Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
[Intro]
Dm
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B|-------3--3-
G|---2-2-2--2-
D|-0-0-0-0--0-
A|-0----------
E|------------
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3-------------
2--5-5-5-7----
0--5-5-5-7--5h
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7---|
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[Verse 1]
Dm
You get a shiv
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B|------------
G|---4b6--r4b6
D|------------
A|------------
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er in the dark
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C Bb A A7
, It's raining in the park, but meantime
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Dm
South of the r
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B|-----10---10
G|------------
D|-2/11--11-11
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C Bb A
iver you stop and you hold everything
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F
A band is blow
e|------------
B|--5---5-6-5-
G|--5---5-5-5-
D|---x-x--7---
A|------------
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C
ing Dixie double four time
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6-5--3------|
5-5--3------|
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Bb
You feel all r
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B|-------6----
G|----7---7\2-
D|-5h7-7------
A|------------
E|------------
ight when you
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-x-3-3--x-3/5-
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Dm Bb C
hear that music ring
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[Verse 2]
Well now you s
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B|-10--10---10
G|------------
D|---11--11-11
A|------------
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Dm
tep inside but
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-11-11-------9
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C Bb A
you don't see too many faces
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Dm
Coming in out
e|-10p9-------
B|-----10-----
G|-------9p7p6
D|------------
A|------------
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C
of the rain to
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Bb A
hear the jazz go down
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F
Competition in
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B|-5-5--6-6-5-
G|-5-5--5-5-5-
D|-5-5--7-7-5-
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other places
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C
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Bb
But the horns,
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B|----10---10-
G|----10-9-10-
D|-x-x--------
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they're blowi
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x--3-3-x-x--3/
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Dm Bb C
ng that sound
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Way on down so
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B|----x-3-6--3
G|--5-x-3-3--3
D|-5--x-3----3
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Bb C
uth
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Dm C Bb
way on down south London town
C
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B|---6-5-3---6
G|---5-5-3---5
D|---7-5-3---7
A|------------
E|------------
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--6p5-x-5-----
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Dm C B
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0-10-----9--5-
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b C
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5-3--5-5----x-
5-3--7--7p5-x-
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[Verse 3]
You check out
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B|------8-7-8-
G|------9-8-9-
D|-1/7--------
A|-1/7--------
E|------------
Dm C
Guitar George,
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Bb A A7
he knows all the chords
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Dm
Mind he's stri
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B|----5-5-8b10
G|-7b9--------
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C
ctly rhythm he
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doesn't want
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Bb A
to make it cry
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or sing
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F
Yes, and an ol
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B|----8-8\6-6-
G|-7/9--9\7-7-
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C
d guitar is al
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Bb
l he can afford
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When he gets u
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B|----------10
G|-9/10---9-10
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nder the light
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s to play his
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Dm Bb C
thing
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7-7-----|
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[Verse 4]
Dm
And Harry does
e|------------
B|---8--------
G|-7b9r7b9r7b9
D|------------
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C Bb
n't mind if he
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A A7
doesn't make the scene
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Dm
He's got a day
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B|-12b14--10--
G|----------9h
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C Bb
time job he's
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10p9--7-6-4-0-
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A A7
doing alright
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F
He can play
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B|--5--5-x-6-6
G|--5--5-x-5-5
D|--5--5-x-7-7
A|------------
E|------------
the honky tonk
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C
like anything
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Bb
Saving it u
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B|------6-5p4-
G|----7------7
D|-5/7-7------
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p for Friday n
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Dm Bb
ight
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C
With the Sul
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B|--x-3-6--3-3
G|--x-3-3--3-3
D|--x-3----3-3
A|------------
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Bb C
tans,
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Dm
with the Sultans of Swing
Dm C Bb
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B|---6-5-3---6
G|---5-5-3---5
D|---7-5-3---7
A|------------
E|------------
C
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--6p5-x-5-----
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--7p5-x-5-----
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Dm
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0-10--0-9--5-5
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C Bb C
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[Verse 5]
Dm
And a crowd of
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B|-12b14----pb
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young boys th
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C Bb A A7
ey're fooling around in the corner
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Dm
Drunk and dres
e|-12p9-------
B|-----10-----
G|-------9--7-
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sed in their b
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C Bb A A7
est brown baggies, and their platform soles
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F
They don't g
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B|----8-8\6-6-
G|-7/9--9\7-7-
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ive a damn abo
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C
ut any trumpet playing band
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Bb
It ain't wh
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B|------------
G|-----7-10-7-
D|x-5/7-7--7--
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at they call r
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Dm Bb
ock and roll
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C
And the Sultan
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B|--3-6-3--3/5
G|--3-3-3--3/5
D|--3-3-3--3/5
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s,
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C Dm
yeah the Sultans, they played Creole. Creole.
Dm C Bb
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B|---6-5-3---6
G|---5-5-3---5
D|---7-5-3---7
A|------------
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C Creo
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le Dm
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C Bb C
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ah ah
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[Instrumental]
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G|---5-5-3---5
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[Verse 6]
Dm
And then the m
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B|-------10---
G|------------
D|--5/11-11-11
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C
an he steps ri
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Bb
ght up to the
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A
microphone
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Dm
And says at la
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G|----9--9----
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C
st just as the
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Bb A
time bell rings
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goodnight now
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B|-----8--8-8-
G|--7/9-9-9---
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it's time to g
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o home'
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Bb
Then he makes
e|------------
B|------6-6---
G|----7--7-7--
D|-5/7-7-----7
A|------------
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it fast with o
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Dm
ne more thing
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C
'We are the Su
e|------------
B|--3-6-x--3/5
G|--3-3-x--3/5
D|--3---x--3/5
A|------------
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Bb
ltans,
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C Dm
we are the sultans of Swing
C
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B|---6-5-3---6
G|---5-5-3---5
D|---7-5-3---7
A|------------
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Dm C B
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0-10-----9--5-
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b C
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[Solo]
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| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| x Dead note
| b Bend
| r Release
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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