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
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B—4b6-6r4b6r4———————-
G————————————
D————————————
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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————————
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F C
A band is blowing Dixie double four time
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B–5—5-6-5-6-5–3——————
G–5—5-5-5-5-5–3——————
D—x-x–7——–3——————
A————————————
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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—–
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Dm C Bb A
Well now you step inside but you don’t see too many faces
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B-10–10—10-11-10-10-8–8–6——
G————————————
D—11–11-11-11-11——-9–7——
A————————————
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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——————–
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F C
Competition in other places
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B-5-5–6-6-5-3———————
G-5-5–5-5-5-3———————
D-5-5–7-7-5-3———————
A———————————-
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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—–
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Bb C
Way on down south
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B—-x-3-6–3s5———————-
G–5-x-3-3–3s5———————-
D-5–x-3—-3s5———————-
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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—–
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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——————————–
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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——————————————————–
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C Bb
Yes, and an old guitar is all he can afford
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B—-8-8s6-6-6-6———————
G-7s9–9s7-7-7-7———————
D————————————
A————————————
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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————
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Dm C Bb A A7
And Harry doesn’t mind if he doesn’t make the scene
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B—8-let-ring–8——————–
G-7b9r7b9r7b9r7b9——————–
D————————————
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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————————————-
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C Bb
He can play honky tonk like anything
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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————————————
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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———————————–
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C Bb C
With the Sultans,
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B–x-3-6–3-3s5-5——————–
G–x-3-3–3-3s5-5——————–
D–x-3—-3-3s5-5——————–
A————————————
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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————————————
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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—-
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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————————————
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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————————————
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C Bb
And the Sultans,
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B–3-6-3–3s5-5———————-
G–3-3-3–3s5-5———————-
D–3-3-3–3s5-5———————-
A————————————
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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—–
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