Sultans of Swing

Intro: Am


           Am
you get a shiver in the dark
         G           F       E
it's raining in the park but meantime
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south of the river you stop and you hold everything
C                   G
a band is blowing Dixie double four time
        F                                 Am   F-G
you feel alright when you hear that music ring

           Am              G        F          E
 you step inside but you don't see too many faces
 Am              G                        F      E
coming in out of the rain to (you) hear the jazz go down
C                       G
too much competition from all the places
F                                    Am
but not too many horns can make that sound
F-G
        way on downsouth
F-G
        way on downsouth
Am              F  G  C   G
London town
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                Am          G       F          E
you check out Guitar George he knows all the chords
Am                    G              F
mind he's (his) strictly rhythm he doesn't want to
       E
make it cry
C                       G
and an old guitar is all he can afford
F                                         Am   F-G
when he gets up under the lights to play his thing
                F-G
and the sultans
                        Am     Am-G-C-F
and the sultans played creole

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C                       G
F                         Am          F-G


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and then the man he steps right up to the microphone
Am          G                F         E    (E7)
and says at last just as the time bell rings
C                           G
goodnight now it's time to go home
        F                                  Am          F-G
and he makes it fast with one more thing
                  F-G
we are the sultans
                      Am        Am-F-G-C-G
we are the sultans of swing

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