Dire Straits fue una banda de Rock británica, fundada en 1977 por Mark Knopfler (guitarra y voz), David Knopfler (guitarra), John Illsley (bajo) y Pick Withers (batería), con Ed Bicknell como director.
Dire Straits grabó y realizó su primer álbum homónimo en 1978 con poca aceptación hasta que cinco meses después se lanzó un sencillo, Sultans of Swing, que convirtió el disco en uno de los más vendidos. El segundo álbum, Communiqué se lanzó poco después; estos dos primeros trabajos configuraron el sonido de la banda.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
Dm / C-C / Dm / C-C Intro lead Dm You get a shiver in the dark CBbA it's raining in the park but meantime DmCBbA south of the river you stop and you hold everything FC a band is blowing Dixie double four time BbDmBb-C you feel alright when you hear that music ring
DmCBbA Now you step inside but you don't see too many faces DmCBbA coming in out of the rain to you hear the jazz go down FC too much competition too many other places BbDm 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 DmDm-C-Bb-CDm-C-Bb-C London town
DmCBbA you check out Guitar George he knows all the chords DmCBbA mind he's his strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing FC and an old guitar is all he can afford BbDmBb-C when he gets up under the lights to play his thing DmCBbA and harry doesnb't mind if he doesn't make the scene DmCBbA he 's got a daytime job he's doing al l right FC he can play honky tone just like anything He can play the honky tonk like anything BbDmBb-C saving it up for friday night Bb-C with the sultans DmDm-C-Bb-C with the sultans of swing Dm-C-Bb-C
DmCBbA and a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner DmCBbA drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles FC they don't give a damn about 'bout any trumpet playing band BbDmBb-C it ain't what they call rock and roll Bb-C and the sultans DmDm-C-Bb-C and the sultans played creole Yeah the Sultans they played Creole
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DmCBbA and then the man he steps right up to the microphone DmCBbA (A7) and says at last just as the time bell rings FC thank you goodnight now it's time to go home BbDmBb-C and he makes it fast with one more thing Bb-C we are the sultans DmDm-C-Bb-C we are the sultans of swing