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(single snare beat)

 

Dm / C-C / Dm / C-C

 

Intro lead

 

           Dm

 

you get a shiver in the dark

 

         C           Bb       A

 

it's raining in the park but meantime

 

Dm                      C           Bb          A

 

south of the river you stop and you hold everything

 

F                   C

 

a band is blowing Dixie double four time

 

        Bb                                 Dm    Bb-C

 

you feel alright when you hear that music ring

 

 

 

 

 

               Dm              C        Bb          A

 

(Now) you step inside but you don't see too many faces

 

 Dm                   C                        Bb      A

 

coming in out of the rain to (you) hear the jazz go down

 

F                       C

 

too much competition too many other places

 

Bb                                    Dm

 

but not too many horns can make that sound

 

(But not too many horns are blowing that sound)

 

Bb-C

 

        way on downsouth

 

Bb-C

 

        way on downsouth

 

Dm              Dm-C-Bb-C       Dm-C-Bb-C

 

London town

 

 

 

                Dm          C       Bb          A

 

you check out Guitar George he knows all the chords

 

Dm                                                 C   Bb             A

 

mind he's (his) strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing

 

F                       C

 

and an old guitar is all he can afford

 

Bb                                              Dm   Bb-C

 

when he gets up under the lights to play his thing

 

Dm                      C     Bb         A

 

  (and) harry doesnb't mind if he doesn't make the scene

 

Dm             C        Bb                  A

 

  he('s) got a daytime job he's doing al(l)right

 

F                               C

 

  he can play honky tone just like anything

 

(He can play the honky tonk like anything)

 

Bb                      Dm      Bb-C

 

  saving it up for friday night

 

                  Bb-C

 

with the sultans

 

                     Dm     Dm-C-Bb-C

 

with the sultans of swing

 

                             Dm-C-Bb-C

 

 

 

        Dm                          C           Bb            A

 

and a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner

 

Dm                                    C                Bb           A

 

drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles

 

F                                       C

 

they don't give a damn about ('bout) any trumpet playing band

 

   Bb                           Dm      Bb-C

 

it ain't what they call rock and roll

 

                Bb-C

 

and the sultans

 

                        Dm     Dm-C-Bb-C

 

and the sultans played creole

 

(Yeah the Sultans they played Creole)

 

 

 

                                Dm-C-Bb-C

 

 

 

Lead 1: ( chords:Follow 1 full verse)

 

 

 

Dm                    C         Bb         A

 

and then the man he steps right up to the microphone

 

Dm          C                Bb         A    (A7)

 

and says at last just as the time bell rings

 

F                           C

 

thank you goodnight now it's time to go home

 

        Bb                  Dm          Bb-C

 

and he makes it fast with one more thing

 

                  Bb-C

 

we are the sultans

 

                      Dm        Dm-C-Bb-C

 

we are the sultans of swing

 

 

 

Dm      -       C       -       Bb      -       C

 

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