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MARK KNOPFLER (DIRE STRAITS) SULTANS OF SWING 1978 Straightjacket songs ltd BASSIST : JOHN ILSLEY Bass tab Tuning : E A D G Tempo : 152 bpm Intro: G:|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| D:|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| A:|-5--5-5--5-5-|-5-3-0-3-0-3-|-5--5-5--5-5-|-5-5--5-3-0--| E:|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| G:|----------|-------------|-----------|--------------| D:|----------|-------------|-----------|--------------| A:|-5-5--5-5-|-5-3-0-3-0-3-|-5--5-5--5-|-5-3-0-3-0-3--| E:|----------|-------------|-----------|--------------| Verse 1 00:12 G:|-------|------------------------------------| D:|-------|------------------------------------| A:|-3-0-5-|-5-5--5-3--3-1--1-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--| E:|-------|------------------------------------| You get a shiver in the dark It's raining in the park but meantime G:|-------|------------------------------------| D:|-------|------------------------------------| A:|-3-x-5-|-5-5--5-3--3-1--1-0--0-0--0-1--0-0--| E:|-------|------------------------------------| South of the river you stop and you hold everything G:|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------| D:|-----3--3-|-----3--3-|-3--------|----------|-----------| A:|-1-3------|-3-5------|---5-3--3-|-----3--3-|-5-3-1--1--| E:|----------|----------|----------|-1-3------|-----------| A band is blowing Dixie double four time G:|----------|----------|------------| D:|----------|----------|------------| A:|-----1--1-|-1-3-5--5-|--3-0-5--5--| E:|-1-3------|----------|------------| You feel all right when you hear that music ring Bridge: G:|-------------------|--------------------| D:|-------------------|--------------------| A:|-0-11-3--0-3--0-3--|-------3--5---------| E:|-------------------|--3--5--------------| Verse 2 00:42 G:|-------|------------------------------------| D:|-------|------------------------------------| A:|-3-0-5-|-5-5--5-3--3-1--1-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--| E:|-------|------------------------------------| You light step inside but you don't see too many faces G:|-------|------------------------------------| D:|-------|------------------------------------| A:|-3-x-5-|-5-5--5-3--3-1--1-0--0-0--0-1--0-0--| E:|-------|------------------------------------| Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down G:|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------| D:|-----3--3-|-----3--3-|-3--------|----------|-----------| A:|-1-3------|-3-5------|---5-3--3-|-----3--3-|-5-3-1--1--| E:|----------|----------|----------|-1-3------|-----------| Too much competition you know the places G:|----------|----------|------------| D:|----------|----------|------------| A:|-----1--1-|-1-3-5--5-|--3-0-5--5--| E:|-1-3------|----------|------------| But the horns, they blowing that sound Bridge: G:|-------------------|--------------------| D:|-------------------|--------------------| A:|-0-11-3--0-3--0-3--|-0-11-3--0-3--0-3---| E:|-------------------|--------------------| Way on down south Chorus 01:15 G:|---------|----------|------------|-----------| D:|---------|----------|------------|-----------| A:|-0-1-3-5-|-5-3-1--1-|-----1-3--3-|-0-1-3--3--| x2 E:|---------|----------|-1-3--------|-----------| Way on down south in London town Verse 3 01:27 G:|-------|------------------------------------| D:|-------|------------------------------------| A:|-3-0-5-|-5-5--5-3--3-1--1-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--| E:|-------|------------------------------------| You check out Guitar George, he knows all the chords G:|-------|------------------------------------| D:|-------|------------------------------------| A:|-3-x-5-|-5-5--5-3--3-1--1-0--0-0--0-1--0-0--| E:|-------|------------------------------------| But it's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing G:|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------| D:|-----3--3-|-----3--3-|-3--------|----------|-----------| A:|-1-3------|-3-5------|---5-3--3-|-----3--3-|-5-3-1--1--| E:|----------|----------|----------|-1-3------|-----------| Yes then an old guitar is all he can afford G:|----------|----------|------------| D:|----------|----------|------------| A:|-----1--1-|-1-3-5--5-|--3-0-5--5--| E:|-1-3------|----------|------------| When he gets up under the lights to play his thing Bridge: G:|-------------------|--------------------| D:|-------------------|--------------------| A:|-0-11-3--0-3--0-3--|--------3--5--------| E:|-------------------|--3--5--------------|  Verse 4 01:57 G:|-------|------------------------------------| D:|-------|------------------------------------| A:|-3-0-5-|-5-5--5-3--3-1--1-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--| E:|-------|------------------------------------| And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene G:|-------|------------------------------------| D:|-------|------------------------------------| A:|-3-x-5-|-5-5--5-3--3-1--1-0--0-0--0-1--0-0--| E:|-------|------------------------------------| He's got a daytime job, he's doing alright G:|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------| D:|-----3--3-|-----3--3-|-3--------|----------|-----------| A:|-1-3------|-3-5------|---5-3--3-|-----3--3-|-5-3-1--1--| E:|----------|----------|----------|-1-3------|-----------| He can play the honky tonk like anything G:|----------|----------|------------| D:|----------|----------|------------| A:|-----1--1-|-1-3-5--5-|--3-0-5--5--| E:|-1-3------|----------|------------| Saving it up for Friday night G:|-------------------|--------------------| D:|-------------------|--------------------| A:|-0-11-3--0-3--0-3--|-0-11-3--0-3--0-3---| E:|-------------------|--------------------| With the Sultans Chorus 02:29 G:|---------|----------|------------|-----------| D:|---------|----------|------------|-----------| A:|-0-1-3-5-|-5-3-1--1-|-----1-3--3-|-0-1-3--3--| x2 E:|---------|----------|-1-3--------|-----------| With the Sultans of swing Verse 5 02:42 G:|-------|------------------------------------| D:|-------|------------------------------------| A:|-3-0-5-|-5-5--5-3--3-1--1-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--| E:|-------|------------------------------------| And a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner G:|-------|------------------------------------| D:|-------|------------------------------------| A:|-3-x-5-|-5-5--5-3--3-1--1-0--0-0--0-1--0-0--| E:|-------|------------------------------------| Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles G:|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------| D:|-----3--3-|-----3--3-|-3--------|----------|-----------| A:|-1-3------|-3-5------|---5-3--3-|-----3--3-|-5-3-1--1--| E:|----------|----------|----------|-1-3------|-----------| They don't give a damn about any trumpet playing band G:|----------|----------|------------| D:|----------|----------|------------| A:|-----1--1-|-1-3-5--5-|--3-0-5--5--| E:|-1-3------|----------|------------| It ain't what they call rock and roll Bridge: G:|-------------------|--------------------| D:|-------------------|--------------------| A:|-0-11-3--0-3--0-3--|-0-11-3--0-3--0-3---| E:|-------------------|--------------------| And the Sultans Chorus 03:15 G:|---------|----------|------------|-----------| D:|---------|----------|------------|-----------| A:|-0-1-3-5-|-5-3-1--1-|-----1-3--3-|-0-1-3--3--| x2 E:|---------|----------|-1-3--------|-----------| Yeah, the Sultans play Creole... Creole Come on... Solo: 03:27 G:|-------|------------------------------------| D:|-------|------------------------------------| A:|-3-0-5-|-5-5--5-3--3-1--1-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--| E:|-------|------------------------------------| G:|-------|------------------------------------| D:|-------|------------------------------------| A:|-3-x-5-|-5-5--5-3--3-1--1-0--0-0--0-1--0-0--| E:|-------|------------------------------------| ..................... G:|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------| D:|-----3--3-|-----3--3-|-3--------|----------|-----------| A:|-1-3------|-3-5------|---5-3--3-|-----3--3-|-5-3-1--1--| E:|----------|----------|----------|-1-3------|-----------| G:|----------|----------|------------| D:|----------|----------|------------| A:|-----1--1-|-1-3-5--5-|--3-0-5--5--| E:|-1-3------|----------|------------| ....................... G:|-------------------|--------------------| D:|-------------------|--------------------| A:|-0-11-3--0-3--0-3--|-0-11-3--0-3--0-3---| E:|-------------------|--------------------| ....................... G:|---------|----------|------------|-----------| D:|---------|----------|------------|-----------| A:|-0-1-3-5-|-5-3-1--1-|-----1-3--3-|-0-1-3--3--| x2 E:|---------|----------|-1-3--------|-----------| Verse 6 04:14 G:|-------|------------------------------------| D:|-------|------------------------------------| A:|-3-0-5-|-5-5--5-3--3-1--1-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--| E:|-------|------------------------------------| Then the man, he steps right up to the microphone G:|-------|------------------------------------| D:|-------|------------------------------------| A:|-3-x-5-|-5-5--5-3--3-1--1-0--0-0--0-1--0-0--| E:|-------|------------------------------------| And says at last just as the time bell rings  G:|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------| D:|-----3--3-|-----3--3-|-3--------|----------|-----------| A:|-x-3------|-3-5------|---5-3--3-|-----3--3-|-5-3-1--1--| E:|----------|----------|----------|-1-3------|-----------| "Goodnight, now it's time to go home" G:|----------|----------|------------| D:|----------|----------|------------| A:|-----1--1-|-1-3-5--5-|--3-0-5--5--| E:|-1-3------|----------|------------| And he makes it fast with one more thing Bridge: G:|-------------------|--------------------| D:|-------------------|--------------------| A:|-0-11-3--0-3--0-3--|-0-11-3--0-3--0-3---| E:|-------------------|--------------------| We are the Sultans Chorus: G:|---------|----------|------------|-----------| D:|---------|----------|------------|-----------| A:|-0-1-3-5-|-5-3-1--1-|-----1-3--3-|-0-1-3--3--| x2 E:|---------|----------|-1-3--------|-----------| We are the Sultans of Swing Chorus bis instrumental: 04:46 G:|---------|----------|------------|-----------| D:|---------|----------|------------|-----------| A:|-0-1-3-5-|-5-3-1--1-|-----1-3--3-|-0-1-3--3--| xx E:|---------|----------|-1-3--------|-----------| Finale: 05:18 G:|---------|-------|------------|----------|| D:|---------|-7-5---|------------|----------|| A:|-0-1-3-5-|----6--|-----1-3--3-|-0-1-3--3-|| x4 E:|---------|-----6-|-1-3--------|----------|| End : 05:46