Dm C Bb A A7 You get a shiver in the dark, it`s raining in the park but meantime Dm C Bb A A south of the river you stop and you hold_ everything_. F C (&Solo2) A band is blo_wing Dixie_ double four time,
Solo2 (double four time..) e--------------------|-----------------------| B----------5------5--|------6--5--6--5----3--| G----------5------5--|------5--5--5--5----3--| D----------5------5--|------7--5--7--5----3--| A--------------------|-----------------------| E--------------------|-----------------------| C C
Bb Dm - Dm Bb - C - C (&Solo3) you feel alright_ when you hear the music ring_.
Solo3 (music ring..) e-------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------| B-------------------------|-------------6-------|----------------------|----------------------| G------------7-----10--7h-|--------7----7----7--|--7/-9----------------|-----------5~---------| D------5/-7-----7---------|--------8---------8--|--8/-10---------------|-----5h-7-------------| A-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------5/-|--7-------------------| E-------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------| Dm Dm Bb Bb/ C C
Dm C Bb A A Well now you step inside_ but you don`t see too many faces_ Dm C Bb A A coming in out of the rain_ they hear the jazz__ go down_. F C (&Solo2) Competition_ in other places_, Bb Dm - Dm (&Solo4) er but the horns_, they blowing that sound. Bb C Bb C Way on down south_ way on down__ south__ Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C - Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C (&Solo5) Lon_don_ town__
Solo4 (Blowing that sound..) e-------10--8--------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------ B----------------10~-|-------------6------|-----------------|---------6-------|------------ G-------10--9----10~-|--------7----7------|--7/-9-----------|----7----7----x--|--7/-9------ D--------------------|--------8-----------|--8/-10----------|----8---------x--|--8/-10----- A--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------ E--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------ Dm Dm Bb Bb/ C Bb Bb/ C
Solo5 (Chorus) e---------------------|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------| B----------6--5----3--|--------------6----|--6p-5----5-------------|--10--8-8-x--8~---------| G----------7--5----3--|--------------5----|--5-------5-------6/10--|--10--9-9-x--9~---------| D----------7--5----3--|--------------7----|--7p-5----5-------------|------------------------| A---------------------|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E---------------------|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------| Dm C Bb Bb C C C
e---------------------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------| B----------6--5----3--|--------------6----|--6p-5----5-----------|----------------------| G----------7--5----3--|--------------5----|--5-------5-----------|-----------5~---------| D----------7--5----3--|--------------7----|--7p-5----5-----------|-----5--7-------------| A---------------------|-------------------|--------------------5/|--7-------------------| E---------------------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------| Dm C Bb Bb C C C
Dm C Bb A A7 (&Solo6) You check out Guitar George_ he knows_ all the chords
Solo6 (all the chords..) --9------7----9---(10)-- --8------8----8---(10)-- ------------------(10)-- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------
Dm C Bb A A7 mind he`s strictly rhythm he doesn`t want to make it cry or sing_. F C Yes_ and an old_ guitar_ is all_ he can afford, Bb Dm - Dm Bb - C - C (&Solo7) when he gets up under the lights_ to play his thing_.
Solo7 (play his thing..) e---------10--8--------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|---------- B------------------10~-|-------------6-------|------------8------------|--------------------------|---------- G-------------9----10~-|--------7----7----x--|--7/-9---9---------------|--------------5-----5-----|--5/-7~--- D---9/10---------------|--------8---------x--|--8/-10--------------10--|--------5h-7-----7-----7--|---------- A----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|---5/7--------------------|---------- E----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------
Dm C Bb A A7 And Harry doesn`t mind_ if he doesn`t_ make the scene_ Dm C Bb A A7 he`s got a daytime job_ he`s do_ing alright_. F C (&Solo2) He can play the hon_ky_ tonk_ like any_thing_ Bb Dm saving it up_ Friday night.
Bb C Bb C With the Sultans with the Sul__tans__ of swing. Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C - Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C (&Solo5)
Dm C Bb A A7 And a crowd of young boys_ they`re fooling around_ in the corner_ Dm C Bb A A7 drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles. F C They don`t give a damn_ about any trumpet_ playing_ band_, Bb Dm it ain`t what they call_ rock and roll_.
Bb C Bb C And the Sultans yeah the Sultans are playing Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C - Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C (&Solo5) Creole. Creole babe. Ah Ah
[Solo] (verse + bridge + chorus) Dm - C Bb - A - A7 Dm - C Bb - A - A F - F - C - C Bb - Bb - Dm - Dm Bb - C - C Bb - C - C
Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C - Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C
Solo |----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|-----5----9----12r----- |----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|--5-------------------- |--12b-----------12b---12b---|--12r-----10h12p10~-----9h10p|--9----------x-----6--|----------------------- |----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------7-----|----------------------- |----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------- |----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------
Dm C Bb A A And then the man he steps - right - up_ to the microphone_ Dm C Bb A A and says at last_ just as the timebell rings_. F C Good_night__ now it`s time_ to go home__. Bb Dm Then he makes it fast__ with one more thing_.
Bb C Bb C We are the Sultans we are the Sul__tans__ of swing.
[Outro] (Chorus chords) Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C - Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C - Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C - Dm
Outro solo |--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------- |--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------- |--12b-------12----10--12--|--10------------------12r-|------12--9h12p9--7h9p7--5h7p|--5---------------------- |--------------------------|------12~---12~-----------|-----------------------------|-----5h7p5--------------- |--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|------------5h7p5-------- |--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------