Romeo and Juliet Dire Straits
Romeo and Juliet:
Play at either Capo 1 or Capo 5. Both sound reasonable.
intro:
C Am x4
Verse :
[C]A lovestruck Rome[Am]o sings the streets a seren[G]ade
[C]Laying everybody [Am]low with a love[G] song that h[F]e made
[G]Finds a street light steps[F] o[G]ut into the s[C]hade
Says som[F]ething like you and me babe,[G] how about it?
[C]Juliet says hey it's Romeo,[Am] you nearly gave me a heart[G] attack
[C]He's underneath the window,[Am] she's singing hey la my boy[G]friends back
[G]you shouldn't come around he[F]re[G] singing up to people lik[G]e that
A[F]nyway, what you gonna do [G]about it?
Chorus 1:
[C]Juliet [G]the dice was l[Am]oaded from the [F]start
[C]And I b[G]et, and you ex[Am]ploded in my he[F]art.
[C]And I f[G]orget, I forge[Am]t, the movie so[F]ng
[Dm]When you gonna realize it was just t[C]hat the t[F]ime was wr[Am]ong Juli[C]et?
Verse 2:
[C]Come up on different str[Am]eets, they both the streets[G] of shame
[C]Both dirty both mean, [Am]yes and even and dream was [G]just the same
[G]And I dreamed your dream f[F]or[G] you and now [C]your dream is real.
[F]How can you look at me as if[G] I was just another part of your deal
[C]Well you can fall for chain[Am]s of silver, you can fall f[G]or chains of gold.
[C]you can fall for pretty str[Am]angers and the promises the[G]y hold
[G]You promised me everything, [F]yo[G]u promised me thick and t[G]hin yeah
[F]Now you just say oh Romeo ye[G]ah, I used to have a scene with him.
Chorus 2:
[C]Juliet [G]when we made l[Am]ove you used to[F] cry
[C]you said I love you[G] like the stars above[Am] I'll love you till I[F] die
[C]There's[G] a place for u[Am]s, you know the[F] movie song
[Dm]When you gonna realize it was just t[C]hat the t[F]ime was wr[Am]ong Julie[C]t?
Verse 3:
[C]I can't do the ta[Am]lk, like they talk on the[G] tv
[C]I can't do a love son[Am]g, like the way it's meant [G]to be.
[G]I can't do anything[F], [G]but I'd do anything for [G]you.
[F]I cant't do anything but be [G]in love with you.
[C]And all I do is mis[Am]s you and the way we used t[G]o be
[C]All I do is keep the[Am] beat and bad com[G]pany.
[G]All I do is kiss[F] y[G]ou through the bars of a [G]rhyme
[F]Juliet I'd do the stars with[G] you anytime.
Chorus 2:
[C]Juliet [G]when we made l[Am]ove you used to[F] cry
[C]you said I love you[G] like the stars above[Am] I'll love you till I[F] die
[C]There's[G] a place for u[Am]s, you know the[F] movie song
[Dm]When you gonna realize it was just t[C]hat the t[F]ime was wr[Am]ong Julie[C]t?
Verse 4:
[C]A lovestruck Rome[Am]o sings the streets a seren[G]ade
[C]Laying everybody [Am]low with a love[G] song that h[F]e made
[G]Finds a street light steps[F] o[G]ut into the s[C]hade
Says som[F]ething like you and me babe,[G] how about it?
outro:
[F] [G]
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