Romeo And Juliet

Words & Music:

Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)

 

C                G Am                       G  C

A lovestruck Romeo sings the streets a serenade.

C                 G  Am                F

Laying everybody low with a love song that he made.

G                   F G               C

Finds a street light steps out of 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, you nearly gave me a heart attack."

C                         G  Am

He's underneath the window.

Am                           F

She's singing, "Hey, la, my boyfriend's back.

G                               F                        C

You shouldn't come around here singing up to people like that.

F                             G

Anyway, what you gonna do about it?

 

CHORUS:

C      G             Am              F

Juliet, the dice was loaded from the start.

      C   G          Am            F

And I bet, and you exploded in my heart.

       C            Am             F

And I forget, I forget, the movie song.

Am                C             F                     Am    G  C

When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?

 

Come up on different streets, they both the streets of shame.

Both dirty both mean, yes and even and dream was just the same.

And I dreamed your dream for you and now your dream is real.

How can you look at me as if I was just another part of your deal?

 

Well you can fall for chains of silver, you can fall for chains of gold.

you can fall for pretty strangers and the promises they hold.

You promised me everything, you promised me thick and thin, yeah.

Now you just say oh Romeo yeah, I used to have a scene with him.

 

CHORUS:  [new words]

Juliet, when we made love you used to cry.

You said, "I love you like the stars above; I'll love you 'til I die."

There's a place for us, you know the movie song.

When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?

 

I can't do the talk, like they talk on the T.V.

I can't do a love song, like the way it's meant to be.

I can't do anything, but I'd do anything for you.

I can't do anything but be in love with you.

 

And all I do is miss you and the way we used to be.

All I do is keep the beat and bad company..

All I do is kiss you through the bars of a rhyme.

Juliet I'd do the stars with you anytime.

 

CHORUS:  [new words]

Juliet, when we made love you used to cry.

You said, "I love you like the stars above; I'll love you 'til I die."

There's a place for us, you know the movie song.

When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?

 

A love struck Romeo, sings the streets a serenade.

Now he's laying everymody low, with a love song that he made.

Finds a convenient street light, steps out of the shade.

Says something like you and me babe, how about it?