Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)
Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straits:
Capo on 5 (play chords as if first position)
Description: One of the most beautiful songs. This version is adapted
from Richard Kreifeldt ver 1 chords, but written out in full for Capo 5
positions with some small changes to both chords and lyrics. It also
differs in places from the ver 3 chords. As per Money for Nothing album.
Intro:
C majorC 
A minorAm (x4) (fingerpick the chords)
Verse I:
C majorC A minorAm 
G+G C majorC
A augmentedA lovestruck Romeo, sing the streets of serenade.
C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G 
FF
Laying everybody low, with a love song that he made.
G+G FF G+G C majorC
Find a street light, steps out into the shade,
FF G+G
Says something like, you and me babe, how about it?
C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G C majorC
Juliet says, hey it's Romeo, he nearly gave me a heart attack.
C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G FF
He's underneath the window, just singing hey la my boyfriends back.
G+G FF G+G C majorC
You shouldn't come around here, singing up to people like that.
FF G+G
Anyway, what you gonna do about it?
Chorus I:
C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G FF
Juliet, the dice was loaded from the start.
C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G FF
And I bet, and you exploded into my heart.
G+G C majorC A minorAm FF
And I forget, I forget, the movie song.
DmDm FF G+G C majorC
When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?
C majorC A minorAm (x2) (fingerpick)
Verse II:
C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G C majorC
Come up on different streets, they both the streets of shame.
C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G FF
Both dirty, both mean, yes and the dream was just the same.
G+G FF G+G C majorC
And I dreamed your dream for you, and now your dream is real.
FF G+G
How can you look at me as if I was just another one of your deals?
C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G C majorC
Well you can fall for chains of silver, you can fall for chains of gold.
C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G FF
You can fall for pretty strangers, and the promises they hold.
G+G FF G+G C majorC
You promised me everything, you promised me thick and thin, yeah.
FF G+G
Now you just say oh Romeo, yeah, you know I used to have a scene with him.
Chorus II:
C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G FF
Juliet, when we made love you used to cry.
C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G FF
You said I love you like the stars above, I'll love you till I die.
G+G C majorC A minorAm FF
There's a place for us, you want a movie song.
DmDm FF G+G C majorC
When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?
C majorC A minorAm (x2) (fingerpick)
Verse III:
C majorC A minorAm G+G C majorC
I can't do the talks, like they talk on the TV.
C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G FF
And I can't do a love song, like the way it's meant to be.
G+G FF G+G C majorC
I can't do everything, but I'll do anything for you.
FF G+G
I can't do anything 'cept be in love with you.
C majorC A minorAm
And all I do is miss you, and the way we used to be.
C majorC A minorAm
All I do is keep the beat, the bad company.
G+G FF G+G C majorC
And all I do is kiss you, through the bars of Orion.
FF G+G
Julie I'd do the stars with you, anytime.
Chorus III:
C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G FF
Juliet, when we made love you used to cry.
C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G FF
You said I love you like the stars above, I'll love you till I die.
G+G C majorC A minorAm FF
There's a place for us, you know the movie song.
DmDm FF G+G C majorC
When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?
C majorC A minorAm (x4) (fingerpick)
Verse IV:
C majorC A minorAm G+G C majorC
And a love struck Romeo, sing the streets of serenade.
C majorC A minorAm G+G FF
Laying everybody low, with a love song that he made.
G+G FF G+G C majorC
Find a convenient street light, steps out of the shade.
FF G+G
He says something like, you and me babe, how about it?
Outro (as long as the lead player can do those tasty fills):
FF G+G
(You and me babe, how about it?)
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