key: Dm 
(single snare beat)
Dm / C-C / Dm / C-C 
Intro lead
           Dm 
you get a shiver in the dark
         C           Bb       A 
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
               Dm              C        Bb          A 
(Now) you step inside but you don't see too many faces
 Dm                   C                        Bb      A 
coming in out of the rain to (you) hear the jazz go down
F                       C 
too much competition too many other places
Bb                                    Dm 
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
Dm              Dm-C-Bb-C       Dm-C-Bb-C 
London town
                Dm          C       Bb          A 
you check out Guitar George he knows all the chords
Dm                                                 C   Bb             A 
mind he's (his) 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 thing
Dm                      C     Bb         A 
  (and) harry doesnb't mind if he doesn't make the scene
Dm             C        Bb                  A 
  he('s) got a daytime job he's doing al(l)right
F                               C 
  he can play honky tone just like anything
(He can play the honky tonk like anything)
Bb                      Dm      Bb-C 
  saving it up for friday night
                  Bb-C 
with the sultans
                     Dm     Dm-C-Bb-C 
with the sultans of swing
                             Dm-C-Bb-C 
        Dm                          C           Bb            A 
and a crowd of young boys they're fooling 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 ('bout) 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 creole
(Yeah the Sultans they played Creole)
                                Dm-C-Bb-C 
Lead 1: ( chords:Follow 1 full verse)
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 rings
F                           C 
thank you goodnight now it's time to go home
        Bb                  Dm          Bb-C 
and he makes it fast with one more thing
                  Bb-C 
we are the sultans
                      Dm        Dm-C-Bb-C 
we are the sultans of swing
Dm      -       C       -       Bb      -       C 
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