E
And you're never gonna be out of reach
E
There's a clubhouse on the beach
E
A one, a two, a-one-a-two-a-three-a-four

Solo : Same chords as verse

A                   C#m
Mmmm, you're gonna look so cute
D           E
Sunglasses, bathing suit
A           C#m
Be the lady of my dreams
D                      E
Like the ladies in the magazines

Repeat chorus and fade

Note : I use a regular D chord with the first E string open for
D/E - sounds close, anyway.



Calling Elvis


This is the scale that Mark plays at the beginning of the solo.

I suggest you to hold the first three chords with your first finger,
like a little barre`, at the 7th fret. This makes the scale easier
to play.



--10>7------7----------------------------------------------------------
-------10>7---10>7---7------7------------------------------------------
-------------------9---9>10---10>9>7---9>7---7-----------------7-------
-------------------------------------9-----9---9>7---7-------7---------
---------------------------------------------------9---7>8>9-----9vvv--
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Symbols:

pulloff / hammeron:  ---10>7--9>10-
vibrato:             ---9vvv--

Enjoy it.
				



------------------------------                  
BROTHERS IN ARMS                     2nd version                   
-------------------------------                 
                                        
Key: G#m..organ and effects/bass        
--------------------------------
G#m / E / G#m / E  / C#m.....(bass/keybd)
--------------------------------
                     E       F#
These mist covered mountains
                 B   Bsus4  B
Are home now for me
        D#m(A)      G#m     D#m
But my home is the low lands
                E       F#sus4  F#
And always will be
                G#m     D#m
Someday you'll return to 
                      E      C#m7   F#sus4
Your valley and your farms
           F#        G#m
And you'll no longer burn
      E         F#sus4   F#
To brothers in arms
------------------------
G: G#m / E / G#m / E 
   G#m/ E  / C#m /C#m/ G#m sus2 
   G#m 
--------------------------
                D#m(A)    E       F#
Through these fields of destruction
             B   Bsus4 B
Baptisms of fire
      D#m(A)            G#m      D#m
I've watched all your suffering
        .             E       F#sus4   F#
As the battles raged higher
                    G#m         D#m
And though they did hurt me so bad
                  E     C#m     F#sus4
In the fear and alarm
    F#       G#m
You did not desert me
      E        F#
My brothers in arms
------------------------
G: G#m / E / C#m / E / G#m / E / C#m / C#m -E-F#/ G#m sus2  etc
-------------------------
G#m        F#              G#m          F#
There's so many different worlds
   B               E     
So many different suns
    F#               G#m      F#
And we have just one world
        B             E      E
But we live in different ones
-----------------------------
G: G#m / E / C#m / E / G#m / E / C#m / C#m -E-F#/ G#m sus2  etc
-----------------------------
        D#m(A)        E      F#
Now the sun's gone to hell
                       B   Bsus4   B    
And the moon's riding high
        D#m(A)      G#m    D#m
Let me bid your farewell
                 E
Everyman has to die
                         G#m      D#m
But its written in the starlight
                        E    C#m    F#sus4
ANd every line on your palm
        F#           G#m
We're fools to make war
        E           F#
On our brothers in arms
---------------------------------
: G#m / E / C#m / E  
: G#m / E / C#m / E-F#  
: G#m / E / C#m / E  
: G#m / E / C#m / E-F#  etc
fade.
------------------------------------------------------------








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


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