Romeo And Juliet chords by Dire Straits (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  Am  (x4) (fingerpick the chords)

Verse I:
  C          Am             G C
  A lovestruck Romeo, sing the streets of serenade.
  C          G Am        G    F
  Laying everybody low, with a love song that he made.
  G         F G         C
  Find a street light, steps out into the shade,
     F                   G
  Says something like, you and me babe, how about it?
  C             G Am               G C
  Juliet says, hey it's Romeo, he nearly gave me a heart attack.
  C              G      Am    G     F
  He's underneath the window, just singing hey la my boyfriends back.
  G             F   G             C
  You shouldn't come around here, singing up to people like that.
  F             G
  Anyway, what you gonna do about it?

Chorus I:
  C   G       Am   G    F
  Juliet, the dice was loaded from the start.
     C G      Am  G    F
  And I bet, and you exploded into my heart.
  G    C     Am       F
  And I forget, I forget, the movie song.
  Dm              F           G     C
  When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?

C Am (x2) (fingerpick)

Verse II:
  C              G Am              G C
  Come up on different streets, they both the streets of shame.
  C        G   Am          G    F
  Both dirty, both mean, yes and the dream was just the same.
  G                F   G         C
  And I dreamed your dream for you, and now your dream is real.
  F                 G
  How can you look at me as if I was just another one of your deals?
         C            G Am               G C
  Well you can fall for chains of silver, you can fall for chains of gold.
  C                G Am     G     F
  You can fall for pretty strangers, and the promises they hold.
  G             F G        C
  You promised me everything, you promised me thick and thin, yeah.
  F                      G
  Now you just say oh Romeo, yeah, you know I used to have a scene with him.

Chorus II:
  C   G       Am  G      F
  Juliet, when we made love you used to cry.
        C         G         Am    G   F
  You said I love you like the stars above, I'll love you till I die.
  G     C     Am F
  There's a place for us, you want a movie song.
  Dm              F           G     C
  When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?

C Am (x2) (fingerpick)

Verse III:
  C           Am           G C
  I can't do the talks, like they talk on the TV.
  C             G Am        G    F
  And I can't do a love song, like the way it's meant to be.
  G          F     G        C
  I can't do everything, but I'll do anything for you.
  F              G
  I can't do anything 'cept be in love with you.

C             Am
  And all I do is miss you, and the way we used to be.
  C             Am
  All I do is keep the beat, the bad company.
  G            F G          C
  And all I do is kiss you, through the bars of Orion.
  F                G
  Julie I'd do the stars with you, anytime.

Chorus III:
  C   G       Am  G      F
  Juliet, when we made love you used to cry.
        C         G         Am    G   F
  You said I love you like the stars above, I'll love you till I die.
  G     C     Am        F
  There's a place for us, you know the movie song.
  Dm              F           G     C
  When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?

C Am (x4) (fingerpick)

Verse IV:
  C            Am             G C
  And a love struck Romeo, sing the streets of serenade.
  C           Am        G    F
  Laying everybody low, with a love song that he made.
  G               F G        C
  Find a convenient street light, steps out of the shade.
      F                G
  He says something like, you and me babe, how about it?

Outro (as long as the lead player can do those tasty fills):
   F        G
  (You and me babe, how about it?)