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Romeo and Juliet  Dire Straits

Making Movies
Dire Straits
tabbed by noelgall
i've never found a right tab about this song on the web so i did it by myself, just with
changes to make it suit for 1 guitar: but what a mess to work it out!
Capo 5th fret
INTRO:
 
 E|-0----0-------------------------------0----0-----0-----------------------|
 B|-----1--------3-1-0-1----1-------0h1-3----1-----1-3-0-1----1-------------|
 G|----0-------------------2----------------0-----0----------2--------------|
 D|---2------2-2----------3-----3-3--------2-----2----------3-----3-3---5-5-|
 A|-------3--3-3---------3---3--3-3-------------3----------3---3--3-3---5-5-|
 E|--------3-3-3--------------1-1-1------------3----------------1-1-1-3-3-3-|
 E|-0----0------------------------------------0-----0-----------------------0-|
 B|-----1--------1-3-0-1--1--------0-5-3-5---1-----1-3-0-1----1-------------1-|
 G|----0-----------------2------------------0-----0----------2--------------0-|
 D|---2------2-2---------------3-3---------2-----2----------3-----3-3---5-5-2-|
 A|-------3--3-3------------3--3-3--------------3----------3---3--3-3---5-5-3-|
 E|--------3-3-3-------------1-1-1-------------3----------------1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|

VERSE:
[Am] [G] [C]  
 
 E|-------------------------0-------------------------3--0---|
 B|-------------------------1-------------------------3--1---|
 G|-------------------------2-------------------------0--0---|
 D|-------------------------2-------------------------0--2---|
 A|-------------------------0-------------------------2--3---|
 E|-------------------------x-------------------------3--x---|

.....A lovestruck Romeo......sings a streetsuss serenade....
[G] [Am] [F] [G]  
 
 E|-----------------------3s-0---------------------1s-----------3--|
 B|-----------------------3t-1---------------------1t---------1-3--|
 G|-----------------------0r-2---------------------2r------0h2--0--|
 D|-----------------------0u-2---------------------3u-----------0--|
 A|-----------------------2m-0---------------------3m-----------2--|
 E|-----------------------3--x---------------------1------------3--|

...Laying everybody low.......with the love song that he made......
[F] [G] [C] [F]  
 
 E|-----------------------1s-3---------------------0----------------------0--|
 B|-----------------------1t-3---------------------1------------1---------1--|
 G|-----------------------2r-0-------(light)-------0---------------2--0---2--|
 D|-----------------------3u-0-----(strumming)-----2---------3------------3--|
 A|-----------------------3m-2---------------------3------3---------------3--|
 E|-----------------------1--3---------------------x---1------------------1--|

......Finds a streetlight.....Steps out of the shade, says something like...
[G] [C]  
 
 E|------------------------3--------------------0---|
 B|------------------------3----------0-1-0-----1---|
 G|-------(light)----------0----------------2-0-0---|
 D|-----(strumming)--------0--------------------2---|
 A|------------------------2--------------------3---|
 E|------------------------3--------------------x---|

....you and me, babe, how about it?................
Bridge:
[G] [Am] [G] [C]  
 
 E|-------------------------------3--0-----------------------------------3--0-|
 B|-------------------------------3--1-----------------------------------3--1-|
 G|-------------------------------0--2-----------------------------------0--0-|
 D|-------------------------------0--2-----------------------------------0--2-|
 A|-------------------------------2--0-----------------------------------2--3-|
 E|-------------------------------3--x-----------------------------------3--x-|

...Juliet says, "Hey, it's Romeo!.....you nearly gave me a 'eart attack!"....
[G] [Am] [F] [G]  
 
 E|----------------------------3--0--------------------------1---------------3--|
 B|----------------------------3--1--------------------------1-------------1-3--|
 G|----------------------------0--2-------(light)------------2----------0h2--0--|
 D|----------------------------0--2-----(strumming)----------3---------------0--|
 A|----------------------------2--0--------------------------3---------------2--|
 E|----------------------------3--x--------------------------1---------------3--|

.....He's underneath the window....she's singing "Hey la my boyfriend's back...
[F] [G] [C] [F]  
 
 E|----------------------------1s-3-------------------------0------------0---|
 B|----------------------------1t-3-------------------------1------------1---|
 G|----------------------------2r-0---(light)---------------0----------0-2---|
 D|----------------------------3u-0-(strumming)-------------2--------3---3---|
 A|----------------------------3m-2-------------------------3------3-----3---|
 E|----------------------------1--3-------------------------x--x-1-------1---|

....Shouldn't come around here, singing up at people like that..............
[G]  
 
 E|----------------------------3----------------------|
 B|----------------------------3----------------------|
 G|-----------(light)----------0----------------------|
 D|---------(strumming)--------0---------0-0-0-0---0--|
 A|----------------------------2---------2-2-2-2---2--|
 E|----------------------------3---------3-3-3-3---3--|

...Anyway, what you gonna do about it?".......
CHORUS:
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [F]  
 
 E|--0-------------3-------------0---------------3---1-------------------------|
 B|--1-------------3-------------1---------------3---1-------------------------|
 G|--0---(light)---0---(light)---2----(light)----0---2-----(light)-------------|
 D|--2-(strumming)-0-(strumming)-2--(strumming)--0---3---(strumming)-----------|
 A|--3-------------2-------------0---------------2---3-------------------------|
 E|--x-------------3-------------x---------------3---1-------------------------|

Juliet.............the dice was loaded.....from the start.....................
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [F]  
 
 E|---0------------3-------------------0---------3---1-----------------------|
 B|---1------------3-------------------1---------3---1-----------------------|
 G|---0--(light)---0--(light)----------2---------0---2-----------------------|
 D|---2(strumming)-0(strumming)--------2---------0---3-----------------------|
 A|---3------------2-------------------0---------2---3-----------------------|
 E|---x------------3-------------------x---------3---1-----------------------|

And I bet.................and you exploded into my heart......
[G] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [Dm]  
 
 E|--3-----0------3--0-----1----------------------1--------|
 B|--3-----1------3--1-----1-------------------1--3--------|
 G|--0-----0------0--2strum2----------------0h2-2-2-strum--|
 D|--0-----2------0--2-----3----------------------0--------|
 A|--2-----3------2--0-----3----------------------x--------|
 E|--3-----x------3--x-----1----------------------x--------|

And I forget, I forget.......the movie song...............
[Em] [F] [G] [Am] [G] [C]  
 
 E|---------------------0-------1------------------3---0---3---0--------------|
 B|---------------------0-------1------------------3---1---3---1--------------|
 G|----------(light)----0-------2---(light)--------0---2---0---0--------------|
 D|--------(strumming)--2-------3-(strumming)------0---2---0---2--------------|
 A|---------------------2-------3------------------2---0---2---3--------------|
 E|---------------------0-------1------------------3---x---3---x--------------|

When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong........Juliet.....
 
 E|------0------------------------0----0-0s---0---------------------0--|
 B|-----1-3-0-1----1-------1-0h1-3----1--1t--1-3-1----1-------------1--|
 G|----0----------2------------------0---0r----------2--------------0--|
 D|---2----------3-----3-3----------2----2u---------3-----3-3---5-5-2--|
 A|--3----------3---3--3-3----------------m--------3---3--3-3---5-5-3--|
 E|-3----------------1-1-1------------------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-3--|

VERSE:
[Am] [G] [C]  
 
 E|-----------------------------0----------------------------------3--0---|
 B|---------------------------3-1----------------------------------3--1---|
 G|-----------------------------2----------------------------------0--0---|
 D|-----------------------------2----------------------------------0--2---|
 A|-----------------------------0----------------------------------2--3---|
 E|-----------------------------x----------------------------------3--x---|

...come up on different streets ...they both were streets of shame......
[G] [Am] [F] [G]  
 
 E|-----------------------3--0-----------------------1---------------3--|
 B|-----------------------3--1-----------------------1---------------3--|
 G|-----------------------0--2-----------------------2----strum------0--|
 D|-----------------------0--2-----------------------3---------------0--|
 A|-----------------------2--0-----------------------3---------------2--|
 E|-----------------------3--x-----------------------1---------------3--|

........both dirty both mean ...yes and the dream was just the same....
[F] [G] [C] [F]  
 
 E|---------------------------------1s-3---------------------0-------------0--|
 B|---------------------------------1t-3---------------------1-------------1--|
 G|---------------------------------2r-0---------------------0-----------0-2--|
 D|---------------------------------3u-0---------------------2---------3---3--|
 A|---------------------------------3m-2---------------------3-------3-----3--|
 E|---------------------------------1--3---------------------x---x-1-------1--|

...and i dreamed your dream for you and now your dream is real.............
[G]  
 
 E|------------------------------------3--------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------3--------------------------------|
 G|----------------------0-------2-----0------strum---------------------|
 D|------------------------------------0--------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------2--------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------3--------------------------------|

...how can you look at me as if i was just another one of your deals?...
BRIDGE:
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [C]  
 
 E|-----------0------------------------3--0-------------------------------3--0-|
 B|-----------1------------------------3--1-------------------------------3--1-|
 G|-----------0------------------------0--2-------------------------------0--0-|
 D|-----------2------------------------0--2-------------------------------0--2-|
 A|-----------3------------------------2--0-------------------------------2--3-|
 E|-----------x------------------------3--x-------------------------------3--x-|

when you can fall for chains of silver....you can fall for chains of gold.....
[GG#mAm] [F] [G]  
 
 E|-----------------------------3-4-0----------------1-----0--1--0--3--|
 B|-----------------------------3-4-1----------------1--3-----------3--|
 G|-----------------------------4-4-2----(light)-----2--------------0--|
 D|-----------------------------5-6-2--(strumming)---3--------------0--|
 A|-----------------------------5-6-0----------------3--------------2--|
 E|-----------------------------3-4-x----------------1--------------3--|

....you can fall for pretty strangers and the promises they hold......
[F] [G] [C] [C] [F]  
 
 E|-----------------------------1-3------------------0-----------------0-1---|
 B|-----------------------------1-3------------------1-----------------1-1---|
 G|-----------------------------2-0---(light)--------0------strum------0-2---|
 D|-----------------------------3-0-(strumming)------2-----------------2-3---|
 A|-----------------------------3-2------------------3-----------------3-3---|
 E|-----------------------------1-3------------------x-----------------x-1---|

...you promised me everything......you promised me thick and thin yeah...
[G]  
 
 E|-------------------------------------------3---s-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------3---t-------------------------------|
 G|-----------(light)-------------------------0---r-------------------------------|
 D|---------(strumming)-----------------------0---u------------------0-0-0-0---0--|
 A|-------------------------------------------2---m------------------2-2-2-2---2--|
 E|-------------------------------------------3----------------------3-3-3-3---3--|

..now you just say oh romeo yeah, you know i used to have a scene with him ......
CHORUS:
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [F]  
 
 E|--0-------------3--------------0-------------3--1-------------------------|
 B|--1-------------3--------------1-------------3--1-------------------------|
 G|--0---(light)---0---(light)----2---(light)---0--2-----(light)-------------|
 D|--2-(strumming)-0-(strumming)--2-(strumming)-0--3---(strumming)-----------|
 A|--3-------------2--------------0-------------2--3-------------------------|
 E|--x-------------3--------------x-------------3--1-------------------------|

Juliet..............when we made love you used to cry.......................
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [F]  
 
 E|----------0------------------3---------------0------------3--1-------------|
 B|----------1------------------3---------------1------------3--1-------------|
 G|----------0------(light)-----0----(light)----2------------0--2-------------|
 D|----------2----(strumming)---0--(strumming)--2------------0--3-------------|
 A|----------3------------------2---------------0------------2--3-------------|
 E|----------x------------------3---------------x------------3--1-------------|

you said i love you like the stars above i'll love you till i die............
[G] [C] [G] [Am] [Dm]  
 
 E|--3-----0--------3--0------8---7---5--------------------------1---|
 B|--3-----1--------3--1-------------------6-----6---5---3---1---3---|
 G|--0-----0--------0--2strum------------------------------------2---|
 D|--0-----2--------0--2-----------------------------------------0---|
 A|--2-----3--------2--0-----------------------------------------x---|
 E|--3-----x--------3--x-----------------------------------------x---|

...there's a place for us ..........you know the movie song ........
[Em] [F] [G] [Am] [G] [C]  
 
 E|----------------------0------1------------------3---0---3---0--------------|
 B|----------------------0------1------------------3---1---3---1--------------|
 G|----------(light)-----0------2---(light)--------0---2---0---0--------------|
 D|--------(strumming)---2------3-(strumming)------0---2---0---2--------------|
 A|----------------------2------3------------------2---0---2---3--------------|
 E|----------------------0------1------------------3---x---3---x--------------|

When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong..Juliet............
 
 E|------0------------------------0----0-0s---0---------------------0--|
 B|-----1-3-0-1----1-------1-0h1-3----1--1t--1-3-1----1-------------1--|
 G|----0----------2------------------0---0r----------2--------------0--|
 D|---2----------3-----3-3----------2----2u---------3-----3-3---5-5-2--|
 A|--3----------3---3--3-3----------------m--------3---3--3-3---5-5-3--|
 E|-3----------------1-1-1------------------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-3--|

VERSE:
[Am] [G] [C]  
 
 E|-----------------------------0----------------------------3--0---|
 B|-----------------------------1----------------------------3--1---|
 G|-----------------------------2----------------------------0--0---|
 D|-----------------------------2----------------------------0--2---|
 A|-----------------------------0----------------------------2--3---|
 E|-----------------------------x----------------------------3--x---|

...........i can't do the talk....like they talking on the tv......
[Am] [F] [G]  
 
 E|----------------------------15-0-------------------1s-----------3--|
 B|-------------------------------1-------------------1t-------1---3--|
 G|-------------------------------2-----strum---------2r----0h2----0--|
 D|-------------------------------2-------------------3u-----------0--|
 A|-------------------------------0-------------------3m-----------2--|
 E|-------------------------------x-------------------1------------3--|

...and i can't do a love song......like the way its meant to be......
[F] [G] [C] [F]  
 
 E|------------------------1-s------3---------------0-------------0--|
 B|------------------------1--t-----3---------------1-------------1--|
 G|------------------------2---r----0-----strum-----0-----------0-2--|
 D|------------------------3----u---0---------------2---------3---3--|
 A|------------------------3-----m--2---------------3-------3-----3--|
 E|------------------------1--------3---------------x---x-1-------1--|

...i can't do everything...but i'd do anything for you..............
[G] [C]  
 
 E|-------------------------------3--------------------0-------|
 B|-------------------------------3------------0-1-0---1-------|
 G|---------------------------2-0-0---strum----------0-0-------|
 D|-------------------------------0--------------------2-------|
 A|-------------------------------2--------------------3-------|
 E|-------------------------------3--------------------3-------|

...i can't do anything except be in love with you.............
BRIDGE:
[Am]  
 
 E|-------------------------x--0-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------x--1-------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------x--2-------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------x--2-------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------x--0----------------------------3--|
 E|-------------------------x--x--------------------------3----|

...and all i do is miss you....and the way we used to be......
 
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------1-------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------0-----------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------1-1-1-1-3----|

...all i do is keep the beat....and bad company.......
[F] [G] [F]  
 
 E|----------------------1s-s3-----------------------x------------0---|
 B|----------------------1t-o3-----------------------x------------1---|
 G|----------------------2r-f0-----------------------x----------0-2---|
 D|----------------------3u-t0-----------------------x--------3---3---|
 A|----------------------3m-l2-----------------------x------3-----3---|
 E|----------------------1--y3-----------------------x----1-------1---|

...all i do is kiss you......through the bars of a rhyme.............
[G]  
 
 E|-----------------------------------3---s---------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------3---t---------------------|
 G|-----------(light)-----------------0---r---------------------|
 D|---------(strumming)---------------0---u--------0-0-0-0---0--|
 A|-----------------------------------2---m--------2-2-2-2---2--|
 E|-----------------------------------3------------3-3-3-3---3--|

...juliet i'd do the stars with you...any-time.................
CHORUS:
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [F]  
 
 E|--0-------------3--------------0-------------3--1-------------------------|
 B|--1-------------3--------------1-------------3--1-------------------------|
 G|--0---(light)---0---(light)----2---(light)---0--2-----(light)-------------|
 D|--2-(strumming)-0-(strumming)--2-(strumming)-0--3---(strumming)-----------|
 A|--3-------------2--------------0-------------2--3-------------------------|
 E|--x-------------3--------------x-------------3--1-------------------------|

Juliet..............when we made love you used to cry.......................
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [F]  
 
 E|----------0------------------3---------------0------------3--1-------------|
 B|----------1------------------3---------------1------------3--1-------------|
 G|----------0------(light)-----0----(light)----2------------0--2-------------|
 D|----------2----(strumming)---0--(strumming)--2------------0--3-------------|
 A|----------3------------------2---------------0------------2--3-------------|
 E|----------x------------------3---------------x------------3--1-------------|

you said i love you like the stars above i'll love you till i die............
[G] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [Am] [Dm]  
 
 E|--3-----0--------3--0-----1--------------o----------1-s--|
 B|--3-----1--------3--1-----1--------------1----------3-t--|
 G|--0-----0--------0--2strum2--------------2----------2-r--|
 D|--0-----2--------0--2-----3--------------2----------0-u--|
 A|--2-----3--------2--0-----3--------------0--strum---x-m--|
 E|--3-----x--------3--x-----1--------------x----------x----|

...there's a place for us.....you know the movie song......
[Em] [F] [G] [Am] [G] [C]  
 
 E|----------------------0-----1------------------3---0---3---0--------------|
 B|----------------------0-----1------------------3---1---3---1--------------|
 G|-------strum----------0-----2---(light)--------0---2---0---0--------------|
 D|----------------------2-----3-(strumming)------0---2---0---2--------------|
 A|----------------------2-----3------------------2---0---2---3--------------|
 E|----------------------0-----1------------------3---x---3---x--------------|

When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong..Juliet..........
 
 E|------0------------------------0----0-0s---0---------------------|
 B|-----1-3-0-1----1-------1-0h1-3----1--1t--1-3-1----1-------------|
 G|----0----------2------------------0---0r----------2--------------|
 D|---2----------3-----3-3----------2----2u---------3-----3-3---5-5-|
 A|--3----------3---3--3-3----------------m--------3---3--3-3---5-5-|
 E|-3----------------1-1-1------------------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-|
 E|-0----0-0s-----------------------------0----0---0---------------0--|
 B|-----1--1t--0-3p1-0h3-1---1-------0h1-3----1----1-5-3-5---3-1---1--|
 G|----0---0r---------------2----------------0-----0-------------2-0--|
 D|--------2u--------------3-----3-3--------2------2---------------2--|
 A|---------m-------------3---3--3-3------------3--3---------------3--|
 E|----------------------------1-1-1-------------3-3---------------3--|

OUTRO:
[Am] [G] [C]  
 
 E|-------------------------0-------------------------3--0---|
 B|-------------------------1-------------------------3--1---|
 G|-------------------------2-------------------------0--0---|
 D|-------------------------2-------------------------0--2---|
 A|-------------------------0-------------------------2--3---|
 E|-------------------------x-------------------------3--x---|

...And a lovestruck Romeo....sings a streetsuss serenade....
[Am] [F] [G]  
 
 E|-----------------------x--0---------------------x------------3--|
 B|-----------------------x--1---------------------x------------3--|
 G|-----------------------x--2---------------------x---strum----0--|
 D|-----------------------x--2---------------------3---softly---0--|
 A|-----------------------x--0---------------------3------------2--|
 E|-----------------------x--x---------------------1------------3--|

...Laying everybody low.......with the love song that he made......
[F] [G] [C] [F]  
 
 E|---------------------------------1s-3---------------------0-----------------------0--|
 B|---------------------------------1t-3---------------------1-----------------------1--|
 G|---------------------------------2r-0---------------------0-------------------0---2--|
 D|---------------------------------3u-0---------------------2---------------3-------3--|
 A|---------------------------------3m-2---------------------3-----------3-----------3--|
 E|---------------------------------1--3---------------------x-------1---------------1--|

.....Finds a convenient streetlight.....Steps out of the shade, says something like....
[G] [C]  
 
 E|----------------------3------------------0---|
 B|----------------------3------------------1---|
 G|-------(light)--------0------------------0---|
 D|-----(strumming)------0------------------2---|
 A|----------------------2------------------3---|
 E|----------------------3------------------3---|

....you and me, babe........how about it?......

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