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Intro lead
You get a shiver in the dark
it's raining in the park but meantime
south of the river you stop and you hold everything
a band is blowing Dixie double four time
you feel alright when you hear that music ring
(Now) you step inside but you don't see too many faces
coming in out of the rain to (you) hear the jazz go down
too much competition too many other places
but not too many horns can make that sound
(But not too many horns are blowing that sound)
way on downsouth
way on downsouth
London town
you check out Guitar George he knows all the chords
mind he's (his) strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
and an old guitar is all he can afford
when he gets up under the lights to play his thing
(and) harry doesnb't mind if he doesn't make the scene
he('s) got a daytime job he's doing al(l)right
he can play honky tone just like anything
(He can play the honky tonk like anything)
saving it up for friday night
with the sultans
with the sultans of swing
and a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner
drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
they don't give a damn about ('bout) any trumpet playing band
it ain't what they call rock and roll
and the sultans
and the sultans played creole
(Yeah the Sultans they played Creole)
Lead 1: ( chords:Follow 1 full verse)
and then the man he steps right up to the microphone
and says at last just as the time bell rings
thank you goodnight now it's time to go home
and he makes it fast with one more thing
we are the sultans
we are the sultans of swing
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About this song: Sultans Of Swing
"Sultans of Swing" was the first single release of the British rock band Dire Straits. It was first recorded as a demo at Pathway Studios, North London, and quickly acquired a following after it was put in the rotation at Radio London. It did not take long for the popularity to find its way to record executives, and Dire Straits were offered a contract with Phonogram, a British record company. The song was then re-recorded and released in both the United Kingdom and the United States, though the demo version remained on the original UK Vertigo single.
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