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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This is different version of Sultans Of Swing, I hope you like it - Enjoy!!
[Intro lead]
(single snare beat)
Am / G-G / Am / G-G
[Verse]
Am
You get a shiver in the dark
G F E
it's raining in the park but meantime
Am G F E
south of the river you stop and you hold everything
C G
a band is blowing Dixie double four time
F Am F-G
you feel alright when you hear that music ring
Am G F E
(Now) you step inside but you don't see too many faces
Am G F E
coming in out of the rain to (you) hear the jazz go down
C G
too much competition too many other places
F Am
but not too many horns can make that sound
(But not too many horns are blowing that sound)
[Chorus]
F-G
way on downsouth
F-G
way on downsouth
Am Am-G-F-G Am-G-F-G
London town
[Verse]
Am G F E
you check out Guitar George he knows all the chords
Am G F E
mind he's (his) strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
C G
and an old guitar is all he can afford
F Am F-G
when he gets up under the lights to play his thing
Am G F E
(and) harry doesnb't mind if he doesn't make the scene
Am G F E
he('s) got a daytime job he's doing al(l)right
C G
he can play honky tone just like anything
(He can play the honky tonk like anything)
F Am F-G
saving it up for friday night
[Chorus]
F-G
with the sultans
Am Am-G-F-G
with the sultans of swing
Am-G-F-G
[Verse]
Am G F E
and a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner
Am G F E
drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
C G
they don't give a damn about ('bout) any trumpet playing band
F Am F-G
it ain't what they call rock and roll
[Chorus]
F-G
and the sultans
Am Am-G-F-G
and the sultans played creole
(Yeah the Sultans they played Creole)
Am-G-F-G
[Lead 1]
(chords: Follow 1 full verse)
Am G F E
and then the man he steps right up to the microphone
Am G F E (E7)
and says at last just as the time bell rings
C G
thank you goodnight now it's time to go home
F Am F-G
and he makes it fast with one more thing
[Chorus]
F-G
we are the sultans
Am Am-G-F-G
we are the sultans of swing
Am - G - F - G
1.25 0.5 2.25 4.0
[Intro lead]
(single snare beat)
Am / G-G / Am / G-G
[Verse]
Am
You get a shiver in the dark
G F E
it's raining in the park but meantime
Am G F E
south of the river you stop and you hold everything
C G
a band is blowing Dixie double four time
F Am F-G
you feel alright when you hear that music ring
Am G F E
(Now) you step inside but you don't see too many faces
Am G F E
coming in out of the rain to (you) hear the jazz go down
C G
too much competition too many other places
F Am
but not too many horns can make that sound
(But not too many horns are blowing that sound)
[Chorus]
F-G
way on downsouth
F-G
way on downsouth
Am Am-G-F-G Am-G-F-G
London town
[Verse]
Am G F E
you check out Guitar George he knows all the chords
Am G F E
mind he's (his) strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
C G
and an old guitar is all he can afford
F Am F-G
when he gets up under the lights to play his thing
Am G F E
(and) harry doesnb't mind if he doesn't make the scene
Am G F E
he('s) got a daytime job he's doing al(l)right
C G
he can play honky tone just like anything
(He can play the honky tonk like anything)
F Am F-G
saving it up for friday night
[Chorus]
F-G
with the sultans
Am Am-G-F-G
with the sultans of swing
Am-G-F-G
[Verse]
Am G F E
and a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner
Am G F E
drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
C G
they don't give a damn about ('bout) any trumpet playing band
F Am F-G
it ain't what they call rock and roll
[Chorus]
F-G
and the sultans
Am Am-G-F-G
and the sultans played creole
(Yeah the Sultans they played Creole)
Am-G-F-G
[Lead 1]
(chords: Follow 1 full verse)
Am G F E
and then the man he steps right up to the microphone
Am G F E (E7)
and says at last just as the time bell rings
C G
thank you goodnight now it's time to go home
F Am F-G
and he makes it fast with one more thing
[Chorus]
F-G
we are the sultans
Am Am-G-F-G
we are the sultans of swing
Am - G - F - G
1.25 0.5 2.25 4.0
Dirty Vegas
Disciple
Disclosure
Discovery
Discovery Channe (...)
Divine Comedy
División (...)
Dixie Chicks
Dj Alex
Dj Cruz