Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
[Intro]
Dm
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B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
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---5-5-5h7----
---5-5-5h7--5h
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-5------------
--6-5h6p5-----
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7---|
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[Verse 1]
Dm
You get a shiv
e|------------
B|------------
G|---4b6------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
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
A|------------
E|------------
iver you stop
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----10\8--6-6-
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C Bb A
and you hold everything
5-|
6-|
5-|
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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|------------
E|------------
C
ing Dixie double four time
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Bb
You feel all r
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B|-------6----
G|----7---7---
D|-5/7-7------
A|------------
E|------------
ight when you
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-x-3-x-6--x-3/
-x-3-x-3--x-3/
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Dm Bb C
hear that music ring
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5----------|
5--------5-|
5-----5h7--|
---5/7-----|
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[Verse 2]
Well now you s
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B|-----10-11--
G|------------
D|-2/11------1
A|------------
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Dm
tep inside but
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1---8-7-------
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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|-------9p7\6
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
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--6-5
G|--5---5--5-5
D|---x-x---7--
A|------------
E|------------
C
other places
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Bb
But the horns,
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B|-x-x-10-8-10
G|-x-x-10-9-10
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
they're blowi
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--x-3-x-6--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-x-6--x-
G|-x-3-x-3--x-
D|-x-3-x-3--x-
A|------------
E|------------
Bb C
uth
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3/5-----|
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3/5-----|
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[Chorus]
Dm C Bb
way on down south London town
Dm C Bb
e|------------
B|---6-5---3--
G|---5-5---3--
D|---7-5-x-3--
A|------------
E|------------
C
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--6---6p5---5-
--5---5-----5-
x-7-x-7p5-x-5-
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D
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------10---8--
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m C Bb
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6-5---3----6--
5-5---3----5--
7-5-x-3--x-7-x
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C
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-5-----5------
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[Verse 3]
You check out
e|----9-8-9---
B|----8-7-8---
G|--2/9-8-9--1
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
Dm C
Guitar George,
---10-10------
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0--10-10------
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Bb A A7
he knows all the chords
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Dm
Mind he's stri
e|-----5------
B|----5-5-8b10
G|-7b9--------
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A|------------
E|------------
C
ctly rhythm he
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--10r8-----8b1
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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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G|-7/9-9\7-7-7
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A|------------
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C Bb
d guitar is all he can afford
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When he gets u
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B|------10-8-1
G|-7/10-10-9-1
D|------------
A|------------
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nder the light
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0--x-3-x-3--x-
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s to play his
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3/5-----------
3/5------- 5-5
3/5-----5h7-7-
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Dm Bb C
thing
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[Verse 4]
Dm
And Harry does
e|------------
B|-8----------
G|-7b9r7b9r7b9
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
C Bb A A7
n't mind if he doesn't make the scene
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Dm
He's got a day
e|-7/9--9-----
B|-------10---
G|---------9--
D|------------
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C Bb
time job he's
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-------8b10---
7-6-----------
---7----------
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A A7
doing alright
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F
He can play
e|------------
B|--5---5--6-5
G|--5---5--5-5
D|---x-x---7--
A|------------
E|------------
C
the honky tonk like anything
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Bb
Saving it u
e|------------
B|------6-5p4\
G|----7-------
D|-5/7-7------
A|------------
E|------------
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-x-6--x-
G|-x-3-x-3--x-
D|-x-3-x-3--x-
A|------------
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Bb C
tans,
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Dm
with the Sultans of Swing
Dm C Bb
e|------------
B|---6-5---3--
G|---5-5---3--
D|---7-5-x-3--
A|------------
E|------------
C
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--6---6p5---5-
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x-7-x-7p5-x-5-
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D
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m C Bb
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5-5---3----5--
7-5-x-3--x-7-x
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C
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[Verse 5]
Dm
And a crowd of
e|-------12---
B|-12b14----14
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D|------------
A|------------
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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--
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A|------------
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sed in their b
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-------8b10r8b
7-6-----------
---7----------
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C Bb A A7
est brown baggies, and their platform soles
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They don't g
e|------------
B|----8--\6-6-
G|-7/9--9\7-7-
D|------------
A|------------
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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|------6----x
G|----7--7\--x
D|-5/7-7-----x
A|------------
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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|-x-3-x-6--x-
G|-x-3-x-3--x-
D|-x-3-x-3--x-
A|------------
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Bb
s,
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3/5-----|
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C Dm
yeah the Sultans, they played Creole. Creole.
Dm C Bb
e|------------
B|---6-5---3--
G|---5-5---3--
D|---7-5-x-3--
A|------------
E|------------
C
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--6---6p5---5-
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x-7-x-7p5-x-5-
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D
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m C Bb
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5-5---3----5--
7-5-x-3--x-7-x
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C
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-5-----5------
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[Solo 1]
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B|------------
G|-12b14--12b1
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B|---6-5---3--
G|---5-5---3--
D|---7-5-x-3--
A|------------
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--6---6p5---5-
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x-7-x-7p5-x-5-
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------10---8--
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6-5---3----6--
5-5---3----5--
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[Verse 6]
Dm
And then the m
e|------------
B|---------12-
G|------------
D|--7/11-11--1
A|------------
E|------------
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
e|-9-9-9------
B|-8-8-8------
G|-9-9-9------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
C Bb A
st just as the time bell rings
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goodnight now
e|------------
B|-----8------
G|--7/9-9-----
D|---------10-
A|------------
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C
it's time to go home'
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8-----8-----|
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Bb
Then he makes
e|------------
B|------6-6---
G|----7--7-7--
D|-5/7-7------
A|------------
E|------------
it fast with o
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x-3-x-6-x-x-3/
x-3-x-6-x-x-3/
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Dm
ne more thing
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C
'We are the Su
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B|-x-3-x-6--x-
G|-x-3-x-3--x-
D|-x-3-x-3--x-
A|------------
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Bb
ltans,
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3/5-----|
3/5-----|
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C Dm
we are the sultans of Swing
Dm C Bb
e|------------
B|---6-5---3--
G|---5-5---3--
D|---7-5-x-3--
A|------------
E|------------
C
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--6---6p5---5-
--5---5-----5-
x-7-x-7p5-x-5-
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D
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m C Bb
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6-5---3----6--
5-5---3----5--
7-5-x-3--x-7-x
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C
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-5-----5------
-7p5-x-5---x--
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[Solo 2]
e|------------
B|-8b10-10r8-6
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
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B|---10p8--8--
G|--x----10-10
D|-x----------
A|------------
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-8-----8-----8
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10p8--10p8--10
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B|-------10--1
G|-12b14------
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B|---6-5---3--
G|---5-5---3--
D|---7-5-x-3--
A|------------
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7-5-x-3--x-7-x
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--5h7--|
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| x Dead note
| b Bend
| \ Slide down
| / Slide up
| r Release
| (n) Ghost note
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