Sultans of Swing

Intro: Dm  C  C  Dm  C  C

   Dm
E|-------------------------------------5-8-5----------------
B|-------3--3-3------------------6----6-----6-5h6p5---------
G|---2-2-2--2-2--5-5-5-7-----7----7--7-------------7--5-7---
D|-0-0-0-0--0-0--5-5-5-7--5h7---7------------------------7--
A|-0--------------x-5---------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------


          Dm                      C              Bb           A          A7
  You get a shiver in the dark, It's raining in the park, but meantime
E|------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------
G|---4b6-6r4b6r4----------------------
D|------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------

Dm                             C          Bb        A
  South of the river you stop and you hold everything
E|----------------------5-
B|-----10---10-11-10----6-
G|-------------------9--5-
D|-2s11--11-11----------7-
A|------------------------
E|------------------------

F                                 C
  A band is blowing Dixie double four time
E|------------------------------------
B|--5---5-6-5-6-5--3------------------
G|--5---5-5-5-5-5--3------------------
D|---x-x--7--------3------------------
A|------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------

Bb                                            Dm            Bb  C
  You feel all right when you hear that music ring
E|-----------------------------------
B|-------6-----x-3-6--x-3s5----------
G|----7---7s2--x-3-3--x-3s5--------5-
D|-5h7-7-------x-3----x-3s5-----5h7--
A|---------------------------5s7-----
E|-----------------------------------


                Dm                  C         Bb           A
  Well now you step inside but you don't see too many faces
E|------------------------------------
B|-10--10---10-11-10-10-8--8--6------
G|------------------------------------
D|---11--11-11-11-11-------9--7------
A|------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------

Dm                      C                Bb        A
  Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down
E|-10p9-------------------------------
B|-----10-----------------------------
G|-------9p7p6------------------------
D|------------7-5---------------------
A|---------------7--------------------
E|------------------------------------

F                           C
  Competition in other places
E|----------------------------------
B|-5-5--6-6-5-3---------------------
G|-5-5--5-5-5-3---------------------
D|-5-5--7-7-5-3---------------------
A|----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------

Bb                                    Dm            Bb  C
  But the horns, they're blowing that sound
E|----10-8----------------------------
B|----10---10-x--3-6-x-x--3s5-5-5-----
G|----10-9-10-x--3-3-x-x--3s5-5-5-----
D|-x-x-----------3-3-x-x--3s5-5-5-----
A|------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------

                  Bb   C
  Way on down south
E|------------------------------------
B|----x-3-6--3s5----------------------
G|--5-x-3-3--3s5----------------------
D|-5--x-3----3s5----------------------
A|------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------

                      Dm         C  Bb
    way on down south London town
              C                    Dm    C Bb    C
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---6-5-3---6--6p5-x-5-------10-8-8-8--6-5-3--6--6p5-x-5------------
G|---5-5-3---5-5----x-5--5s10-10-----9--5-5-3--5-5----x-5----------5-
D|---7-5-3---7--7p5-x-5-----------------7-5-3--7--7p5-x-5-------5h7--
A|---------------------------------------------------------x-5s7-----
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------

                Dm           C   Bb      A             A7
  You check out Guitar George,  he knows all the chords
E|------9-8-9------10-10--------------
B|------8-7-8------10-10--------------
G|------9-8-9--10--10-10--------------
D|-1s7--------------------------------
A|-1s7--------------------------------
E|------------------------------------

Dm                          C                    Bb      A         F
  Mind he's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
E|-----5------9---------9-7-----------------8-------------
B|----5-5-8b10--pbr8(10)-----8b10r8b10r8b10--pbr8(10)p6---
G|-7b9----------------------0-----------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------

                              C                  Bb
  Yes, and an old guitar is all he can afford
E|------------------------------------
B|----8-8s6-6-6-6---------------------
G|-7s9--9s7-7-7-7---------------------
D|------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------

                                               Dm         Bb C
  When he gets under the lights to play his thing
E|-----10-8---------------------------------------
B|----------10-10-x-3-x-6--3-3s5-5----------------
G|-9s10---9-10-10-x-3-x-3--3-3s5-5-------5-5-5s7--
D|------------------3-x----3-3s5-5----5h7-7-7-----
A|---------------------------------5s7------------
E|------------------------------------------------

Dm              C       Bb           A              A7
  And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene
E|------------------------------------
B|---8-let-ring--8--------------------
G|-7b9r7b9r7b9r7b9--------------------
D|------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------

Dm                  C      Bb         A       A7
  He's got a daytime job he's doing alright
E|------9---------------5---8----------
B|-12b14--10--------------0-8b10-------
G|----------9h10p9--7-6-4-0------------
D|---------------------7---------------
A|-------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------

                              C            Bb
  He can play honky tonk like anything
E|------------------------------------
B|--5--5-x-6-6-5-x-3------------------
G|--5--5-x-5-5-5-x-3------------------
D|--5--5-x-7-7-5-x-3------------------
A|------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------

                            Dm            Bb
  Saving it up for Friday night
E|-----------------------------------
B|------6-5p4---3-6-3-3s5-5----------
G|----7------7--3-3-3-3s5-5----------
D|-5s7-7--------3-3-3-3s5-5----------
A|-----------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------

C                 Bb      C
  With the Sultans,
E|------------------------------------
B|--x-3-6--3-3s5-5--------------------
G|--x-3-3--3-3s5-5--------------------
D|--x-3----3-3s5-5--------------------
A|------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------

                         Dm
 with the Sultans of Swing
      Dm C Bb    C                    Dm    C Bb    C
E|------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---6-5-3---6--6p5-x-5-------10-8--8--6-5-3--6--6p5-x-5------------
G|---5-5-3---5-5----x-5--5s10-10--0-9--5-5-3--5-5----x-5----------5-
D|---7-5-3---7--7p5-x-5----------------7-5-3--7--7p5-x-5-------5h7--
A|--------------------------------------------------------x-5s7-----
E|------------------------------------------------------------------


         Dm                         C            Bb         A     A7
  And a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner
E|-------12-------------------13------
B|-12b14----pbr12(14)p10--------------
G|----------------------12s14-14------
D|------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------

Dm                              C            Bb               A         A7
  Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies, and their platform soles
E|-12p9---------5------------------------
B|-----10--------------------------------
G|-------9--7-6-0-x---pbr12(14)-12b14----
D|----------------x----------------------
A|--------------------------15-----15----
E|---------------------------------------

F                                  C                      Bb
  They don't give a damn about any trumpet playing band
E|------------------------------------
B|----8-8s6-6-6-6---------------------
G|-7s9--9s7-7-7-7---------------------
D|------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------

                                     Dm        Bb
  It ain't what they call rock and roll
E|------------------------------------
B|--------------3-6-x-3s5-------------
G|-----7--6-----3-3-x-3s5-------------
D|-5s7-7-7-7s2--3---x-3s5-------------
A|------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------

C                  Bb
  And the Sultans,
E|------------------------------------
B|--3-6-3--3s5-5----------------------
G|--3-3-3--3s5-5----------------------
D|--3-3-3--3s5-5----------------------
A|------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------

C                                    Dm
  yeah the sultans, they played Creole.  Creole.
      Dm C Bb    C        Creole      Dm    C Bb    C              ah ah
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---6-5-3---6--6p5-x-5-------10-8-8-8--6-5-3--6--6p5-x-5------------
G|---5-5-3---5-5----x-5--5s10-10-----9--5-5-3--5-5----x-5----------5-
D|---7-5-3---7--7p5-x-5-----------------7-5-3--7--7p5-x-5-------5h7--
A|---------------------------------------------------------x-5s7-----
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------

1. instrumental

Ah ah
E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|--8b10--8b9s10-8b9s10--pbr8(10)--6h8p6--5h6p5---------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------11------
A|---------------------------------------------------x--------
E|--------------------------------------------------x---------

E|------9-12b13b14r12--10-----------------------------------------
B|---10------------------10-------10-13-11h13p11--9-10---11-x-x---
G|--9-----------------------10--------------------------x---------
D|----------------------------12----------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------

E|------------------------------13----------------12h13-12-------------
B|-9-10-10--10----------13--------13----------------------13-----------
G|----0--0---0-----12b14--12bh14----(14)r12-10-10-----------12-14p12---
D|------------x-x------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------

E|---------------------------------------13p10--10------------------
B|-13-13--13b15-(15)r13--13b15-13b15r13--10---10---13b15-10---------
G|---------------------15----------------------------------12-10s3--
D|------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---3-6-3---5-6s8-6-5h6s8s3---3-6-3-3s5-------------8----------------
G|--3-------5-----------------3------3s5--5--7-5-7bh9-(9)r7-5-7-7s2---
D|-3-------5-----------------3-------3s5-5----------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---6-5-3---6--6p5-x-5-------10-8-8-8--6-5-3--6--6p5-x-5------------
G|---5-5-3---5-5----x-5--5s10-10-----9--5-5-3--5-5----x-5----------5-
D|---7-5-3---7--7p5-x-5-----------------7-5-3--7--7p5-x-5-------5h7--
A|---------------------------------------------------------x-5s7-----
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------




Dm                       C        Bb            A
  And then the man he steps right up to the microphone
E|----------------------------------------
B|-------10----12s14-14---14s17--15---15--
G|----------------------------------------
D|--5s11-11-11-12s14----14--s17----15-15--
A|----------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------

Dm              C                Bb     A
  And says at last just as the time bell rings
E|----9--9---------------------------
B|----8--8-let-ring------------------
G|----9--9---------------------------
D|-----------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------

F                     C
  goodnight now it's time to go home'
E|------------------------------------
B|-----8--8-8-----11------------------
G|--7s9-9-9----10-10------------------
D|------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------

Bb                                          Dm
  Then he makes it fast with one more thing
E|------------------------------------
B|------6-6--------3-6-x--3s5-5-------
G|----7--7-7--7-x--3-3-x--3s5-5-------
D|-5s7-7-----7--x--3---x--3s5-5-------
A|------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------

C                    Bb
  'We are the Sultans,
E|------------------------------------
B|--3-6-x--3s5-5----------------------
G|--3-3-x--3s5-5----------------------
D|--3---x--3s5-5----------------------
A|------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------

C                         Dm
   we are the sultans of Swing
              C                    Dm    C Bb    C
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---6-5-3---6--6p5-x-5-------10-8-8-8--6-5-3--6--6p5-x-5------------
G|---5-5-3---5-5----x-5--5s10-10-----9--5-5-3--5-5----x-5----------5-
D|---7-5-3---7--7p5-x-5-----------------7-5-3--7--7p5-x-5-------5h7--
A|---------------------------------------------------------x-5s7-----
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------


2. instrumental
E|----------------------------------------------------------
B|-8b10--8-6-8-6---pbr8(10)-8-5h8p5-3h5p3-------------------
G|--------------7------------------------5h7p5-5---5--------
D|---------------------------------------------5h7p5--------
A|---------------------------------------------------5h7p5--
E|----------------------------------------------------------

E|-------------------------------8-------8-------8-------8---------
B|--x-10p8--8------------8h10p8--8h10p8--8h10p8--8h10p8--8h10p8----
G|-x------10-10-7--7--7h9------9-------9-------9-------9-------9---
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------

E|--8--------------------10-------------------------------------------
B|--8h10-8-------------10--13p10--10---------------10-------10-----11-
G|---------x-x-x--12b14---------12--12p10--------10--12----x----0-x---
D|-------0-x-x-x-------------------------12-10h12---------x------x----
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

E|-----------12-------10-x-x--13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10--
B|-x-x-11bh13--(13)r11-------------10--------10--------10--------10----
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------

E|-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13--x--15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12--
B|------11--------11--------11------x--------13--------13--------13----
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------

E|-15p12---15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15---10-13p10--10-13p10--10--
B|------13------13--------13--------13------10--------10--------10----
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

E|-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13--x-15p12--12-----
B|------10--------10--------11--------11--------11------x-------13-------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------

E|-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12---15b17-
B|------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------12-------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

E|--15b17r15-13---13--15bh17r15b17r15-12h15p12----------------------------
B|-------------15---13------------------------13h15p13-10h13p10-----------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------9h12p9-----
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------15s7-
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---6-5-3---6--6p5-x-5-------10-8-8-8--6-5-3--6--6p5-x-5------------
G|---5-5-3---5-5----x-5--5s10-10-----9--5-5-3--5-5----x-5----------5-
D|---7-5-3---7--7p5-x-5-----------------7-5-3--7--7p5-x-5-------5h7--
A|---------------------------------------------------------x-5s7-----
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------