Dire Straits foi uma banda britânica de rock formada em 1977 por Mark Knopfler (guitarra e vocais), seu irmão David Knopfler (guitarra), John Illsley (baixo) e Pick Withers (bateria). Embora formada em uma época em que o punk rock reinava absoluto, decidiram lidar com as convenções do rock clássico, firmando-se em uma sonoridade mais leve, que agradou ao público cansado do som superproduzido do rock dos anos 70. Não tardou para que a banda se tornasse conhecida mundialmente
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
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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 -
Dm-C-Bb-C
Lead 1: - chords: Follow 1 full Verse -
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