Romeo and Juliet- Dire Straits

Romeo and Juliet: Dire Straits

INTRO: RIFF over C   Am   x4

Verse:           

(C)A lovestruck Romeo (G)(Am)

Sings the streets a serenade (G)(C)

(C)Laying everybody low (G)(Am)

With a love song (F)that he made      

(G)Finds a street light (F) (G)steps out into the (C)shade

(F)Says something like you and me babe, (G)how about it?  

           

(C)Juliet says hey it's Romeo,

(G)(Am)you nearly gave me a heart attack(G)(C)

(C)He's underneath the window,(G)(Am)she's singing

Hey la my (F)boyfriends back (G)

(G)you shouldn't come around here

(F)(G) singing up to people like (C)that

(F)Anyway, what you gonna do (G)about it?

Chorus I:

(C)Juliet (G)the dice was (Am)loaded (G)from the (F)start           

And I (C)bet, (G)and you (Am)exploded (G) in my (F)heart.

(G)And I (C)forget, I (G)for(Am)get, the (F)movie song

(Dm)When you gonna realize (Em)it was (F)just that the time (G)was (Am)wrong (G)(C) Juliet?

Riff

Verse:

(C)Come up on different streets,

(G)(Am) they both the streets of shame (G)(C)

(C)Both dirty both mean,

(G)(Am)yes and even and dream was just the same(F)(G)

(G)And I dreamed your dream for you(F)(G)

And now your dream is (C)real.

(F)How can you look at me as if I was (G)just another part of your deal

(C)Well you can fall for chains of silver, (G)(Am)

You can fall for chains of gold.(G)(C)

You can fall for pretty strangers (G)((Am)

And the promi(F)ses they hold

(G)You promised me everything,(F)(G)

You promised me (C)thick and thin (C)(F)yeah

Now you just say oh Romeo yeah,

I (G)used to have a scene with him.

Chorus 2

(C)Juliet (G)when we made (Am)love you used (G)to (F)cry

You said I (C)love you like the (G)stars above I'll (Am)love you till (G)I (F)die

There's (G)a (C)place (G)for (Am)us,

(F)You know the movie song

(Dm)When you gonna realize

(Em)It was (F)just that the (G)time was (Am)wrong (G)(C)Juliet?

RIFF

Verse III:

(C)I can't do the talk,(G)(Am)

Like they talk on the tv(G)(C)

(C)I can't do a love song,(Am)

Like the way it's (F)meant to be.

(G)I can't do anything,(F)(G)

But I'd do anything for (C)you.

(F)I cant't do anything but be (G)in love with you.

(C)And all I do is miss you(G)(Am)

And the way we used to (G)be (C)

(C)All I do is keep the beat(Am)

And bad com-(F)pany.(G)

(G)All I do is kiss you(F)(G)

Through the bars of a (C)rhyme

(F)Juliet I'd do the stars with you (G)anytime.

Repeat Chorus II:

(C)A lovestruck Romeo (G)(Am)

Sings the streets a sere(G)nade (C)

(C)Laying everybody (G)(Am)low

With a love song (F)that he made      

(G)Finds a convenient street light (F)

(G)steps out of the (C)shade

(F)Says something like you and me babe, (G)how about it(C)?  

outro:

Bb C  (as long as the lead player can do those tasty fills)