Intro: Dm / C C / Dm / C C
Dm
you get a shiver in the dark
C A# A
it's raining in the park but meantime
Dm C A# A
south of the river you stop and you hold everything
F C
a band is blowing Dixie double four time
A# Dm A# C
you feel alright when you hear that music ring
Dm C A# A
you step inside but you don't see too many faces
Dm C A# A
coming in out of the rain to (you) hear the jazz go down
F C
too much competition in other places
A# Dm
but not too many horns can make that sound
(But not too many horns are blowing that sound)
A# C
way on downsouth
A# C
way on downsouth
Dm Dm C A# C Dm C A# C
London town
Dm C A# A
you check out Guitar George he knows all the chords
Dm C A#
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
A# Dm A# C
when he gets up under the lights to play his thing
Dm C A# A
(and) harry doesnb't mind if he doesn't make the scene
Dm C A# 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)
A# Dm A# C
saving it up for friday night
A# C
with the sultans
Dm Dm C A# C
with the sultans of swing
Dm C A# C
Dm C A# A
and a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner
Dm C A#
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
A# Dm A# C
it ain't what they call rock and roll
A# C
and the sultans
Dm Dm C A# C
and the sultans played creole
(Yeah the Sultans they played Creole)
Dm C A# C
Dm C A# A
and then the man he steps right up to the microphone
Dm C A# A (A7)
and says at last just as the time bell rings
F C
thank you goodnight now it's time to go home
A# Dm A# C
and he makes it fast with one more thing
A# C
we are the sultans
Dm Dm C A# C
we are the sultans of swing
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