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 Am (x4) (fingerpick the chords)
Verse I:
C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
A lovestruck Romeo, sing the streets of serenade.
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am G (320003@1) F (133211@1) Laying everybody low, with a love song that he made.
G (320003@1) F (133211@1)name="chord_320003@1">G C (x32010@1) Find a street light, steps out into the shade,
F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Says something like, you and me babe, how about it?
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
Juliet says, hey it's Romeo, he nearly gave me a heart attack.
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) He's underneath the window, just singing hey la my boyfriends back.
G (320003@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) You shouldn't come around here, singing up to people like that.
F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Anyway, what you gonna do about it?
Chorus I:
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) Juliet, the dice was loaded from the start.
C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) And I bet, and you exploded into my heart.
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) And I forget, I forget, the movie song.
Dm (xx0231@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?
C Am (x2) (fingerpick)
Verse II:
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
Come up on different streets, they both the streets of shame.
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) Both dirty, both mean, yes and the dream was just the same.
G (320003@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) And I dreamed your dream for you, and now your dream is real.
F (133211@1) G (320003@1) How can you look at me as if I was just another one of your deals?
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
Well you can fall for chains of silver, you can fall for chains of gold.
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am G (320003@1) F (133211@1) You can fall for pretty strangers, and the promises they hold.
G (320003@1) F (133211@1)name="chord_320003@1">G C (x32010@1) You promised me everything, you promised me thick and thin, yeah.
F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Now you just say oh Romeo, yeah, you know I used to have a scene with him.
Chorus II:
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) Juliet, when we made love you used to cry.
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) You said I love you like the stars above, I'll love you till I die.
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)F (133211@1) There's a place for us, you want a movie song.
Dm (xx0231@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?
C Am (x2) (fingerpick)
Verse III:
C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
I can't do the talks, like they talk on the TV.
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am G (320003@1) F (133211@1) And I can't do a love song, like the way it's meant to be.
G (320003@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) I can't do everything, but I'll do anything for you.
F (133211@1) G (320003@1) I can't do anything 'cept be in love with you.
C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) And all I do is miss you, and the way we used to be.
C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) All I do is keep the beat, the bad company.
G (320003@1) F (133211@1)name="chord_320003@1">G C (x32010@1) And all I do is kiss you, through the bars of Orion.
F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Julie I'd do the stars with you, anytime.
Chorus III:
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) Juliet, when we made love you used to cry.
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) You said I love you like the stars above, I'll love you till I die.
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) There's a place for us, you know the movie song.
Dm (xx0231@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?
C Am (x4) (fingerpick)
Verse IV:
C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
And a love struck Romeo, sing the streets of serenade.
C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) Laying everybody low, with a love song that he made.
G (320003@1) F (133211@1)name="chord_320003@1">G C (x32010@1) Find a convenient street light, steps out of the shade.
F (133211@1) G (320003@1) He says something like, you and me babe, how about it?
Outro (as long as the lead player can do those tasty fills):
F (133211@1) G (320003@1)
(You and me babe, how about it?)
