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Dm C Dm C
Dm C Bb A
you get a shiver in the dark 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-Do
you feel alright when you hear that music ring
Dm C Bb A
you step inside but you don't see too many faces
Dm C Bb A
coming in out of the rain to 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
Bb-Do
way on downsouth
Bb-Do
way on downsouth
Dm Dm-Do-Sib-Do Dm-Do-Sib-Do
London town
Dm C Bb A
you check out Guitar George he knows all the chords
Dm C Bb A
mind he's 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-Do
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 allright
F C
he can play honky tone just like anything
Bb Dm Bb-Do
saving it up for friday night
Bb-Do
with the sultans
Dm Dm-Do-Sib-Do Dm-Do-Sib-Do
with the sultans of swing
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 any trumpet playing band
Bb Dm Bb-Do
it ain't what they call rock and roll
Bb-Do
and the sultans
Dm Dm-Do-Sib-Do Dm-Do-Sib-Do
and the sultans played creole
Dm C Bb A
and then the man he steps right up to the microphone
Dm C Bb A
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-Do
and he makes it fast with one more thing
Bb-Do
we are the sultans
Dm Dm-Do-Sib-Do Dm-Do-Sib-Do
we are the sultans of swing
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