Year: 1984 - Album: Money for Nothing
Written by Mark Knopfler
Intro: Dm / C C / Dm / C C Dm You get a shiver in the dark C Bb A 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 C 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 (you) hear the jazz go down F C Too much competition in other places Bb Dm But not too many horns can make that sound (But not too many horns are blowing that sound) Bb C Way on downsouth Bb C Way on downsouth Dm Dm C Bb C Dm C Bb C London town Dm C Bb A You check out Guitar George he knows all the chords Dm C Bb Mind he's (his) strictly rhythm he doesn't want to A Make it cry or sing F C And an old guitar is all he can afford Bb Dm Bb C 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 al(l)right F C He can play honky tone just like anything (He can play the honky tonk like anything) Bb Dm Bb C Saving it up for friday night Bb C With the sultans Dm Dm C Bb C With the sultans of swing Dm C Bb C Dm C Bb A And a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner Dm C Bb Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and A Their platform soles F C They don't give a damn about ('bout) any trumpet playing band Bb Dm Bb C It ain't what they call rock and roll Bb C And the sultans Dm Dm C Bb C And the sultans played creole (Yeah the Sultans they played Creole) Dm C Bb C Dm C Bb A And then the man he steps right up to the microphone Dm C Bb A (A7) 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 C And he makes it fast with one more thing Bb C We are the sultans Dm Dm C Bb C We are the sultans of swing TABLATURAShide this tabhide this tabClichê 1 -----------------------------5-8-5--------------------------- 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