Biography:
Dire Straits were a British rock band from Newcastle, United Kingdom, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers (drums), and subsequently managed by Ed Bicknell. The band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.
Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk.
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Other songs:
- Angel Of Mercy
- Brothers In Arms
- Iron Hand
- Money For Nothing
- Money For Nothing (intro)
- On Every Street
- Private Investigations
- Romeo And Juliet
- Sultans Of Swing
- True Love Will Never Fade
- Tunnel Of Love
- Walk Of Life
- Calling Elvis
- Cannibals
- Down To The Waterline
- Expresso Love
- Fade To Black
- Hand In Hand
- Heavy Fuel
- How Long
- If I Had You
- In The Gallery
- Industrial Disease
- Kingdom Come
- Lady Writer
- Lions
- Love Over Gold
- Millionaire Blues
- My Parties
- News
- Once Upon A Time
- Once Upon A Time In The West
- One World
- Planet Of New Orleans
- Portobello Belle
- Ride Across The River
- Setting Me Up
- Single Handed Sailor
- Six Blade Knife
- Skateaway
- So Far Away
- Solid Rock
- Southbound Again
- Telegraph Road
- The Bug
- The Mans Too Strong
- Ticket To Heaven
- Twisting By The Pool
- Two Young Lovers
- Water Of Love
- Whats The Matter Baby
- When It Comes To You
- Where Do You Think Youre Going
- Why Worry
- Wild West End
- You And Your Friend
- Your Latest Trick
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Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
[Intro]
| Dm | Dm C | x4
[Verse 1]
Dm C Bb A
You get a shiver in the dark, 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
[Verse 2]
Dm C Bb A
Well now, you step inside but you don't see too many faces
Dm C Bb A
Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down
F C
Competition in other places
Bb Dm
Uh, but the horns they blowin' that sound
Bb - C
way on down south
Bb - C
way on down south
Dm
London Town
[Instrumental]
Dm - C - Bb - C
Dm - C - Bb - C
[Verse 3]
Dm C Bb A
You check out Guitar George, he knows all the chords
Dm C Bb A
Mind he's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
F C
They say an old guitar is all he can afford
Bb Dm Bb - C
When he gets up under the lights to play his thing
[Verse 4]
Dm C Bb A
And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene
Dm C Bb A
He's got a daytime job, he's doin' alright
F C
He can play the honky tonk like anything
Bb Dm Bb - C
Saving it up for Friday night
Bb - C
with the Sultans
Dm
with the Sultans of Swing
[Instrumental]
Dm - C - Bb - C
Dm - C - Bb - C
[Verse 5]
Dm C Bb A
Then a crowd of young boys, they're foolin' around in the corner
Dm C Bb A
Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
F C
They don't give a damn about about any trumpet playin' band
Bb Dm Bb - C
It ain't what they call rock and roll
Bb - C
and the Sultans
Dm
Yeah, the Sultans, they play Creole
[Instrumental]
Dm - C - Bb - C
... Creole
Dm - C - Bb - C
[Lead]
| Dm | C Bb | A | A |
| Dm | C Bb | A | A |
| F | F | C | C |
| Bb | Bb | Dm | Dm Bb |
| C | C Bb | C | C |
[Instrumental]
Dm - C - Bb - C
Dm - C - Bb - C
[Verse 6]
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 ring
F C
Goodnight, now it's time to go home
Bb Dm Bb - C
Then he makes it fast with one more thing
Bb - C
We are the Sultans
Dm
We are the Sultans of Swing
[Instrumental]
Dm - C - Bb - C
Dm - C - Bb - C
[Outro Solo]
Dm - C - Bb - C
(repeat and fade, approx x7)
[Intro]
| Dm | Dm C | x4
[Verse 1]
Dm C Bb A
You get a shiver in the dark, 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
[Verse 2]
Dm C Bb A
Well now, you step inside but you don't see too many faces
Dm C Bb A
Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down
F C
Competition in other places
Bb Dm
Uh, but the horns they blowin' that sound
Bb - C
way on down south
Bb - C
way on down south
Dm
London Town
[Instrumental]
Dm - C - Bb - C
Dm - C - Bb - C
[Verse 3]
Dm C Bb A
You check out Guitar George, he knows all the chords
Dm C Bb A
Mind he's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
F C
They say an old guitar is all he can afford
Bb Dm Bb - C
When he gets up under the lights to play his thing
[Verse 4]
Dm C Bb A
And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene
Dm C Bb A
He's got a daytime job, he's doin' alright
F C
He can play the honky tonk like anything
Bb Dm Bb - C
Saving it up for Friday night
Bb - C
with the Sultans
Dm
with the Sultans of Swing
[Instrumental]
Dm - C - Bb - C
Dm - C - Bb - C
[Verse 5]
Dm C Bb A
Then a crowd of young boys, they're foolin' around in the corner
Dm C Bb A
Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
F C
They don't give a damn about about any trumpet playin' band
Bb Dm Bb - C
It ain't what they call rock and roll
Bb - C
and the Sultans
Dm
Yeah, the Sultans, they play Creole
[Instrumental]
Dm - C - Bb - C
... Creole
Dm - C - Bb - C
[Lead]
| Dm | C Bb | A | A |
| Dm | C Bb | A | A |
| F | F | C | C |
| Bb | Bb | Dm | Dm Bb |
| C | C Bb | C | C |
[Instrumental]
Dm - C - Bb - C
Dm - C - Bb - C
[Verse 6]
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 ring
F C
Goodnight, now it's time to go home
Bb Dm Bb - C
Then he makes it fast with one more thing
Bb - C
We are the Sultans
Dm
We are the Sultans of Swing
[Instrumental]
Dm - C - Bb - C
Dm - C - Bb - C
[Outro Solo]
Dm - C - Bb - C
(repeat and fade, approx x7)
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