Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet Chords

Here are the chords for Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straights.  
	all of the usual diclaimers/excuses apply.  

	I took it from "Money for Nothing", the greatest hits CD.
	To hear some great solo work, see the live versions on Alchemy(?)

	First of all, you capo on the fith fret and then play the intro chords
	as you would in first position (i.e. play the F as a first position C,
	the Dm as a first position Am, etc)  then you will find that the intro
	is a simple fingerpicking of the chords, don't have to hardly move 
	the hands!

	*NOTE* I wrote the actual chords out, not the normal thing of writing
	out the chords as if in first position referenced to the capo.  Sorry
	about this, but I play it in first position while by friend plays 
	the capo'd part, so it was easier for me to write it this way.  here is 	the conversion:

	Actual chord     Play Capo'd as first position
	F  (x87565)      C
	Dm (x57765)      Am
	C  (875558)      G
	Bb (688766)      F	
	Gm (xx5786)      Dm	
	  
	
	Romeo and Juliet:
intro:
	F   Dm   x4

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

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

Verse II:
	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 II:
	Juliet when we made love you used to cry
	you said I love you like the stars above I'll love you till 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?

Verse III:
	I can't do the talk, like they talk on the tv
	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 cant'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.

Repeat Chorus II:

Verse IV:
	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

outro:
	Bb C  (as long as the lead player can do those tasty fills)
	


	p.s. A second guitarist playing in first position really fills this song
	out if you are not doing it with a full band.



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Rick Kreifeldt                  | I got a bad bad feeling, 
sl2d1@sol.ee.usu.edu            | my Baby don't live here no more.    
Utah State Univ.                | That's okay, I still got my guitar.
(wherethe hellis)Logan, Ut      | (Hendrix)
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