| key: Dm |
| Intro lead |
| Dm | C | C | Dm | C | C |
| Dm | |
| you get a s | hiver in the dark |
| C | Bb | A | |
| its rain | ing in the p | ark but m | eantime |
| Dm | C | Bb | A | |
| south of the river you s | top and you | hold everyth | ing |
| F | C | |
| a band is blowing Di | xie double four time |
| Bb | Dm | Bb | C | |
| you feel | alright when you hear that music r | ing |
| Dm | C | Bb | A | |
| you step | inside but you d | on't see | too many fac | es |
| Dm | C | Bb | A | |
| coming in out of the | rain to hear the ja | zz go do | wn |
| F | C | |
| too much competition too | many other places |
| Bb | Dm | |
| but not too many horns can make that s | ound |
| Bb | C | |
| way on downsouth |
| Bb | C | |
| way on downsouth |
| Dm | Dm | C | Bb | C | Dm | C | Bb | C | |
| London town |
| Dm | C | Bb | A | |
| you check out gu | itar george | he knows | all the cho | rds |
| Dm | C | Bb | A | |
| mind he's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to | make | it cry or sing |
| F | C | |
| and an old guitar is all | he can afford |
| Bb | Dm | Bb | C | |
| when he gets up under the lights to play his thi | ng |
| Dm | C | Bb | A | |
| and harry doesnb't m | ind if | he doesn't | make the scene |
| Dm | C | Bb | A | |
| he's got a | daytime j | ob he's doing alri | ght |
| F | C | |
| he can play honky tone just li | ke anything |
| Bb | Dm | Bb | C | |
| saving it up for frida | y night |
| Bb | C | |
| with the sultans |
| Dm | Dm | C | Bb | C | |
| with the sultans of s | wing |
| Dm | C | Bb | C |
| Dm | C | Bb | A | |
| and a cr | owd of young boys they're fo | oling around | in the corner |
| Dm | C | Bb | A | |
| drunk and dressed in their best brown | baggies and their | platform sol | es |
| F | C | |
| they don't give a damn about any | trumpet playing band |
| Bb | Dm | Bb | C | |
| it | ain't what they call rock and | roll |
| Bb | C | |
| and the sultans |
| Dm | Dm | C | Bb | C | |
| and the sultans played c | reole |
| Dm | C | Bb | C |
| Lead 1: ( chords:Follow 1 full verse) |
| Dm | C | Bb | A | |
| and then the man he st | eps right | up to the m | icrophone |
| Dm | C | Bb | A | A7 | |
| and says at | last just as the | time bell r | ings |
| F | C | |
| thank you goodnight now it's | time to go home |
| Bb | Dm | Bb | C | |
| and he m | akes it fast with on | e more thing |
| Bb | C | |
| we are the sultans |
| Dm | Dm | C | Bb | C | |
| we are the sultans of | swing |