key: Dm
(single snare beat)
Intro lead
Dmyou get a shiver in the dark
C Bb Ait's raining in the park but meantime
south of the river you stop and you hold everything
F Ca band is blowing Dixie double four time
Bb Dm Bb-Cyou feel alright when you hear that music ring
Dm C Bb A
(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
F Ctoo much competition too many other places
Bb Dmbut not too many horns can make that sound
(But not too many horns are blowing that sound)
Bb-Cway on downsouth
way on downsouth
Dm Dm-C-Bb-C Dm-C-Bb-CLondon town
Dm C Bb A
you check out Guitar George he knows all the chords
Dm C Bb Amind he's (his) strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
and an old guitar is all he can afford
Bb Dm Bb-Cwhen 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
he('s) got a daytime job he's doing al(l)right
F Che can play honky tone just like anything
(He can play the honky tonk like anything)
Bb Dm Bb-Csaving it up for friday night
Bb-Cwith the sultans
with the sultans of swing
Dm-C-Bb-CDm C Bb A
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
F Cthey don't give a damn about ('bout) any trumpet playing band
Bb Dm Bb-Cit ain't what they call rock and roll
and the sultans
Dm Dm-C-Bb-Cand the sultans played creole
(Yeah the Sultans they played Creole)
Lead 1: ( chords:Follow 1 full verse)
Dm C Bb A
and then the man he steps right up to the microphone
and says at last just as the time bell rings
F Cthank you goodnight now it's time to go home
Bb Dm Bb-Cand he makes it fast with one more thing
we are the sultans
Dm Dm-C-Bb-Cwe are the sultans of swing
Dm - C - Bb - C
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