Intro: Dm Dm You get a shiver in the dark, C A# A itʼs raining in the park but meantime Dm C A# A South of the river you stop and you hold everything F C A band is blowing Dixie double four time A# Dm A# C You feel alright when you hear that music ring Dm Well now, you step inside C A# A but you donʼt see too many faces Dm C A# A Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down F C Competition in other places A# Dm Uh, but the horns they blowinʼ that sound A# C way on down south A# C way on down south Dm London Town Instrumental: C A# C Dm C A# C Dm C A# You check out Guitar George, A he knows all the chords Dm Mind heʼs strictly rhythm C A# A he doesnʼt want to make it cry or sing F C They say an old guitar is all he can afford A# Dm A# C When he gets up under the lights to play his thing Dm C A# A And Harry doesnʼt mind if he doesnʼt make the scene Dm C A# A Heʼs got a daytime job, heʼs doinʼ alright F C He can play the honky tonk like anything A# Dm A# C Saving it up for Friday night A# C with the Sultans Dm with the Sultans of Swing Instrumental: C A# C Dm C A# C Dm C A# A And then the man he steps right up to the microphone Dm C A# A And says at last just as the time bell ring F C Goodnight, now itʼs time to go home A# Dm A# C Then he makes it fast with one more thing A# C We are the Sultans Dm We are the Sultans of Swing Coda: C A# C Dm C A# C x3
