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Mark Knopfler

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Marley Lins

OPTIX 

Sakar Maharjan

Serhan Sarıkan

Marcus Vinícius Gomes

Khalid Khachfen

frank wool

Hamza Belhacini

Antimo Mirabella

LordAlvaro Lordalvaro

Walter Pauli

Valtenio Santos

Bilel Moumen

angel diez

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Xanthose Avira

You get a shiver in the dark
It′s a 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 the music ring

Well now you step inside but you don't see too many faces
Coming in out of the rain they hear the jazz go down
Competition in other places
Uh but the horns they blowin′ that sound
Way on downsouth

Way on downsouth
London town
Check out guitar george, he knows-all the chords
Mind he's strictly rhythm he doesn't wanna make them cry or sing

They said an old guitar is all - he can afford
When he gets up under the lights to play his thing
And harry doesn′t mind - if he doesn′t, make the scene
He's got a daytime job, he′s doing alright
He can play the honky tonk like anything

Savin' it up, for friday night
With the sultans
We′re the sultans of swing
Then a crowd a young boys they're a foolin′ around in the corner
Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles

They don't give a damn about any trumpet playin' band
It ain′t what they call rock and roll
Then the sultans
Yeah the sultans they play creole, creole

And then the man he steps right up to the microphone
And says at last just as the time bell rings
Goodnight, now it′s time to go home
And he makes it fast with one more thing
We are the sultans
We are the sultans of swing

Rock

South of the river you stop and you hold everything

A band is blowing dixie, double four time

You feel alright when you hear the music ring

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Well now you step inside but you don't see too many faces

Coming in out of the rain they hear the jazz go down

Check out guitar george, he knows-all the chords

Mind he's strictly rhythm he doesn't wanna make them cry or sing

They said an old guitar is all - he can afford

When he gets up under the lights to play his thing

And harry doesn't mind - if he doesn't, make the scene

He's got a daytime job, he's doing alright

Then a crowd a young boys they're a foolin' around in the corner

Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles

They don't give a damn about any trumpet playin' band

Yeah the sultans they play creole, creole

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And then the man he steps right up to the microphone

And says at last just as the time bell rings

Live At The BBC • 1995

Sultans Of Swing - Live At The BBC

Dire Straits

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