Tom: Dm
[Intro]
Dm C Dm
E|---x-------x-------x-------x-----x---x-----x-------x-------x---x-----------x-|
B|---x-6---6-x-6-----x-----6-x---5-x-5-x-5h6-x-6---6-x-----6-x-6-x-----------x-|
G|---x-7---7-x-7-----x-----7-x---5-x-5-x-5h7-x-7---7-x-----7-x-7-x-----7~~~--x-|
D|---x-7---7-x-7-----x-----7-x---5-x-5-x-5h7-x-7---7-x-----7-x-7-x-5/7-------x-|
A|---x-5---5-x-5-----x-0-5---x-----x---x-5---x-5---5-x-0-5---x-5-x-------5---x-|
E|---x-------x-------x-------x-8---x---x-----x-------x-------x---x-----------x-|
Dm C Dm
E|---------------x-5---8---5-------x---------------x-------x-|
B|---6---6-------x-5---5---5---6---x---5h6p5-----6-x-6---6-x-|
G|---7-----7~~~--x-5---5---5---7---x---------7~~~7-x-7---7-x-|
D|---7-----------x-5---5---5---7---x-------------7-x-7---7-x-|
A|-0-5-------5---x-------------5---x-5---------5---x-5---5-x-|
E|---------------x-8---8---8-------x---------------x-------x-|
[Verse 1]
Dm C Bb A A7
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------x-------x---|
B|--------6------------------------5--------------3---------2--------2/5-5-x-5/8-8-x-6-|
G|--------7------------------------5--------------3---------2--------0---0-x-0---0-x-7-|
D|--------7------------------------5--------------3---------2--------2/5-5-x-5/8-8-x-7-|
A|--------5----------------------------------------------------------------x-------x---|
E|---------------------------------8--------------6---------5--------------x-------x---|
You get a shiver in the dark, it's raining in the park, but meantime
D C Bb A A7
E|---------------------------------------------------0---0-3--3--3--3-----|
B|-6-------------------5--------3---------2---------2---2--2--2--2--2-----|
G|-7-------------------5--------3---------2--------2---2---2--2--2--2-----|
D|-7-------------------5--------3---------2----------------2--2--2--2-----|
A|-5----------------------------------------------0---0----0--0--0--0-----|
E|---------------------8--------6---------5-----------------------------0-|
South of the river you stop and hold everything
F C F/C Bb
E|------------------------------------------------x-------x-----------------------------------|
B|-1----------------------------5---------6---6p5-x-3-----x-3---------------------------------|
G|-2----------------------------5---------5---5---x-3-----x-3---------------------------------|
D|-3----------------------------5---------7---7p5-x-3-----x-3---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------x-------x-----------------------------------|
E|-1----------------------------8---------8---8---x---6---x-6---------------------------------|
A band is blowing Dixie, double four time, you feel alright when you hear the music ring
[Interlude]
Dm Bb C
E|---------------------x-------x-------x-------x-------------x---|
B|---------------6-----x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5---5-x-------------x---|
G|-------7---5h7---5~~~x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5---5-x---------5~~~x---|
D|---5/7---7-----------x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5---5-x-----5-7-----x---|
A|-0-------------------x-1---1-x-1-1/3-x-3---3-x-5/7---------x-0-|
E|---------------------x-------x-------x-------x-------------x---|
[Verse 2]
Dm C Bb A (headstock bend)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------0--------------x-1-|
B|--------6--------------------5---------3--------2--------0b2---pb2br0-------x-3-|
G|--------7--------------------5---------3--------2---------------------2---2-x-2-|
D|--------7--------------------5---------3--------2---------------------------x-0-|
A|--------5----------------------------------------------0--------------------x---|
E|-----------------------------8---------6--------5---------------------------x---|
Well, you step inside, but you don't see too many faces
Dm C/E Bb A7
E|-1-------------------------------------------------9h10p9-----------------------x---|
B|-3-----------------1----------------3-------2--/10--------10---------------10~~~x---|
G|-2-----------------0----------------3-------0----------------9------------------x---|
D|-0-----------------2----------------3-------2--/10-------------11h12p11---------x---|
A|------------------------------------1-------0---0-----------------------12------x-7-|
E|-------------------0------------------------------------------------------------x---|
Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down
F C F/C Bb
E|---------------------------------------x-------x-----------------------------------|
B|-10------------------5---------6---6p5-x-3---3-x-3---------------------------------|
G|-10------------------5---------5---5---x-3---3-x-3---------------------------------|
D|-10------------------5---------7---7p5-x-3---3-x-3---------------------------------|
A|-8-------------------------------------x-------x-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------8---------8---8---x---6---x-6---------------------------------|
A competition in other places, But the horns, they're blowing that sound
Bb C Bb C
E|-----x-----10-8-x-5---5-x---x---x-------x-----------------------x-------x-----|
B|-----x----------x-------x-3-x-3-x-3-3/5-x-5-------------------3-x-3-3/5-x-5---|
G|-----x-5/7-10-9-x-7---7-x-3-x-3-x-3-3/5-x-5-------------------3-x-3-3/5-x-5---|
D|-----x----------x-------x-3-x-3-x-3-3/5-x-5-------------------3-x-3-3/5-x-5---|
A|-5---x----------x-------x-1-x-1-x-1-1/3-x-3---------------------x-------x-----|
E|-----x----------x-------x---x---x-------x---------------------6-x-6-6/8-x-8---|
Way on down south, Way on down south
[Interlude]
Dm C Bb F/C C (First ending) (Second ending)
E|-----x-----x-------x-------------x-------x-| |-------x---------x---| |-------------x---|
B|-6---x-6-5-x-3---3-x-3-----6-6p5-x-5---5-x-| |--10p8-x-8----8--x---| |-------------x---|
G|-7---x-7-5-x-3---3-x-3-----5-5---x-5---5-x-| |--9----x-9----9--x---| |---------5~~~x---|
D|-7---x-7-5-x-3---3-x-3-----7-7p5-x-5---5-x-| (x2)|--10---x-10---10-x---| |-----5-7-----x---|
A|-5---x-5---x-------x-------------x-------x-| |-------x---------x-0-| |-5/7---------x-0-|
E|-----x---8-x-6---6-x-6-----8-8---x-8---8-x-| |--8----x-8----8--x---| |-------------x---|
London town
[Verse 3]
Dm C Bb A Dm
E|-----------------------------------------3-/-9-9-9---x-7-x-9-x---------x-|
B|----6---------------5---5---3---3---2----2-/-8-8-8---x-6-x-8-x-6-6-6---x-|
G|----7---------------5---5---3---3---2----3-/-9-9-9---x-7-x-9-x-7-7-7---x-|
D|----7---------------5---5---3---3---2----------------x---x---x-7-7-7---x-|
A|----5------------------------------------------------x---x---x-5-5-5---x-|
E|--------------------8---8---6---6---5----------------x---x---x---------x-|
Check out guitar George, He knows all the chords
Dm C Bb
E|----------------------------------------------------------------5--------9---------------------x---|
B|-6--------------------------5---------------3-----------------5---5-8b10---pb10br8-6-5h6p5---5-x---|
G|-7--------------------------5---------------3--------------7b9-----------------------------7---x---|
D|-7--------------------------5---------------3--------------------------------------------------x---|
A|-5-----------------------------------------------------0---------------------------------------x---|
E|----------------------------8---------------6--------------------------------------------------x-0-|
When it's strictly rhythm, He doesn't want to make it cry or sing
F C A#
E|-----------------------------------------------------------x-----|
B|-1----------------------5--------------------8-----6-6-6---x-6---|
G|-2----------------------5----------------7/9---9\7-7-7-7---x-7---|
D|-3----------------------5--------------------------8-8-8---x-8---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------x-----|
E|-1----------------------8--------------------------6-6-6---x-6---|
Left-handed old guitar is all he can afford, When he gets up under the lights to play his thing
[Interlude]
Dm Bb C
E|----------------------x-------x-------x-------x-------------x---|
B|-------6----6-5-------x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5---5-x-------------x---|
G|-------7---7----8-7~~~x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5---5-x---------5~~~x---|
D|-------7--7-----------x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5---5-x-----5-7-----x---|
A|-0-5-----5------------x-1---1-x-1-1/3-x-3---3-x-5/7---------x-0-|
E|----------------------x-------x-------x-------x-------------x---|
[Verse 4]
Dm C Bb A
E|---------------------------------------------------0---------------|
B|-6--------------5----3------------2----------------3b5br3b5br3b5---|
G|-7--------------5----3------------2----------------4b6br4b6br4b6---|
D|-7--------------5----3------------2--------------------------------|
A|-5-----------------------------------------------0-----------------|
E|----------------8----6------------5--------------------------------|
And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene
Dm C Bb A
E|------------------------------------7/9---9----------------------------x---|
B|-6--------------5------3--------------------10--------------------10~~~x---|
G|-7--------------5------3-----------------------9-----------------------x---|
D|-7--------------5------3-------------------------11---11h12p11---------x---|
A|-5--------------------------------0----------------------------12------x-0-|
E|----------------8------6-----------------------------------------------x---|
He's got a daytime job – He's doing alright
F C F/C Bb
E|------------------------------------------x-------x-----------------------------------|
B|-10---------------------------5---6---6p5-x-3---3-x-3---------------------------------|
G|-10---------------------------5---5---5---x-3---3-x-3---------------------------------|
D|-10---------------------------5---7---7p5-x-3---3-x-3---------------------------------|
A|-8----------------------------------------x-------x-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------8---8---8---x---6---x-6---------------------------------|
He can play the Honky Tonk like anything, Saving it up for Friday night
Dm Bb C Dm Bb C
E|-------x---------------x-------x-------x------------------------x-------x-----|
B|-----6-x---6---5-------x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5----------------6---3-x-3-3/5-x-5---|
G|-----7-x---7---5-7---7-x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5----------------7---3-x-3-3/5-x-5---|
D|-----7-x---7---5-7---7-x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5----------------7---3-x-3-3/5-x-5---|
A|-0-5---x-0-5-----------x-------x-------x------------------5-----x-------x-----|
E|-------x---------------x-6---6-x-6-6/8-x-8--------------------6-x-6-6/8-x-8---|
With the Sultans, With the Sultans of Swing
[Interlude]
Dm C Bb F/C C (First ending) (Second ending)
E|-----x-----x-------x-------------x-------x-| |-------x---------x---| |-------------x---|
B|-6---x-6-5-x-3---3-x-3-----6-6p5-x-5---5-x-| |--10p8-x-8----8--x---| |-------------x---|
G|-7---x-7-5-x-3---3-x-3-----5-5---x-5---5-x-| |--9----x-9----9--x---| |---------5~~~x---|
D|-7---x-7-5-x-3---3-x-3-----7-7p5-x-5---5-x-| (x2)|--10---x-10---10-x---| |-----5-7-----x---|
A|-5---x-5---x-------x-------------x-------x-| |-------x---------x-0-| |-5/7---------x-0-|
E|-----x---8-x-6---6-x-6-----8-8---x-8---8-x-| |--8----x-8----8--x---| |-------------x---|
[Verse 5]
Dm C Bb A
E|------------------------------------------------------------5---5-5-------9--------12---10---|
B|-6-------------------------------5--------3--------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-------------------------------5--------3-------------2/6---6-------6/9-----9/12------10---|
D|-7-------------------------------5--------3--------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------------------------------------------------0-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------8--------6--------------------------------------------------|
And a crowd of young boys, They're fooling around in the corner
Dm C Bb A A7
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------6----------------------------5------------------3--------2--------2-----|
G|-------7----------------------------5------------------3--------2-(rap| id-0-----|
D|-------7----------------------------5------------------3--------2-str| ums)2-----|
A|-------5--------------------------------------------------------0--------0-----|
E|------------------------------------8------------------6-----------------------|
Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies, And their platform soles
F C A#
E|------------------------------------------------------------------x------------x---x------|
B|-1------------------------------5-------------------8-----6-6-6---x-6----------x---x------|
G|-2------------------------------5---------------7/9---9\7-7-7-7---x-7----------x---x------|
D|-3------------------------------5-------------------------8-8-8---x-8----------x---x------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------x------------x---x------|
E|-1------------------------------8-------------------------6-6-6---x-6----------x---x------|
They don't give a damn, About any trumpet playing band, It ain't what they call Rock and Roll
Dm Bb C Dm Bb C
E|---------------x-------x-------x-------x------------------------x-------x-----|
B|-------6---5-6-x-5-6---x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5----------------6---3-x-3-3/5-x-5---|
G|-------7---5-7-x-5-7---x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5----------------7---3-x-3-3/5-x-5---|
D|-6/7---7---5-7-x-5-7---x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5----------------7---3-x-3-3/5-x-5---|
A|-------5---5---x-5-----x-------x-------x------------------5-----x-------x-----|
E|---------------x-------x-6---6-x-6-6/8-x-8--------------------6-x-6-6/8-x-8---|
They are the Sultans, They are the Sultans, they play Creole
[Interlude]
Dm C Bb F/C C (First ending) (Second ending)
E|-----x-----x-------x-------------x-------x-| |-------x---------x---| |-------------x---|
B|-6---x-6-5-x-3---3-x-3-----6-6p5-x-5---5-x-| |--10p8-x-8----8--x---| |-------------x---|
G|-7---x-7-5-x-3---3-x-3-----5-5---x-5---5-x-| |--9----x-9----9--x---| |---------5~~~x---|
D|-7---x-7-5-x-3---3-x-3-----7-7p5-x-5---5-x-| (x2)|--10---x-10---10-x---| |-----5-7-----x---|
A|-5---x-5---x-------x-------------x-------x-| |-------x---------x-0-| |-5/7---------x-0-|
E|-----x---8-x-6---6-x-6-----8-8---x-8---8-x-| |--8----x-8----8--x---| |-------------x---|
[Solo]
See original
[Verse 6]
Dm C Bb A7 (headstock bend)
E|---------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
B|-6-----------------5-----------3---------2---------0b2-------br0---6---|
G|-7-----------------5-----------3---------0-------------------------7---|
D|-7-----------------5-----------3---------2-------------------------7---|
A|-5---------------------------------------0-------------------------5---|
E|-------------------8-----------6---------------------------------------|
And then the man, He steps right up to the microphone
Dm C Bb A7
E|-------------------------------------------9------------------|
B|-6--------5-----------------3--------------8------------------|
G|-7--------5-----------------3--------------9-(rap| id strums)---|
D|-7--------5-----------------3--------------7------------------|
A|-5-----------------------------------0------------------------|
E|----------8-----------------6---------------------------------|
And says at last, Just as the time bell rings
F C F/C Bb
E|-----------------------------------------x-------x-----------------------------------|
B|-10--------------------5-----------6-6p5-x-3---3-x-3---------------------------------|
G|-10--------------------5-----------5-5---x-3---3-x-3---------------------------------|
D|-10--------------------5-----------7-7p5-x-3---3-x-3---------------------------------|
A|-8---------------------------------------x-------x-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------8-----------8-8---x---6---x-6---------------------------------|
Say "Goodnight, now it's time to go home", Then he makes it fast with one more thing
Bb C Bb C
E|-----x-----10-8-x-5---5-x---x---x-------x----------------x-------x-----|
B|-----x----------x-------x-3-x-3-x-3-3/5-x-5------------3-x-3-3/5-x-5---|
G|-----x-5/7-10-9-x-7---7-x-3-x-3-x-3-3/5-x-5------------3-x-3-3/5-x-5---|
D|-----x----------x-------x-3-x-3-x-3-3/5-x-5------------3-x-3-3/5-x-5---|
A|-5---x----------x-------x-1-x-1-x-1-1/3-x-3------------1-x-1-1/3-x-3---|
E|-----x----------x-------x---x---x-------x----------------x-------x-----|
"We are the Sultans – We are the Sultans of Swing"
[Interlude]
Dm C Bb F/C C (First ending) (Second ending)
E|-----x-----x-------x-------------x-------x-| |-------x---------x---| |-------------x---|
B|-6---x-6-5-x-3---3-x-3-----6-6p5-x-5---5-x-| |--10p8-x-8----8--x---| |-------------x---|
G|-7---x-7-5-x-3---3-x-3-----5-5---x-5---5-x-| |--9----x-9----9--x---| |---------5~~~x---|
D|-7---x-7-5-x-3---3-x-3-----7-7p5-x-5---5-x-| (x2)|--10---x-10---10-x---| |-----5-7-----x---|
A|-5---x-5---x-------x-------------x-------x-| |-------x---------x-0-| |-5/7---------x-0-|
E|-----x---8-x-6---6-x-6-----8-8---x-8---8-x-| |--8----x-8----8--x---| |-------------x---|
[Intrumental Outro]
Keep repeating interlude^^^, alternating endings
See original for second guitar part
I end with this simplified outro
A7 Dm
E|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------------------------|
B|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--------6---5h6p5-----------|
G|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------7-------7---------|
D|--------------------------------------7---------------------|
A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------5---------------5-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
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| x Dead note/percussion
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
