Romeo and Juliet Dire Straits
"Romeo & Juliet" by Dire Straits
1st Verse:
[C] A lovestruck Romeo[G] [Am] sings the streets a serenade[G] [C]
Laying everybody low[G] [Am] with a love song [F]that he made
[G] Finds a convenient street light[F], [G]steps out of the [C]shade
Says something like[F] you and me babe, how a[G]bout it?
[C] Juliet says hey it's Romeo[G], [Am] you nearly gave me a heart attack[G] [C]
He's underneath the window[G], [Am] singing hey my [F]boyfriend's back
[G] you shouldn't come around here [F]singing up to people like [C]that
[F] Anyway, what you gonna do [G]about it?
1st Chorus:
[C]Juliet,[G] the dice was [Am]loaded from the [F]start
And I [C]bet[G], and you e[Am]xploded in my [F]heart.
And I for[C]get, I for[Am]get,[F] the movie song
[Am] When you gonna [C]realize it was [F]just that the [Am]time was [G]wrong Jul[C]iet?
2nd Verse:
[C] Come up on different streets[G], [Am] both the streets of shame[G] [C]
Both dirty both mean[G], [Am] yes and even the dr[F]eam the same
[G] I dreamed your dream for you and n[F]ow your dream is [C]real.
[F] How can you look at me as if I was [G]just another part of your deals
Well you can [C]fall for chains of silver[G], [Am] you can fall for chains of gold.[G] [C]
You can fall for pretty strang[G]ers[Am] and the promis[F]es they hold
[G] You promised me everything[F], [G] you promised me [C]thick and thin yeah
[F] Now you just say oh Romeo yeah, I [G]used to have a scene with him.
2nd Chorus:
Juli[C]et[G] when we made [Am]love you used to [F]cry
You said I [C]love you like the [G]stars above I'll [Am]love you till I [F]die
There's a [C]place for [Am]us, [F] you know the movie song
[Am] When you gonna [C]realize it was [F]just that the [Am]time was [G]wrong Jul[C]iet?
3rd Verse:
[C] I can't do the talk[G], [Am] like they talk on the tv[G] [C]
And I can't do a love song[G], [Am] like the way it's [F]meant to be.
[G] I can't do anything[F], but I'd [G]do anything for [C]you.
[F] I cant't do anything but [G]be in love with you.
[C] And all I do is miss you[G] [Am] and the way we used to be[G] [C]
All I do is keep the beat[G] [Am] and bad [F]company.
[G] All I do is kiss you[F] through the bars of a [C]rhyme
[F] Juliet I'd do the stars with you[G] anytime.
3rd Chorus:
Juli[C]et[G] when we made [Am]love you used to [F]cry
you said I [C]love you like the [G]stars above I'll [Am]love you till I [F]die
There's a [C]place for [Am]us,[F] you know the movie song
[Am] When you gonna [C]realize it was [F]just that the [Am]time was [G]wrong Jul[C]iet?
4th Verse:
[C] A lovestruck Romeo[G] [Am] sings the streets a serenade[G] [C]
Laying everybody low[G] [Am] with a love song [F]that he made
[G] Finds a convenient street light[F], [G]steps out of the [C]shade
Says something like[F] you and me babe, how a[G]bout it?
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