Dmin (5th posn) Cmaj (3rd pos) Bbmaj (1st pos) A7 (1st pos) You get a shiver in the dark, its raining in the park the meantime
Sound of the river you can hear everything
Fmaj (1st pos) Cmaj (3p) A band is blowing dixie - double four time
Bbmaj (1p) Dmin (5p) You go inside when you hear the music play
Bbmaj Dmin Bbmaj-(slide)-Cmaj (short fill)
The rest of the song continues with the same chord structure, but between some verses there is a long-fill/chorus which is:
Bbmaj Dmin Bbmaj-slide-C We are the sultans Bbmaj Dmim Bbmaj-slide- C Dmin we are the sultans of swing Dmin Cmaj Bbmaj-slide-C Dmin C {repeat once}
Note -
The Bb-Dmin-Bbmaj-C part in the chorus can be quite tricky if the song is played at a fast tempo. One trick is just to play strings 2,3,4 (using the first finger for Bb and C). Then, the Dmin shape can be fingered on top of the C shape using fingers 2,3,4.
south of the river you stop and you hold everything
a band is blowing Dixie double four time Bb-C you feel alright when you hear that music ring
(Now) you step inside but you don't see too many faces
coming in out of the rain to (you) hear the jazz go down
too much competition too many other places
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-C-Bb-CDm-C-Bb-C London town
you check out Guitar George he knows all the chords
mind he's (his) strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
and an old guitar is all he can afford Bb-C when he gets up under the lights to play his thing
(and) harry doesnb't mind if he doesn't make the scene
he('s) got a daytime job he's doing al(l)right
he can play honky tone just like anything (He can play the honky tonk like anything) Bb-C saving it up for friday night Bb-C with the sultans Dm-C-Bb-C with the sultans of swing Dm-C-Bb-C
and a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner
drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
they don't give a damn about ('bout) any trumpet playing band Bb-C it ain't what they call rock and roll Bb-C and the sultans Dm-C-Bb-C and the sultans played creole (Yeah the Sultans they played Creole)
and then the man he steps right up to the microphone (7) and says at last just as the time bell rings
thank you goodnight now it's time to go home Bb-C and he makes it fast with one more thing Bb-C we are the sultans Dm-C-Bb-C we are the sultans of swing
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