Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
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Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
this song was originally tabbed by guitarclay but there are just some adjustments
that need to be made...
adjusted by josh katsikis
Dm
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D|----------7-
A|----5--5----
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Dm
You get a s
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B|---4b6-6r4b6
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D|------------
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hiver in the d
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C Bb A A7
ark, It's raining in the park, but meantime
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Dm
South of th
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B|-----10---10
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D|-2s11--11-11
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C Bb A
e river you stop and you hold everything
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F
A band is b
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B|--5---5-6-5-
G|--5---5-7-5-
D|---x-x--7---
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lowing Dixie d
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C
ouble four time
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Bb
You feel al
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l right when y
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Dm Bb C
ou hear that music ring
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Well now yo
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B|-10--10---10
G|------------
D|---11--11-11
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Dm
u step inside
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C Bb A
but you don't see too many faces
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Dm
Coming in o
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B|-----10-----
G|-------9p7p6
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A|------------
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C
ut of the rain
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Bb A
to hear the jazz go down
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F
Competition
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in other plac
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C
es
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Bb
But the hor
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ns, they're bl
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Dm Bb C
owing that sound
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Way on down
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B|----x-3-6--3
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Bb C
south
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way on do
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G|---7-5-3---7
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A|------------
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Dm
wn south Londo
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C Bb
n town
Dm C
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Bb C
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You check o
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B|------8-7-8-
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A|-1s7--------
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Dm
ut Guitar Geor
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C Bb A A7
ge, he knows all the chords
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Dm
Mind he's s
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B|----5-5-8b10
G|-7b9--------
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A|------------
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trictly rhythm
9---------9-7-
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C
he doesn't wa
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Bb
nt to make it
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A F
cry or sing
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Yes, and an
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G|-7s9--9s7-7-
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old guitar is
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C Bb
all he can afford
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When he get
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s under the li
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ghts to play h
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Dm Bb C
is thing
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Dm
And Harry d
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B|---8-let-rin
G|-7b9r7b9r7b9
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C Bb
oesn't mind if
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A A7
he doesn't make the scene
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Dm
He's got a
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B|-12b14--10--
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C
daytime job he
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Bb A A7
's doing alright
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He can play
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B|--5--5-x-6-6
G|--5--5-x-7-7
D|--5--5-x-7-7
A|------------
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honky tonk li
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C Bb
ke anything
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Saving it u
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B|------6-5p4-
G|----7------7
D|-5s7-7------
A|------------
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p for Friday n
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Dm Bb
ight
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C
With the Su
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G|--x-3-3--3-3
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Bb C
ltans,
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with the Sul
Dm C Bb
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B|---6-5-3---6
G|---7-5-3---7
D|---7-5-3---7
A|------------
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Dm
tans of Swing
C
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Dm
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C Bb C
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Dm
And a crowd
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B|-12b14----pb
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D|------------
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of young boys
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C Bb A A7
they're fooling around in the corner
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Dm
Drunk and d
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B|-----10-----
G|-------9--7-
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ressed in thei
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C Bb A A7
r best brown baggies, and their platform soles
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F
They don't
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G|-7s9--9s7-7-
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give a damn ab
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C Bb
out any trumpet playing band
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It ain't wh
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D|-5s7-7-7-7s2
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at they call r
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Dm Bb
ock and roll
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C
And the Sul
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B|--3-6-3--3s5
G|--3-3-3--3s5
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tans,
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C
yeah the su
Dm C Bb
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A|------------
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ltans, they pl
C Cre
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Dm
ayed Creole.
ole Dm
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Creole.
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ah ah
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Dm
And then th
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C
e man he steps
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right up to t
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he microphone
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Dm
And says at
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C
last just as
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Bb A
the time bell rings
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goodnight n
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ow it's time t
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o go home'
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Then he mak
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es it fast wit
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h one more thing
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C
'We are the
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Sultans,
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C
we are the
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A|------------
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D
sultans of Sw
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m
ing
Dm C
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[Instrumental]
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| r Release
| b Bend
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| (n) Ghost note
| pbr Pre-bend release
| s slide
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