Intro:Dm/CC/Dm/CC(Riff Intro.)DmCBbAYou get a shiver in the darkit`s raining in the park but meantime
south of the river you stop and you hold everything
a band is blowing Dixie double four time
you feel alright when you hear that music ring
you step inside but you don`t see too many facescoming in out of the rain to (you) hear the jazz go downtoo much competition in other placesBut not too many horns are blowing that sound)
way on downsouthway on downsouth
DmRiff 8  (DmCBbDmC) - 2xLondon townyou check out Guitar George he knows all the chordsmind he`s (his) strictly rhythm he doesn`t want to   make it cry or sing
and if an old guitar is all he can affordwhen he gets up under the lights to play his thing
(and) harry doesn`t mind if he doesn`t make the scenehe(`s) got a daytime job he`s doing al(l)right(He can play the honky tonk like anything)saving it up for friday night
with the sultanswith the sultans of swing
and a crowd of young boys they`re fooling around in the cornerdrunk and dressed in their best brown baggies andtheir platform soles
they don`t give a damn about (`bout) an                                                                                                                                                                    y trumpet playing bandit ain`t what they call rock and rolland the sultansand the sultans played creole
and then the man he steps right up to the microphone
and says at last just as the time bell rings
thank you goodnight now it`s time to go homeand he makes it fast with one more thingwe are the sultanswe are the sultans of swing