Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits

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Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

e|------------
B|-------6----
G|-------7-7--
D|-----7---7--
A|-5-5--------
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7-7-7--------7
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iver in the da
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rk it's a rain
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ing in
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 mean time    
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          sout
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h of the river
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 you stop and 
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you
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ing or sing   
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            A 
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band is blowin
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            yo
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u feel alright
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 when
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 music ring   
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ell
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 inside but yo
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u don't see to
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o many faces
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ut of the rain
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 they hear the
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 jazz go down
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  Competition 
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in other place
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     er, but t
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he horns they'
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re blowing tha
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t sound
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     way on do
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wn south      
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  way on down 
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south
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   London town
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k to [Verse], 
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play through t
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o here
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 of young boys
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n' around in t
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he corner
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unk and dresse
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d in their bes
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t brown baggie
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s and their pl
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atform
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            Th
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ey don't give 
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a damn about a
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ny trumpet pla
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ying
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it ain't what 
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they call rock
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 and roll
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e|------------
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             A
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nd the Sultans
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    yeah,the S
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ultans
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creole        
              
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creole   baby
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| b  bend
| br bend return
| s  gliss/legato slide
| P.M palm mute
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note

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