Dire Straits – Sultans Of Swing Ukulele Chords
Voice Range: A – C (1 octave + 4 half tones) – how to use this?
Intro:
|Dm |Dm C | x4
Verse:
You get a Dmshiver in the dark
It’s Craining in the A#park but Ameantime A
DmSouth of the river you Cstop and you A#hold everyAthing A
FA band is blowing FDixie double fCour time C
A#You feel alrA#ight when you hear that music Dmring Dm A# -- C
Verse:
Well, now you Dmstep inside but you Cdon’t see A#too many Afaces A
DmComing in out of the Crain to hear the A#jazz go dAown A
FCompetitioFn in other Cplaces C
A#Oh, but the hornA#s, they’re blowing that soDmund Dm
A# -- CWay on down south
A# -- CWay on down south DmLondon town
Instrumental x2:
|Dm C |A# |C |C |
Verse:
You check out Dmguitar, George C A#He knows Aall the chords A
DmMind it’s strictly rhythm, he Cdoesn’t wanna A#make it cry or Asing A
FLeft-handed Fold guitar is Call he can afCford
A#When he gets up under the A#lights to play his Dmthing A# -- C
DmAnd Harry doesn’t Cmind A#if he doesn’t Amake the sceneA
DmHe’s got a daytime Cjob, he’s dA#oing alrAight A
FHe can play the Fhonky tonk like aCnything C
A#Saving it uA#p for Friday nighDmt A# -- C
With the SultansA# -- C
With the Sultans of SDmwing
Instrumental x2:
|Dm C |A# |C |C |
Verse:
And a Dmcrowd of young boys, they’re Cfooling aA#round in the Acorner A
DmDrunk and dressed in their Cbest brown baggies A#and their platAform soles A
FThey don’t give a damFn about any trCumpet-playing bCand
A#It ain’t what they A#call “Rock ‘n’ DmRoll” A# -- C
And the SultansA# -- C
Yeah, the Sultans, they play CDmreole
Instrumental x2:
|Dm C |A# |C |C |
Solo:
|Dm |C A# |A |A | |Dm |C A# |A |A | |F |F |C |C | |A# |A# |Dm |Dm A# | |C |C A# |C |C |
Verse:
DmAnd then the man, he Csteps right uA#p to the Amicrophone A
DmAnd says at Clast just as the A#time bell Arings A
“FGoodnighFt, now it’s Ctime to go Chome.”
A#Then he makes it A#fast with one more tDmhing, A# -- C
“We are the SultansA# -- C
We are the Sultans of SDmwing.”
Instrumental x2:
|Dm C |A# |C |C |
Outro Solo:
|Dm C |A# |C |C |